airberlin closes 2015 with a further increase in capacity utilization

A significant capacity consolidation towards the end of the year once again enabled airberlin to increase capacity utilization (RPK/ASK) by 0.9 percentage points to 79.9 percent in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year. Stefan Pichler, CEO of airberlin, said: „The favourable capacity utilization figures of the past months are the result of … Dowiedz się więcej

JAL is the World’s Best Airline for On-time Flights

Japan Airlines (JAL) is the world’s best airline for its on-time performance service, according to FlightStats Inc., an independent aviation performance-tracking company, which today presented JAL with its Major International Airlines On-time Performance Service Award for 2015. JAL achieved on-time arrival rate of 89.44% for its domestic and international flights in 2015, and has been … Dowiedz się więcej

Air France Industries to upgrade four A330s with Rockwell Collins’ PAVES™ Passenger Services System

Air France Industries will soon upgrade four Airbus A330 aircraft for one of its customers with Rockwell Collins’ PAVES™ Passenger Services System (PSS). The standalone, cost-effective reading light and cabin crew call system with USB charging port brings several benefits, including a significant reduction in aircraft weight. Depending on the system it replaces, PAVES PSS … Dowiedz się więcej

Setting the Standard for 3-D Printed Rocket Engines

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), received a $6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to define the standards that will be used to qualify additively manufactured components for use in liquid-fueled rocket engine applications. The award is part of the U.S. Air Force Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation Broad Agency … Dowiedz się więcej

Alaska Air Group Reports December 2015 and Full-Year Operational Results

Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today (05.01) reported December 2015 and year-end operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed information is provided below. AIR GROUP (including flights operated by third parties) On a combined basis, Air Group reported a 9.9 percent increase in traffic on … Dowiedz się więcej

Embraer Expands E-Jets customer base in Europe with Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines has become the most recent customer of the Embraer E-Jets. The carrier launched today (04.01) scheduled flight with the E195 from Vienna to several Central European destinations like Belgrad, Warschau, Hamburg, Thessaloniki and Tirana, among others. The airline started to incorporate 17 used E195s to its fleet last autumn. “Following the same path … Dowiedz się więcej