LAN Airlines October 2008 system traffic; RPKs up 12.7%, ASKs up 11.3%
November 17, 2008
System passenger traffic for October increased 12.7% as capacity increased 11.3% resulting in a 1.0 point increase in load factor to 76.3%. Domestic passenger traffic in
GOL October 2008 traffic; RPKs down 17.5%, ASKs flat 0.0%
November 17, 2008
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, parent of GOL and VRG, reported that system-wide passenger traffic in October decreased 17.5% and capacity was flat at 0.0%. System-wide load factor was 56.8%. Domestic passenger traffic for October decreased 14.0% and capacity increased 6.1%. Domestic load factor was 57.2%. International passenger traffic for October decreased 33.0% and capacity decreased 23.8%. International load factor was 54.7%.
Copa Holdings consolidated October 2008 traffic; RPMs up 17.5%, ASMs up 11.3%
November 17, 2008
Copa Holdings, parent of Copa Airlines and Aero Republica, reported that consolidated traffic (RPMs) increased 17.5% while capacity (ASMs) increased 11.3%, moving load factor up 3.9 p.p. to 73.2%. Copa Airlines passenger traffic for October increased 20.6% on a 15.4% increase in capacity, moving the load factor up 3.2 p.p. to 75.4%. Aero Republica passenger traffic for October increased 1.3% on a capacity decrease of 6.1%, moving the load factor up 4.6 p.p. to 62.0%. Aero Republica’s capacity reduction is mainly a result of ongoing transition to smaller Embraer 190 aircraft.
Tom Anderson appointed Senior VP North America by Airbus
November 17, 2008
The appointment of long time airline executive and consultant, Tom Anderson, as Senior VP of Airbus North America Customer Service is a great move. Tom has many years of hands-on experience in the market and will be a valuable asset for Airbus. Congratulations to both Airbus and Tom.
COLOMBIA ELIMINATES VISA REQUIREMENT FOR 87 COUNTRIES
November 17, 2008
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the government has approved the resolution to eliminate visa requirements for citizens from 87 countries worldwide for temporary visits, including business or technical reasons. The visitors will be issued a special permit by the DAS (Department of Security Administration) on arrival. The countries include the
INDUS Corporation Wins Air Force Work
November 17, 2008
Under the task, Triple-i and INDUS are providing skilled personnel to support a virtual ESD that operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, year-round. The AFNETOPS ESD is replacing base-level Network Control Center (NCC) help desks at more than 100 Air Force bases, in multiple major commands, with a single, virtual help desk serving the entire Air Force enterprise network, world-wide. Work on this project is currently underway in
“INDUS is very pleased to be part of the winning Triple-i team, and excited to be involved in this critical Air Force project,” said
About INDUS Corporation
INDUS Corporation is a privately held provider of IT services meeting mission-critical requirements of United States Government Civilian, Defense, Homeland Security, and Intelligence organizations. INDUS’ services include Secure Infrastructure Solutions, Actionable Intelligence, Software Applications Management, and Enterprise IT Services. INDUS is an International Organization for Standards (ISO) 9001:2000 registered company, has been externally assessed as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3-compliant, and adheres to IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) concepts and practices for managing IT infrastructure, development and operations.
ATK’s Solid Rocket Boosters Launch NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour
November 17, 2008
STS-126 is First Mission To Deploy a Full Flight Set of 16 ATK-Designed Booster Separation Motors
ATK’s two solid rocket motors provided the main thrust at liftoff and carried the orbiter and its payload to an altitude of approximately 28 miles in two minutes of flight, producing the equivalent of 15 million horsepower per booster.
After two minutes of flight, 16 ATK Booster Separation Motors (BSMs) — four on the forward skirt and four on the aft skirt on each booster — fired to jettison the boosters safely away from the shuttle orbiter and external tank, allowing the rocket motors to parachute back down through the Earth’s atmosphere to be recovered and reused.
ATK recently qualified an upgraded BSM design for use on Shuttle missions. The scope of the redesign work included a full redesign of the igniter, and upgrades to a number of materials, processes and inspection techniques. ATK was tasked by NASA to qualify an upgraded BSM from a previous source and produce them alongside the RSRM’s stringent manufacturing and quality processes. The BSMs performed flawlessly.
“It is always exciting to watch our systems perform in support of each Shuttle mission,” said
The RSRMs and BSMs will be used for the remainder of the Space Shuttle Program with similar versions being used on NASA’s Ares I, the launch vehicle that will replace the shuttle on missions to the ISS as well as conduct future lunar missions. ATK is the prime contractor for the Ares I five-segment first stage.
ATK is a premier aerospace and defense company with more than 17,000 employees in 21 states and
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Space Shuttle Main Engines Boost Equipment to Service and Repair Solar Array Joints on International Space Station
November 17, 2008
In a series of spacewalks, astronauts will service and repair the International Space Station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints, which keep the solar arrays on the outboard truss segments oriented toward the sun. In 2007, engineers noticed high currents and vibration in the starboard truss, which has limited its use. Astronauts will repair the malfunctioning joint and lubricate the other port-side truss.
“We are intensely proud of our space shuttle heritage and helping our international partners work toward the completion of the space station,” said
The port-side truss is complete with two sets of arrays, and is operating successfully. The starboard truss has one set of arrays, with another set scheduled for attachment in early 2009.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a part of Pratt & Whitney, is a preferred provider of high-value propulsion, power, energy and innovative system solutions used in a wide variety of government and commercial applications, including the main engines for the space shuttle, Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, missile defense systems and advanced hypersonic engines.
Boeing Completes Destructive Testing on 787 Dreamliner Wing Box
November 17, 2008
“Successful completion of the wing box destruction test marks a major step forward in highlighting the innovation on the 787,” said
The wing box is a cantilevered beam that carries the wing to the fuselage and supports leading- and trailing-edge devices, control surfaces, engines and landing gear. The test piece represents a portion of the wing section that begins at about the center of the airplane and stops at approximately one-half of the span of the wing — approximately 50 feet (15.2 meters). The piece measures approximately 18 feet (5.5 meters) at its widest point.
The upper and lower surface panels and the spars of the wing are made entirely of the same composite material being used on the fuselage. The wing ribs are monolithic aluminum structures, each machined from a single piece of aluminum plate.
To meet certification requirements, the wings must withstand loads up to 1.5 times, or 150 percent, of the highest aerodynamic load that the jet could ever be expected to see in the entire lifetime of the 787 fleet.
The test wing box weighs 55,000 pounds, including a great deal of test- only hardware and instrumentation. It was designed and built by a joint team of Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Fuji Heavy Industries.
Structural testing will continue on two full-scale 787 airframes as part of the certification process for the airplane. Those tests will further demonstrate the performance of the structure through multiple lifetimes of normal operational loads and test the structure beyond the points expected to be seen in service.
Video highlights of the test will be posted to www.boeing.com and www.newairplane.com on Tuesday morning,
GOL Reports Operating Profit of R$ 61.2mm for 3Q08
November 17, 2008
Company Reports Quarterly Net Revenue of R$1.8bn
OPERATING & FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
— Net revenues reached
— Consolidated operating income for the quarter was
— Consolidated operating costs per ASK (CASK) increased 22.4% from
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— In line with its fleet renewal plan, the Company received four 737- 700NGs and eight 737-800NGs and removed ten 737-300s and eight 767-300s from the operating fleet during the quarter, resulting in a net reduction of eight aircraft in the operating fleet. The Company plans to end 2008 with a consolidated fleet of 104 aircraft, mostly comprised of 737-800 and 737-700 aircraft.
— Consolidated domestic RPKs decreased 17.7% and ASKs decreased 4.6%, versus 2Q08. Consolidated international revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) increased 3.4% and ASKs decrease 16.6% versus 2Q08.
— Consolidated RPKs increased 8.7% from 5,470mm in 3Q07 to 5,944mm in 3Q08 and ASKs increased 10.9% from 8,941mm in 3Q07 to 9,912mm in 3Q08. Consolidated average load factor decreased 1.2 percentage points versus 3Q07 to 60.0%. Consolidated break-even load factor decreased 1.9 percentage points versus 3Q07 to 57.9%.
— Consolidated passenger yields increased 24.7% to
— GOL now offers over 790 daily flights to 59 different destinations in
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— The Company ended the quarter with 25.6% of its shares floating in the market. GOL’s shares presented average daily trading volumes of
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