EasyJet (easyJet.com) (UK) Airbus A319-111 G-EZBG (msn 2946) STN (Keith Burton), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
EasyJet (easyJet.com) (UK) (London-Luton) reported its full-year profit before taxes increased 61 percent to $336 million. The company is also considering offering for a fee assigned seating.
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Petroleum Air Services (PAS) (Cairo) has signed a firm contract to acquire oneย Bombardier CRJ900 NextGenย regional jet. The transaction also includes an option for anotherย CRJ900 NextGenย airliner. PASโsย CRJ900 NextGenย aircraft will be the firstย CRJย Series aircraft to operate in Egypt.
Established in 1982, PAS operates helicopter and fixed wing charter and air-taxi services primarily for the petroleum industry. Surplus hours are used by tour operators within Egypt and to international destinations within the region. Its current fleet includes fourย de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7ย aircraft and fiveย Bombardier DHC-8-300 (Q300)ย turboprops.
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Atlasjet Airlines (Atlasjet Havacilik A.S.) (Istanbul) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 10ย CS300ย jetliners and take options on a further fiveย CS300ย aircraft.
Founded in 2001, Atlasjet operates 17 aircraft on domestic and international routes with scheduled and charter services. Atlasjet is operated and managed by Ersoy Turistik Servisleri (ETS), a conglomerate of travel companies with tourism offices across Turkey. Atlasjet operates domestic scheduled passenger services and regular charter flights to cities across Europe, Kazakhstan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Operating from its main base at Atatรผrk International Airport, Istanbul, the airline also has hubs at Adnan Menderes Airport, Izmir and Antalya Airport.
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Qatar Airways (Doha) has selected the Airbus A320neo as the new standard aircraft for expanding its short to medium haul fleet and has increased its order for the A380. The agreement signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow, is a firm contract for 50 A320neo aircraft and five additional A380s.
The A320neo is an option for the A320 Family and incorporates new engines and large “Sharklet” wing tip devices, which together will deliver 15 percent in fuel savings, representing some 3,600 tonnes less CO2 per aircraft per year.
Qatar Airways has ordered a total of 43 A320 Family aircraft directly from Airbus and, including leased aircraft has 38 in its fleet. The last four of the A320s on order will be provisioned for โSharkletsโ following a recently signed agreement. Qatar Airwaysโ total A380 order increases to 10 aircraft following its initial order for two made in 2003, which was later raised to five in 2007. Qatar Airwaysโ current fleet also includes the regionโs largest number of A330s (29).
The A320neo has over 95 percent airframe commonality making it an easy fit into existing fleets while offering up to 500 nautical miles (950 kilometres) more range or two tonnes more payload. The A320neo reduces fuel burn by 15%, which is equivalent to 1.4m litres of fuel โ the consumption of 1000 mid size cars.ย This saves 3600 tonnes of C02 per aircraft per year, the amount of CO2 absorbed by 240,000 mature trees.ย The A320neo aircraft also has a considerably smaller noise footprint. Sales of the neo have reached over 1,200 orders and commitments in under a year, making it the fastest selling aircraft ever.
Qatar Airways also announced an order for two Boeing 777F Freighters at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.
Qatar Airways currently operates 28 Boeing 777s of various types, including 16 777-300 ERs (extended range), three 777F Freighters and nine 777-200 LRs. It recently took delivery of its 100th airplane which was a Boeing 777-200 LR (longer range). By 2013, the airline plans to serve more than 120 destinations worldwide with a fleet of over 120 aircraft. The airline currently has a fleet of 100 aircraft flying to over 100 destinations.
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VivaAerobus (vivaaerobus.com) Boeing 737-33A XA-VIM (msn 25032) LAS (Eddie Maloney), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
VivaAerobus (vivaaerobus.com) (Monterrey) is launching two new routes this month to both Miami and Orlando from Monterrey. The company now operates 17 Boeing 737-300s.
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Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-232 N601NK (msn 4206) FLL (Dave Campbell) (1st A320 for Spirit), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) and Airbus announced today that they have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 75 A320 family aircraft consisting of 30 of the existing aircraft model and 45 of the A320neo (new engine option) aircraft.
These aircraft are in addition to the 33 aircraft not yet delivered under Spirit’s existing order and would be scheduled for delivery from 2016 through 2021.
The airline has not yet announced its engine selection for the A320s or the A320neos.
Copyright Photo: Dave Campbell.
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JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 N531JL (msn 1650) (Barcode) FLL (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
JetBlue Airways (New York) announces further expansion on the island with the addition of two more daily flights between San Juan and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood. The new flights are scheduled to begin in May 2012.
With its expanded schedule, JetBlue will offer up to six daily nonstop flights between its South Florida focus city at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in the Puerto Rican capital.
JetBlue’s added Fort Lauderdale service is just one in a series of upcoming expansion waves planned for its operation in San Juan . This Thursday the airline will begin daily nonstop jet service to St. Maarten. Then on December 12 , JetBlue will add daily nonstop jet service to both St. Croix and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The growth will continue into the new year with nonstop service to Hartford/Springfield, beginning on January 5, 2012.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.
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Frontier Airlines (2nd)-Republic Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N175HQ (msn 19000216) DCA (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) will launch Denver (DEN)-Little Rock (LIT) and Denver-Palm Springs (PSP) service on Thursday, November 17. Little Rock service is year-round and Palm Springs service, which is seasonal, will run through May 14, 2012. The new service brings to 71 the number of destinations Frontier serves nonstop from Denver.
Service on the Denver-Little Rock route will be flown on 99-seat Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft operated by Republic Airlines (2nd). The Palm Springs route will operated with Airbus A319s.
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Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-832 WL N3742C (msn 30835) BWI (Tony Storck), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has announced its latest expansion in New York City, with 12 new daily flights to 11 domestic and Caribbean destinations in spring and summer of 2012.
In March 2012, Delta will add new frequencies between New York-JFK and Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican Republic ; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Delta also will launch new nonstop service between New York-LaGuardia and Nassau, Bahamas . The new and expanded Caribbean routes will serve significant local demand for flights to those markets.
In addition, Delta in June 2012 will add new routes and frequencies to seven U.S. cities from New York-JFK, including Austin, Texas ; Jacksonville, Florida; Kansas City, Missouri; New Orleans; Milwaukee; San Francisco and Los Angeles.
With a new daily flight in each city, Delta will offer a total of eight peak-day flights to Los Angeles and six peak-day to San Francisco from New York-JFK.
Delta also recently received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a slot transaction with US Airways which will allow it to approximately double the number of nonstop destinations it serves from LaGuardia, adding as many as 4 million additional roundtrip seats available at LaGuardia without increasing congestion. Delta will invest $100 million creating an expanded main terminal at LaGuardia, with a new 600-foot connector bridge between terminals D and C.
Copyright Photo: Tony Storck.
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Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the United States based global aircraft leasing company, signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 30 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft at the 2011 Dubai Airshow.
This latest order from ACG for 30 A320neoโs brings the lessorโs total A320 Family order book to 98 aircraft. Engine selection on ACGโs A320neo fleet will be made at a later date.
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