Sharjah, Air Arabia, today announced it transported 1.3 million passengers in the second quarter of 2012, an increase of over 15 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2011. In June 2012 alone, the airline carried some 466,474 customers - the highest number of passengers that the airline handled in a month since it commenced operations in October 2003.
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Oman Air has selected Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems for a long-term agreement to be the maintenance provider for the APS2300 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on its current fleet of five Embraer 175 series aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
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Kuwait, Jazeera Airways today issued its second quarter (Q2) 2012 operational performance. The report marks Jazeera Airways capturing the largest market share between Kuwait and Amman, and between Kuwait and five Egyptian cities: Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Sohag and Luxor.
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Dublin, Ireland, FLY Leasing Limited (NYSE: FLY) (“FLY”), a lessor of commercial jet aircraft, today announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share for the second quarter of 2012, an increase of 10% from the prior quarter.
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Toulouse Qatar Airways, A350 XWB launch customer with an order of 80 aircraft, has recently increased its A380 order by up to 10 aircraft and announced that both aircraft types will be delivered with a dual Head Up Display (HUD) system provided by THALES, the French defense and aerospace manufacturing group.
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Chicargo, Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today an order by United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Air Lines, Inc., for 150 737 airplanes, including 100 of the new 737 MAX 9. The deal, worth $14.7 billion at list prices, also includes 50 Next Generation 737-900ERs (Extended-Range).
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At the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show, Airbus secured approximately US$16.9 billion worth of orders for a total of 115 aircraft. The commitments covers memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 61 aircraft worth US$5.8 billion and firm purchase orders for 54 aircraft worth around US$11.1 billion.
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