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Boeing Delivers First 747-8, To Lufthansa
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. Boeing has delivered a 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plane to Lufthansa, the first delivery of the aircraft to an airline customer. The Intercontinental is an upgraded, ...
IAG Sees More Airline Failures, Hails Gulf Rivals
IAG boss Willie Walsh warned of further airline bankruptcies in the coming year and said he envied the economic model of major Gulf carriers that have managed to redraw the aviation map efficiently around the Midd...
CAPA’s Airlines in Transition Conference, and What I Learnt from Five Airline CEOs About the Future
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Airlines in Transition conference in Istanbul, organized by CAPA. The main draw was the list of leading airline CEOs whore at the helm of mostly hybrid carriers those that...
Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. De C.V. Releases Results for the First Quarter 2012
Revenues reached a record high of MXP $9,228 million with 17% year over year growth, driven by strong passenger traffic and an increasing load factor. Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AEROMEX) (Grupo Aeromexico or the Com...
P&WC’s PT6C-67E Engine for Eurocopter EC175 Certified, Moves into Production
Pratt Whitney Canada (PWC), a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has received Transport Canada type certification for the PT6C-67E turboshaft engine that will power Eurocopter’s EC175 helicopter. The Euroco...
Alitalia
Alitalia and WheelTug today announced the signing of a partnership to introduce an innovative electric drive system for taxiing the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. The patented WheelTug electric drive system consists of an elec...
