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Embraer and Horizon Air sign agreement for Collaborative Inventory Planning

Source: Embraer Embraer and Horizon Air signed a contract for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP), a customized expendables spare parts inventory management program designed to help customers reduce operational costs by optimizing inventory levels. The agreement guarantees support for 41 E175 from Horizon Air fleet operating at the company hub in Portland, OR. The contract also includes nine E175s to be delivered, totaling 50 aircraft covered. All the jets are flown by Horizon Air under the Alaska Airlines flag. “We are very pleased to welcome Horizon Air to the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning. ECIP was designed to help our customers gain efficiency and reduce inventory costs in all operations. This is even more important for airlines with large fleets [...]

2024-04-12T09:19:02+03:00April 12th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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LATAM Group transports more than 20 million passengers during the first quarter of the year

Source: LATAM LATAM group noted a historic quarter in terms of operating statistics: capacity (ASK) and passenger traffic (RPK), as well as in the number of passengers transported, according to the March 2024 operating statistics reported today by the group. In the first three months of the year, LATAM group transported 20.2 million passengers, which represents an increase of 19.4% compared to the same quarter of 2023. This is explained by a 32.5% increase in passengers transported in the international segment, 26.0% in the domestic markets of the affiliates of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and 9.1% in the domestic market of the affiliate in Brazil. In March 2024, LATAM group transported 6.7 million passengers, which represents an increase of [...]

2024-04-11T21:11:10+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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January 2024 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 4.0% from the Same Month Last Year

Source: USDOT U.S. airlines carried 70.0 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in January 2024, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). When adjusted for seasonality, January enplanements are down 1.0% from December and down 1.0% from the all-time high reached in December 2023. BTS reported 59.8 million domestic passengers and 10.2 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights in January, not adjusting for seasonality. U.S. airline traffic reports are filed monthly with BTS. See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for summary data since 2016 (Tables 1-24) and complete data since 2000. Two measures of U.S. airlines passenger enplanements January seasonally adjusted Systemwide enplanements (81.4M) were down 1% from the all-time high [...]

2024-04-11T20:37:07+03:00April 11th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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SkyTeam Cargo Welcomes John Engelaan as VP Cargo

Source: SkyTeam Engelaan, a Dutch national, brings more than 35 years’ international experience to his role at SkyTeam Cargo. Prior to joining the global cargo alliance, he was Vice President of Global Fleet at Swissport where he was responsible for the management of 60, 000 ground support equipment (GSE) assets across 275 airports in 45 countries. In addition to supporting ground handling, cargo and fueling operations, he also played a key role in developing long-term sustainability objectives such as reducing CO2 emissions and increasing the electrification of GSE. Before joining Swissport, Engelaan worked in various senior roles at Air France-KLM and Martinair Cargo, including Director Spain and Portugal, based in Madrid, and Director Gulf, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, [...]

2024-04-11T20:50:00+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News, ORGANISATIONS|
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The Honduran Ministry of Defense acquires two additional H145 helicopters

Source: Airbus The Ministry of Defense of Honduras has acquired two additional Airbus H145 helicopters, which will be operated by the Honduran Air Force to perform passenger and cargo transport, search and rescue, firefighting, medical evacuation, and other essential missions in the region. This new purchase follows an initial order signed in April 2023 for two H145s that will be delivered before the end of 2024. "The H145 helicopters respond to Honduras' need for modern, multi-purpose helicopters that can be used for the next 30 years. Honduras, due to its location, is frequently affected by hurricanes, natural disasters, and fires. The fact that we will have six H145s available in the coming years will make the population feel safer knowing [...]

2024-04-11T21:28:24+03:00April 11th, 2024|MANUFACTURERS, News|
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British Airways becomes the first UK airline to introduce two next-generation real-time weather APPS

Source: British Airways The apps will provide real-time data from The Weather Company to pilots and flight planning teams to help better predict bad weather This new technology will replace manually produced weather reports, and forms part of the airline’s £7bn transformation programme, as it continues to focus on increasing the use of new technology across its operation The technology has been developed and configured to meet the exact needs of British Airways’ extensive route network, providing benefits across its short and long-haul operations, and will be introduced ahead of the busy summer season British Airways will become the first UK airline to roll out two next-generation weather apps, to provide pilots and the airline’s flight planning teams access to [...]

2024-04-11T20:46:05+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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WestJet and Calgary Flames Alumni Association sign two-year partnership

Source: WestJet Partnership serves to support affordable youth programming and strengthen ties to local communities WestJet and the Calgary Flames Alumni Association today announced a new two-year partnership focused on unlocking new opportunities to give back to the community through enhanced access to sports for Western Canadian youth. "Our partnership with the Calgary Flames Alumni is founded on a mutual passion for engaging with and giving back to our shared hometown," said Jeff Hagen, WestJet, Vice-President, Commercial Development & Strategic Partnerships. "Through our long-standing relationship, we are proud to support the Alumni's initiatives to increase youth participation in sport." Integral to the enhanced partnership announcement is WestJet's sponsorship of the Calgary Flames Alumni Hockey School, which aims to provide families [...]

2024-04-11T21:24:52+03:00April 11th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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WestJet provides critical air access to New Brunswick with introduction of service between Fredericton and Calgary

Source: WestJet Route marks airline's sixth East Coast destination this summer, reaffirming commitment to enhancing Atlantic Canada's economic and tourism pipelines through strategic air service Beginning June 20, 2024, WestJet will operate new non-stop, twice weekly seasonal service between Fredericton and Calgary, igniting two-way tourism and business opportunities, while also bolstering connectivity between Atlantic Canada and WestJet's global hub in Calgary. "The addition of service between Fredericton and Calgary is a testament to our ongoing commitment to deliver on our promise to expand our service in Atlantic Canada through critical east-to-west connectivity, which has been met with strong community support," said Andrew Gibbons, WestJet Vice-President of External Affairs. "The route we are celebrating today will not only foster enhanced business [...]

2024-04-10T05:56:02+03:00April 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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Viva Aerobus: Passengers increased 12.6%, reaching an 86.1% Load Factor

Source: Viva Aerobus Viva Aerobus announced today its March 2024 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 12.6% compared to March 2023, reaching 2.2 million passengers, driven by an increase of 12.5% and 13.1% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Load factors reached 86.1% compared to 86.2% in 2023, with a load factor mix of 87.9% and 78.2% in domestic and international, respectively. Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 15.2% compared to March 2023, reflecting an increase of 15.0% and 16.0% in domestic and international, respectively. “Our 1Q 2024 traffic results reflect the favorable market dynamics in the Mexican market, supporting our healthy load factors. While we have experienced solid demand, our focus [...]

2024-04-10T05:46:26+03:00April 10th, 2024|AIRLINES, News|
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USDOT Significantly Modernizes the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Regulations

Source: USDOT Rule will improve inclusion of small, disadvantaged businesses in infrastructure opportunities and in airport concessions. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a final rule that modernizes the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and Airport Concessions DBE (ACDBE) program regulations. These Congressionally mandated programs were created over 40 years ago to address and remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination against small businesses owned and controlled by minorities, women, and other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and continue today to prevent and address ongoing discrimination. The major objectives of this final rule include modernizing existing principles to: improve provisions for the benefit of program participants, reduce burdens on firms and recipients, grow firm capacity and owner wealth, and [...]

2024-04-10T06:04:01+03:00April 10th, 2024|News, ORGANISATIONS|
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