WestJet Anuncia Factor de Carga Récord de 76,8% para Enero
February 4, 2009
04/02/2009 /PR Newswire Latinoamerica/ — La línea aérea informa un aumento en las millas por billete comprado de 10,3%
CALGARY, 4 de febrero /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — WestJet anunció hoy sólidos resultados de tráfico para el mes de enero con un factor de carga récord de 76,8% para dicho mes. Las millas por billete comprado (RPM) subieron 10,3%, año sobre año, y la capacidad, medida en millas por asiento disponible (ASM), aumentó 9,4% en el mismo período.
“Estamos muy conformes con el mayor factor de carga registrado en el mes de enero”, comentó Sean Durfy, Presidente y CEO de WestJet. “Nuestros resultados de tráfico reflejan el éxito de los esfuerzos por seguir creciendo en forma rentable. Gracias a los 35.000 pasajeros adicionales que volaron con nosotros en enero, comparado con igual mes del año anterior, estamos logrando una mayor penetración en todos los mercados en los que operamos.
“Considerando la sostenida crisis económica, somos cautelosos respecto de los estimativos de ingresos por pasajero por milla por asiento disponible (RASM) año sobre año. Es difícil comparar el primer trimestre de 2009 con nuestros resultados récord del primer trimestre de 2008, cuando registramos un aumento en los RASM de 8%, año sobre año. El primer trimestre del ejercicio 2008 se vio beneficiado por el hecho de que Semana Santa tuvo lugar en el mes de marzo, así como también por la mayor solidez de la economía en la zona oeste de Canadá. Actualmente, nuestra ganancia está mostrando una tendencia a la baja, lo que aporta a la reducción estimada en los RASM, año sobre año, correspondiente al primer trimestre de 2009.”
Bombardier Global Aircraft Receive EASA Certification for lower EVS Approaches
February 4, 2009
Montreal, February 4, 2009 — Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has received
approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for Global aircraft equipped with
the Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS) to obtain operational credit for continuing
approaches to 100 feet. Bombardier’s BEVS had previously received approval from Transport
Canada and the Federal Aviation Administration.
EU-OPS rule 1.430(h) requires pilots using instrument approach procedures to be able to
visually see the approach lights and runway environment from a predetermined height in order
to proceed with landing. With BEVS, that distance has been reduced to 100 feet. This is the
European equivalent of Federal Aviation Regulation 91.175.
The Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS) provides pilots with significantly improved
situational awareness and the ability to observe runway lights and the runway environment in
difficult operating conditions, such as low visibility and or darkness. BEVS also enhances safety
by helping to identify runway incursions. The heart of the BEVS is the CMC Electronics
CMA-2700, a new, third-generation member of its SureSight® family of I-Series™ integrated
sensor systems for Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) applications, integrated with
Rockwell Collins Heads-Up Guidance System (HGS®). Together, the system enables descent
down to 100 feet above ground level, thereby enhancing operational flexibility.
Global 5000: The high-speed Global 5000 jet combines superior transatlantic speed with the
largest cabin in the super large segment. It features high-speed Internet connectivity and
unmatched entertainment options as standard equipment as well as a heads-up flight display
system, with the largest field-of-view of any business aircraft. With a recent range increase of
400 NM (741 km) the jet can now connect London-Los Angeles, and Sao-Paulo-Paris non-stop
with eight passengers and three crew*.
Global Express XRS: The pioneering Global Express XRS business jet features the largest
cabin of any purpose-built corporate aircraft – offering more cabin volume and more floor space
than its closest competitor. No other business jet in the ultra long-range segment matches the
high-speed range capability delivered by this aircraft. Offering the ultimate in cabin comfort, this
impressive jet can link London-Tokyo and London-San Diego non-stop with eight passengers
and three-to-four crew*.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft
and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a
global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended
Jan. 31, 2008, were $17.5 billion US, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and
North America indexes.
AgustaWestland Awarded Helicopter Tactics Programme Implementation Study Contract
February 4, 2009
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Programme (HTP) Implementation Study.
This contract follows an award made in November 2008, by the EDA, for AgustaWestland to conduct a six month feasibility study into HTP for nations deploying on multinational operations.
As part of the UK-France helicopter initiative, the EDA has taken the lead in co-ordinating training among its participating Member States. The HTP Implementation Study is a key part of the initial work. It includes a training analysis across all participating Member States, establishing a common operational task list for support helicopter crews deploying on operations.
In addition, the study will seek to catalogue and quantify total training capability and capacity within participating Member States, as well as identifying best-practice methodology for adapting to lessons learnt from operational theatres. Drawing on experience from the previous feasibility study, this work will also outline an initial training syllabus. The study will conclude with an analysis of the potential training needs within Member States’ support helicopter crews, and provide costed options for addressing any shortfalls in training capability.
AgustaWestland is a provider of professional training services to a wide range of military, commercial and industrial customers around the world. Operators are assured of receiving highly effective training solutions, designed to meet their requirements to achieve high levels of individual, team and collective performance and to enable customers to fully exploit AgustaWestland’s high capability aircraft by integrated learning environments. AgustaWestland is committed to offering the best training services as essential enablers in the delivery of mission capability to operators. The “A. Marchetti” Training Academy in Italy and Training Academies located in Philadelphia, USA, and in Yeovil, UK, utilise the latest e-learning, part-task maintenance and procedures trainers through to full mission and state-of-the-art Level D flight and mission simulators.
ERRATA: GOL Anuncia Novo Diretor Vice-Presidente Financeiro e de Relações com Investidores
February 3, 2009
São Paulo, 03 de fevereiro de 2009 – A GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL), a companhia aérea brasileira de
baixo custo, anuncia Leonardo Pereira como Diretor Vice-Presidente
Financeiro e de Relações com Investidores. Pereira assumirá o cargo
de executivo sênior ocupado por Richard Lark até junho de 2008, quando
passou suas responsabilidades para outros diretores. A
Vice-Presidência Financeira abrange as áreas de Finanças, Relações
com Investidores, Contabilidade e Impostos, Planejamento Financeiro e
Orçamento. No dia 04 de fevereiro de 2009, será realizada reunião
para aprovar a indicação de Pereira ao cargo.
Antes de ingressar na GOL, Pereira trabalhou por dois anos como
Diretor-Presidente da Companhia do Vale do Araguaia, do ramo de
florestas, e por seis anos como Diretor-Executivo Financeiro e de
Relações com Investidores da NET Serviços, empresa líder de serviços
via cabo na América Latina e listada na BOVESPA (Nível II), na NASDAQ
e no Latibex. Previamente, foi por cinco anos Diretor de Planejamento
na Globopar, holding de empresas do setor de mídia, e esteve no
Citibank por 13 anos em várias funções no Banco de Finanças
Corporativas no Brasil, na Ásia, na América Latina e nos Estados
Unidos, incluindo a liderança da área de Aviação para a América
Latina. É membro do Comitê de Governança Corporativa da American
Chamber em São Paulo e membro do Conselho de Administração da M. Dias
Branco, empresa líder no setor de massas e biscoitos, e integrante do
Novo Mercado da Bovespa.
CORRECTION: GOL to Appoint New Chief Financial Officer
February 3, 2009
Prior to joining GOL, Pereira served two years as the Director President of Companhia do Vale do Araguaia, a Brazilian commercial foresting company, and six years as the Director-Executive Finance and Investor Relations of NET Servicos, a leading cable provider in
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4),
TAM Adds Fourth Airbus A321 to Its Fleet
February 3, 2009
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Configured with 220 passenger seats, the new aircraft will operate on the route between Porto Alegre and Recife, with a stop in Sao Paulo
Up until the end of January, the company offered service on the route between
The new A321 is the fourth unit of this model in operation within the company’s domestic network. With the addition of this aircraft, TAM’s total operating fleet increased to 130: 123 Airbus aircraft (20 A319’s, 81 A320’s, 4 A321’s, 16 A330’s and 2 A340’s), 4 Boeing 777-300ER’s and 3 B767-300’s.
In mid-January, the company received a new A330 from the Airbus factory in
Flexjet Launches Innovative, Cost-Effective Program for Quick Turnaround Trips
February 3, 2009
– Fractional owners will receive a 15 percent price reduction for each hour of a qualifying round trip
The Round Trip Pricing program, launching on
“We expect this not to be a limited time offer,” said
The new program rewards the increased operational efficiency gained when a fractional owner books both legs of a round trip in advance. Efficiencies are gained through the ability to maximize active flight and crew time. Flexjet owners will see savings applied to both their hourly rate and Fuel Component Adjustment fees. The result is a 15 percent price reduction for each hour of a qualifying round trip and can save owners thousands of dollars for each flight flown.
Any owner with two shares or more in the fractional program–equivalent to 100 hours or more per year–qualifies for the program. The reduced rate is available under two scenarios–the Day Trip or the Overnight Trip–both of which need to be booked in advance.
- The Day Trip includes a round-trip of no more than 12 hours from start to finish on the same calendar day.
- The Overnight Trip consists of one night away with a layover of 12 to 20 hours.
The program gives Flexjet owners an incentive to plan ahead. Not only will the owners enjoy reduced hourly rates, but it makes travel in a Flexjet aircraft, as opposed to a charter, much more cost-effective.
Round Trip Pricing can be used on any day of the year, even peak days, and there is no minimum time requirement on use of the aircraft.
“Round Trip Pricing provides our owners with an enhanced benefit that saves them money through the efficiencies we can build into our operation on their behalf,” added Mr. Levesque.
More information about Flexjet’s Round Trip Pricing Program can be found at Flexjet.com/roundtrip.
About Flexjet
Established in 1995 and based in
Owners pay predictable monthly management and usage fees, while Flexjet manages aircraft maintenance, flight crews, hangars, fuel and insurance on their behalf. Flexjet fields an exclusive family of Bombardier business jets, including the Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 XR, Learjet 60 XR, Challenger 300 and newly redesigned Challenger 605 business jets. The Flexjet One program is an aircraft management service providing owners who purchase a whole Bombardier aircraft access to Flexjet’s entire fractional fleet, cost savings and a simple, worry-free solution to aircraft ownership. The Flexjet 25 jet card program, operated by Jet Solutions LLC, provides travel-by-the-hour on the Flexjet 25 fleet of Bombardier aircraft.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in
Bombardier, Flexjet, Flexjet 25, Learjet and Challenger are either registered or unregistered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
TSCP Announces Newest Member: Finmeccanica
February 3, 2009
Imperative for Secure Information-Sharing Drives Growth for Aerospace & Defence Industry Group
Finmeccanica joins the TSCP’s growing roster of organizations, governments and technology providers committed to driving common standards for secure collaboration across the global A&D industry. As a platinum member of the TSCP, Finmeccanica will contribute to the development and implementation of new information security specifications that allow defence firms and government partners to team up on mission-critical projects without jeopardizing classified and sensitive information.
As cyber security threats become increasingly common, global online collaboration needs continue to rise. Securing highly sensitive information has never been more important, and the TSCP provides Finmeccanica a forum where they can collaborate to create and adopt new security specifications.
Finmeccanica will contribute a team of IT architects to the TSCP’s security initiatives and will sit on the TSCP’s Governance Board, giving the company a voice in the overall direction of the program. The company will benefit from early access to TSCP specifications and solutions nine months before they are released into the public domain.
“This partnership reflects significant progress in the development of one standard set of requirements for industry-wide secure collaboration and information-sharing,” said
As the only government-industry partnership of its kind, the TSCP works to define specifications for secure collaboration, information sharing and identity assurance in mission-critical environments. Members include the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD), Netherlands MoD, BAE Systems, Boeing, EADS, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Rolls-Royce.
For more information on membership, please visit www.tscp.org.
About TSCP
TSCP is the only government-industry partnership specifically focused on designing solutions to address the most critical issues facing the A&D industry: mitigating the compliance, complexity, cost and IT security risks inherent in large-scale, multi-national collaborative programs. The TSCP was founded in 2002, and has delivered several specifications and guidance documents on securing A&D supply chain data. The group today focuses on identity federation policies and governance. The TSCP is open to government organizations, prime contractors, integrators, suppliers and member trade groups. For more information, please visit www.tscp.org.
About Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica plays a leading role in the global aerospace and defence industry, and participates in some of the sector’s biggest international programmes through its group companies and well-established alliances with European and US partners. A leader in the design and manufacture of helicopters, defence and security electronics, civil and military aircraft, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure and defence systems, Finmeccanica is Italy’s leading high-tech company. Finmeccanica also boasts significant manufacturing assets and skills in the transport and energy sectors; it is listed on the
Pratt & Whitney Completes Testing of PurePower™ PW1000G Geared Turbofan™ Engine
February 3, 2009
Successful Ground and Flight Testing of World’s Greenest Jet Engine Completed on Target
TOULOUSE, France, Feb. 3, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney has completed ground and flight testing of the PurePower PW1000G demonstrator engine. The final phase of testing was completed jointly with Airbus on an A340-600 flight test aircraft and included 27 flights and more than 75 hours of flight testing. The PW1000G engine features Pratt & Whitney’s patented Geared Turbofan technology and targets double-digit reductions in fuel burn, engine noise, environmental emissions and operating costs. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
The Airbus flight testing follows Pratt & Whitney’s own ground and flight test program, during which the engine completed approximately 300 hours of ground testing and 12 flights on Pratt & Whitney’s Boeing 747SP flying test bed. The PW1000G demonstrator engine successfully completed all test objectives.
“It is truly unprecedented to complete this amount of testing on a technology demonstrator engine,” said Bob Saia, vice president, Next Generation Product Family. “We were able to complete all flight test objectives with flawless engine operation. The Airbus A340 flight test program included engine test evaluations normally conducted for a production engine certification. The PurePower PW1000G demonstrator engine successfully demonstrated the performance and operational benefits of the engine’s unique gear system.”
The most recent flight test program assessed in-flight performance, engine handling, in flight acoustics and aircraft installation of the demonstrator engine. Following the recent removal from the Airbus A340 aircraft, Pratt & Whitney will analyze the test data for engine design optimization during the next several months.
“One of a kind demonstrator engines like this are typically designed to test for approximately 100 hours,” Saia said. “It is extraordinary that the PW1000G demonstrator engine completed 406 hours of testing including a total of 120 hours in flight. The engine performed exceptionally throughout the program, demonstrating both performance and reliability under extremely challenging tests such as high altitude aircraft flight maneuvers exceeding two G’s of acceleration force. Thousands of data points taken during this test program will enable our engineers to optimize the engine as we enter detailed design mid-year.”
The completion of the ground and flight test program clears the way for detailed design of the production PurePower PW1000G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Bombardier CSeries mainline aircraft. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service in 2013.
The PurePower PW1000G engine uses an advanced gear system allowing the engine’s fan to operate at a different speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The combination of the gear system and an all-new advanced core delivers double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency and environmental emissions and a 50 percent reduction in noise. Pratt & Whitney has successfully tested the advanced high pressure compressor and low emissions combustor technology. The PurePower PW1000G engine is an all new centerline engine that includes next generation technology in every major module.
Pratt & Whitney has more than 16,000 aircraft engines installed with hundreds of airlines around the world. Pratt & Whitney is also a leading partner in two joint venture companies that manufacture commercial aircraft engines: International Aero Engines, which makes the V2500 for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, and the Engine Alliance, whose GP7200 engine is in service on the Airbus A380.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
Korean Air orders two more A380s
February 3, 2009
Korean Air has placed firm orders with Airbus for two more double-deck A380 aircraft. This latest purchase agreement brings the total number of A380s ordered by Korean Air to ten aircraft. The carrier will operate the aircraft in a three-class layout on routes linking Seoul to destinations in North America and Europe, including Los Angeles, New York and Paris.
“Our decision to purchase the A380 aircraft is in line with our vision to become a global leading carrier providing the best quality of service to our passengers,” said Yang Ho Cho, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air. “The A380 is a comfortable, environment-friendly aircraft for the 21st century and it will enable Korean Air to provide Excellence in Flight to our customers.”
John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers said: “This order from Korean Air underscores the unique ability of the A380 to meet future growth requirements on the most heavily-travelled routes. By placing additional orders today, Korean Air will be even better placed to consolidate its position as a leading global carrier, offering its passengers the highest levels of in-flight comfort aboard this all new flagship of the airline industry.”
The eco-efficient A380 is already setting new standards for air transport and the environment. In addition to offering unequalled levels of passenger comfort, space and quietness in the cabin, the A380 has unmatched levels of fuel efficiency, consuming less than three litres per passenger per 100 kilometres. Its new-generation engines and superb aerodynamic performance mean that the A380 not only complies with today’s noise limits, it is also significantly quieter than any other large aircraft flying today.
With a range of 8 200 nm / 15 200 km, and seating 525 passengers in a standard three class layout, the A380 is the ideal aircraft to alleviate traffic congestion at busy airports, while coping with growth.
Total orders for the aircraft now stand at 200 from 16 customers.
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