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ILA: Sky Aircraft reveals redesigned Skylander turboprop

News | 09 Jun 2010 16:00 | Andrew Doyle

Sky Aircraft has cut first metal for its SK-105 Skylander twin turboprop after making major changes to the design of the light utility...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ILA-Sky-Aircraft-reveals-redesigned-Skylander-turboprop-342938/

Jet deals - 2 November

News | 02 Nov 2009 09:30 | Olivier Bonnassies

Turkish Airlines leases two ex-SkyEurope 737NGshttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Jet-deals-2-November-334251/

Arinc wins another CUSS contract at Tokyo Narita

News | 19 Apr 2007 03:28 | Nicholas Ionides

<body lang=EN-GB style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> Airlines using the north wing of Tokyo Narita airport’s Terminal 1 have awarded Arinc a contract to provide common-use self-service (CUSS) check-in kiosks for international passengers. Arinc says in a statement that it will install 126 CUSS kiosks in the north wing under the contract. It earlier won a separate contract to provide 126 kiosks at Narita by airlines using the south wing of the terminal. “The two projects are the largest single deployments of CUSS kiosks ever commissioned in the Asia Pacific region,” says Arinc. The SelfServ CUSS kiosks will have the capability to print thermal receipts, and read passports and scan barcodes, it adds. Airlines using the north wing of Narita airport’s Terminal 1 include Aeromexico, Aircalin, Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, Continenthttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Arinc-wins-another-CUSS-contract-at-Tokyo-Narita-300644/

Australia's Hawker Pacific gets EASA certification

News | 07 Nov 2005 07:54 | Leithen Francis

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Australian aircraft sales and support firm Hawker Pacific has received Part 145 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which means it is now positioned to secure work on aircraft owned by European lessors. VP of Hawker Pacific’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit, John King, says that at times in the past the company failed to secure work from Southeast Asian airlines because the European lessors of their aircraft insisted the MRO firm they use has EASA Part 145 certification. EASA 145 certification took about nine months to secure and is for Hawker Pacific’s MRO and avionics inshttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Australias-Hawker-Pacific-gets-EASA-certification-291776/

ANZ reports 4.2% surge in February traffic

News | 28 Mar 2005 04:39 | Brendan Sobie

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> Air New Zealand (ANZ) has reported a 4.2% increase in its February traffic and has firmed up a maintenance agreement with Air Caledonie International (Aircalin).<o:p></o:p> The Star Alliance carrier says in a statement it flew 2 billion RPKs last month, a 4.2% increase compared with February 2004.<o:p></o:p> Capacity was up only 2.4% to 2.7 billion ASKs. As a result, ANZ’s load factor improved 1.3 percentage points from 74.7% to 76%.<o:p></o:p> ANZ reported increases in its load factor on routes to <st1:plachttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANZ-reports-42-surge-in-February-traffic-287608/

ANZES wins A320 contract

News | 22 Mar 2005 00:00

Air New Zealand Engineering Services (ANZES) has secured its first major Airbus A320 business, with Aircalin of New Caledonia contracting it for C checks. ANZES has been marketing its A320 maintenance capabilities since its parent airline added the type in September 2003.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANZES-wins-A320-contract-195523/