Jet Aviation is introducing an Airbus ACJ318 to its managed fleet in the U.S. The U.S.-registered aircraft will be operated by Jet Aviation Flight Services’ West Coast team and based at Van Nuys, Calif. When the ACJ is added to Jet Aviation Flight Services’ FAR Part 135 aircraft operator’s certificate (AOC) later this year, or in early 2014, it will become the first ACJ318 in the U.S. and the only VVIP ACJ available in the country for charter.
Click here to view the pdf A4A Monthly Cargo Yield, September 2013 A4A Monthly Cargo Yield, September 2013 Domestic International System September 2013 74.5 35.1 41.8
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Beechcraft are combining forces to forge a total tip-to-tail airframe and propulsion support package for the potential fleet of up to 100-plus King Air 350i aircraft ordered by start-up charter and business aircraft services company Wheels Up.
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Solyom Hungarian Airways has been shuttered before commencing revenue service, and the airline’s only aircraft, a leased Boeing 737-500, has been parked after funding from potential investors from the Middle East failed to materialize. The airline also encountered problems with obtaining the necessary operating licenses from Hungary’s National Transport Authority.
US Airways expects to increase capacity 3-4% in 2014, roughly the same rate as this year, but without any change to its fleet count. The growth plan maintains US Airways’ previous capacity strategy by upgauging older aircraft with larger Airbus A321s and A330s and, according to statements made yesterday by Chairman and CEO Doug Parker during the airline’s third-quarter earnings call, will continue to focus on increasing the airline’s presence in profitable markets.
A welcome improvement in Hawaiian Airlines’ U.S. mainland markets is helping to offset challenges on its new international routes, where unfavorable currency exchange rates are dampening results.
Eirtech Aviation’s time-saving fix for a global Boeing 737 mandate is winning the Shannon, Ireland-based maintenance provider a who’s who of 737 operators as clients, led by two of North America’s most visible Boeing narrowbody airline customers.
The EU by Nov. 3 will decide if it will submit formal reservations about the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) resolution on a global market-based mechanism (MBM) to reduce aviation emissions, Aviation Week has learned. Technically, the EU cannot submit reservations directly, as it has only observer status at ICAO. Any reservations would have to be submitted by the bloc’s member states.
Commercial aftermarket growth continues to bolster United Technologies Corp.’s (UTC) business units, boosting the company’s overall commercial results and helping offset its struggling military business across the board, executives say. Pratt & Whitney’s large commercial spares revenues increased 22% in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the second straight increase after five quarters of decline. Legacy Pratt engine spares “are recovering” and the V2500 market is growing, helping offset weaker demand for PW2000 parts, says UTC CFO Greg Hayes.
Air France-KLM has injected €180 million ($248 million) into its loss-making Irish subsidiary CityJet as it continues talks with potential investors to sell the regional airline. CityJet was left out of last year’s restructuring of Air France’s domestic regional airlines into HOP!, and instead was offered for sale. In June, the Franco-Dutch group reached a preliminary agreement to divest the Irish carrier to German company Intro Aviation, but talks apparently have stalled.
The backlog for the Airbus A350-800 is shrinking further, now that Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot has opted to convert 10 of its 18 orders for the model into commitments for the larger -900 version.
Click here to view the pdf A4A Monthly Passenger Yield, September 2013 A4A Monthly Passenger Yield, September 2013 Domestic International System September 2013 16.4 14.5 15.8
Aerolineas Argentinas intends to add 20 Boeing 737-800s to a fleet that already includes 26 737NGs. Airline President Mariano Recalde says the fleet addition “is a key part of a greater plan to renew our fleet and prepare our operations to accommodate growing demand.” The agreement with Boeing still has to be firmed.
Embraer is hoping to capture market share in the VVIP category from Boeing and Airbus with the rollout of the Lineage 1000E. The new aircraft is 500 lb. lighter thanks to the removal of a dozen windows and the forward service door, and it sports a redesigned five-zone interior. The new version of Embraer’s top-of-the-line Lineage business jet has an extended range, a redesigned interior, new equipment and other changes.
A bullish Delta Air Lines management team expects to post a record profit this year and an even better unit revenue performance next year, after generating a $1.4 billion net profit in a seasonally strong third quarter. The optimism of CEO Richard Anderson and his team is based on many factors, most notably a continued growth in corporate bookings, improved revenues in most market sectors (particularly within the U.S.) and the performance of current and pending joint ventures and partnerships.
Lufthansa is reporting positive financial effects from its €1.5 billion ($2 billion) Score restructuring program for the first nine months of the year, with non-fuel unit costs down 2.6%. The airline posted a €660 million operating profit for the period, but that was 27% less than the €907 million achieved last year. However, the airline benefited from €325 million in one-off items last year and says it recorded one-time negative impacts of around €200 million this year, most of them related to Score. Revenues remained stable at €22.8 billion.
Bigger is better in the booming large-cabin business aircraft segment, and the debut of Dassault’s $45 million Falcon 5X is the biggest news at this year’s National Business Aviation Association Convention. Formerly known as the Falcon SMS, this newest member of the family will have a cabin cross section that is slightly larger than that of Gulfstream’s G650, but it is considerably shorter, in keeping with its 5,200-nm. maximum range at Mach 0.80.
