Wizz Air passenger numbers up 15% in 2011

Wizz Air reports that it carried more than 11 million passengers in 2011, equivalent to a 15% growth year-on-year, while maintaining an average load factor of over 84%, in line with previous...

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Norwegian reports passenger figures for December 2011 and full year

Norwegian has reported its December 2011 traffic results – featuring what it calls “solid passenger growth” of 22% – and a full year total of about 16 million...

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Two more ATR 72-600s for GECAS

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RAK Airways teams with Al Ghurair Exchange to offer payment options

RAK Airways has partnered with Al Ghurair Exchange, one of the oldest foreign exchange brands in the UAE, to offer customers new and simpler payment options for their ticket purchase...

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Firefly targets government agencies in Pahang to promote new route

Firefly is seeking business from Malaysian government agencies in Pahang to highlight its new twice daily services between Kuala Lumpur Subang and Kuantan.

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SeaPort Airlines launches Yakima/Wenatchee to Portland service

SeaPort Airlines has announced a new service between Yakima and Wenatchee in Washington and Portland, Oregon which is schedule to begin on 1 March.

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Tentative seniority integration deal for Southwest/AirTran flight attendants

Southwest Airlines has announced a tentative Seniority Integration Agreement between the Company, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 556, the union representing Southwest Airlines Flight...

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Gogo starts IPO process

Gogo Inc has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock.

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MRJ ‘Iron Bird’ begins operation

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has announced that the hydraulic and flight control system rig test (known as the “iron bird”) for the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) has successfully...

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Pilot fatigue rule fails 'One Level of Safety' criterion says SWAPA

The US Federal Aviation Administration’s final regulations regarding airline pilot flight and duty time limitations and minimum rest requirements has been welcomed by the Southwest...

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Precision Air Services orders 5 ATR -600 Series aircraft

Tanzanian carrier Precision Air Services and ATR have announced the signing of a contract for the airline to purchase four ATR 42-600s and one ATR 72-600 in a deal valued at $98 mill...

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Catania and Bucharest routes for Air Vallée

Air Vallée has announced its intention to operate a daily service from Parma to Catania from 14 January 2012 and also a new route from Parma to Bucharest which is expected to start...

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flydubai adds two new routes to Iraq

flydubai has added two further Iraqi destinations to its network with flights to Baghdad and Najaf due to begin in the New Year.

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Pegasus announces new loyalty programme

Pegasus Airlines has launched a new “benefits-full” version of its frequent flyer programme Pegasus Plus.

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AirAsia adds KL–Palembang services

AirAsia has introduced additional flights from Kuala Lumpur to Palembang and is operating the route three times weekly.

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flydubai is recipient of 7,000th Boeing 737

Boeing has delivered the 7,000th 737 to come off its production line to flydubai, the airline’s 14th 737-800 with the Boeing Sky Interior.

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flydubai launches cargo division

flydubai is launching a new division, flydubai Cargo, set to start on 1 January 2012, to transport goods to all of the low-fare airline’s 46 destinations, as well as additional...

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Aer Lingus announces new routes, ups frequencies for summer 2012

Aer Lingus has announced the addition of new routes to Verona and Stockholm and increased frequencies on other routes to its summer 2012 schedule.

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Monarch to carry out base maintenance for easyJet

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has signed a base maintenance agreement with easyJet to carry out a series of wing rear spar inspection service bulletins on the airline’s Airbus A320...

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SSJ100 training centre opens in Moscow

The opening ceremony of the training centre for the flight and technical staff of customers and operators of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft has been held at Zhukovsky, Moscow...

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