Cape Air

flightglobal | September 21, 2017

Niche US regional carrier Cape Air has reached an agreement with Italian aircraft maker Tecnam to begin taking delivery of 20 Tecnam P2012 Travellers in January 2019, the companies announce on 21 September. The 20 aircraft are among 100 P2012s that Cape Air intends to acquire, the companies say. The airline will use the type to replace a large and aging fleet of nine-seat Cessna 402s, executives have said....

AviationPros | July 22, 2019

Tecnam announced today that Cape Air has taken acceptance of their first two new Tecnam P2012 Travelers.The Acceptance of the aircraft, P2012 SN003 and P2012 SN004, took place from July 16 to July 18, 2019 at Tecnam Headquarters – Capua, in the presence of Cape Air Senior Vice President, Fleet Planning and Acquisitions, Jim Goddard, and Tecnam Chief Operating Officer, Giovanni Pascale.Pilots and technicians from Cape Air had two days to inspect the aircraft, check all manuals and documents...

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...