Aeromexico’s financial results continue to show dramatic signs of improvement as the newly publicly-traded company exploits its status as Mexico’s only remaining legacy carrier. Grupo Aeromexico, which began trading in the Mexican stock exchange earlier this month, has reported net income of MXN465...
Canada-based Discovery Air finished Fiscal 2011 with CAD37.6 million in EBITDA, up from the CAD28.8 posted in Fiscal 2010. However, in its fourth quarter it showed an EBITDA CAD2.1 million loss, narrowed from the CAD2.3 million in its previous fiscal year. Loss for the fourth quarter was CAD6.4 million...
Virgin Blue stated there is a “lot of change underway”, as the carrier seeks to compete effectively in the corporate and government market and profitably expand its market presence domestically and internationally.
Air China's domestic passenger traffic showed steady growth in Mar-2011, but there was some softness on international routes, reflecting the impact of Japan's triple crisis last month. Overall passenger numbers increased 4.7% year-on-year to 3.9 million and have risen 23.7% on Mar-2009 levels and 37...
The US Justice Department, as expected, approved Southwest Airlines’ acquisition of AirTran Holdings stating it would not substantially reduce competition.
In the tenth part of our series on the drivers of the world's busiest airports, Denver International provides some unique features. For starters, the new Denver International Airport (DIA) is the only major green-field airport opened in the US in the past two decades. Equally unusual, when the new field...
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Red Bouchie was born and raised in Oneida, S.D., and came from a long line of farmer-ranchers. In the days after World War II, everybody… Read More
Hawaiian posted a net profit of USD855,000 on operating revenues of USD365.6 million, up 22.5% year-on-year, at a time when the clouds over its first quarter included rising fuel and the triple Japanese disasters.
One of the drawbacks of Light Sport Aircraft is that, by design and regulation, they can only hold two people. The lion’s share of the LSA market is held by Flight Design, with its family of Composite Technology (CT) aircraft. The family just got a little bigger — in many… Read More
The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114...
Malaysia Airports reported a 12.5% surge in passenger numbers in Mar-2011.
At the invitation of well-known sport aviation advocate and publisher of Powered Sport Flying Roy Beisswenger, GAfuels co-author Kent Misegades appeared on the April 12th Powered Sport Flying Radio Show. Kent’s discussion with Roy can be heard in these two segments archived online. ===> Posted...
2011-2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Stallion 51 Corp. In honor of the silver anniversary, Stallion 51 is planning a “virtual” Class of 51 Reunion. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011
Philippine Airlines President and COO, Jaime Bautista, has reiterated the airline's plans to spin-off non-core units, such as catering, call centre and ground handling functions as part of a restructuring plan.
In an era when GA airports are continually under attack, New Jersey’s Princeton Airport (39N) is celebrating something spectacular this month: Its 100th anniversary. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011
The Wings Club in New York will honor NormanAugustine, first president and now retired chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corp., with the 2011 Distinguished Achievement Award. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011
Flying season begins at The Museum of Flight in Seattle with rides in the Liberty Foundation’s Boeing B-17 bomber and Curtiss P-40 fighter on April 30 and May 1. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011
Bun Air Corp., a full-service FBO and aircraft management company at Pennsylvania’s Bedford County Airport (HMZ), has joined the Avfuel network. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011
A 1940’s USO style show will be part of a World War II-era ball at the Boulder Airport in Colorado. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011
In today’s aviation market, what is the biggest concern of most aircraft purchasers? Cost. Prospective buyers can now use AircraftCostAnalysis to compare different aircraft prices, operating costs, resale values, and tax benefits. Read more... ===> Posted on April 27, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments...
This summer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will once again offer a Science & Engineering Camp for children between the ages of 8-13. Each of the six week-long sessions will focus on a different topic: Aviation, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics/Astronomy, Robotics, and Space Life Sciences...
This April 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Hilliard, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly...
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has reported profits for FY2010 (ended 31-Mar-2011), returning to the black after net losses in FY2008 and FY2009. But impact from the 11-Mar-2011 earthquake resulted in the group falling short of its forecast operating profit for FY2010 and is creating uncertainty...
Swimming against the tide of red ink swamping US legacies, Alaska Air and Hawaiian Airlines notched up profits in what is traditionally the weakest quarter of the business cycle.
Boeing is moving forward with plans to ramp-up production by 40% over the next three years to alleviate its backlog of more than 3400 aircraft and growing customer demand, said the company during its earnings call yesterday. It announced it beat analysts' expectations by posting net profit of USD586...
London City Airport (LCY), on the doorstep of London’s commercial and financial districts and London’s developing EastEnd, reported a broadly level number of passengers in 1Q2011 to 1Q2010. However, the airport remains confident that 2011 will be a positive year and that traffic should surpass last...
Meg Godlewski is GAN’s staff reporter and a Master CFI. Americans are sleep deprived. We work too much. We watch too much television. We spend too much time playing computer games and engaging in social media. It cuts into the time we allot for sleep. And we pay for it.… Read More
Asia Pacific airlines witnessed some “moderation” in passenger and air cargo demand growth in Mar-2011, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), with the moderation in growth partly as a result of the effects of the Japanese earthquake on travel patterns and trade within the...
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. While the Continental O-200 engine — used in several LSA — attains Chinese ownership, Lycoming appears to be making a stronger push to enlist LSA manufacturers. One example at AERO 2011...
The latest trendy acronym after BRIC and N11 is CIVETS; a gaggle of widely dispersed countries (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa) that are all dynamic and diverse emerging economies with inflation under control and sophisticated financial systems with an absence of "sovereign...
