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Airbus Offers iPad Electronic Flight Bag Solution
Airbus has become the first aircraft manufacturer to provide its iPad, Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) performance-calculating applications for Pilots on iPad. Airlines will soon be able to download the first apps as part of its &...
GECAS Commits To Buy 100 Boeing 737s
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, has committed to buy 100 Boeing 737 planes, the two firms said at the Farnborough Airshow on Tuesday. The deal involve...
WestJet Ranks Globally As a Top 10 Airline
Airline is the only Canadian carrier to land a spot in annual top-performing study WestJet today announced its selection by Aviation Week as a top 10 international airline. The study ranks airline carriers across the world by t...
Airbus Offers Longer-range A330 with Increased Payload
Airbus has decided to offer a further enhanced version of the popular A330 airliner by increasing the maximum takeoff weight capability to 240 metric tonnes. This 240 tonne capability will be first applied to the larger A330-30...
People Want To Fly More, But Greener
Over 60 percent of people worldwide want to fly more by 2050, but almost all – 96 percent – believe aircraft need to be more environmentally efficient, according to a study from Airbus. With findings drawn from a 10...
Air Canada Reports Record June Load Factor
For the month of June, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 85.6 per cent, versus 84.2 per cent in June 2011, an increase of 1.4 percentage points. For the month of June, Air Canada reported a record system load f...
