Hans Peter Ring, CFO of EADS, was assuming the additional role of CFO of Airbus since the 31 october 2006. This combined responsibility was brought about when it became apparent, in the context of the announcement of A380 delays, that integration between Airbus and EADS, its mother company, needed drastic improvement. As he announced last […]
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Goodrich released that its Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) from Transport Canada for the Bombardier Global Express family of aircraft. This includes the Global Express, the Global XRS and the Global 5000. The certification process was conducted by Business Jet Aircraft Completions (BJAC), based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Goodrich
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AAR reported that Donald J. Wetekam has been named Group Vice President of the Company’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) segment. Wetekam previously served as President and General Manager of AAR’s Aircraft maintenance facility in Oklahoma City. As Group Vice President, Wetekam will oversee all of AAR’s MRO activities and be responsible for growing the
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Iberia has signed new exclusive contracts with Italian carriers Eurofly and Meridiana to maintain their CFM-56-5B engines at the Iberia Maintenance facilities in Madrid. The five-year contracts call for the maintenance of 20 CFM-56-5B engines, as well as their components, used to power eight Airbus A-320s and two Airbus A-319s. Meridiana was founded in 1963
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Southwest Airlines reported its fourth quarter and full year 2007 results. Net income for fourth quarter 2007 was $111 million compared to $57 million for fourth quarter 2006. Excluding special items, fourth quarter 2007 net income was $87 million compared to $100 million in fourth quarter 2006. For the full year 2007 net income was
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In a joint announcement BAE Systems Regional Aircraft and Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services, as a first step to developing a long-term relationship, have signed an agreement under which Ansett will relocate its current operations and inventory at Heathrow to the BAE Systems facility at Weybridge, UK. Inventory includes spares for civil aircraft of all
Southwest Airlines will be the first US carrier to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet access on multiple aircraft. With this innovation, Southwest Customers with a wi-fi enabled device will have full access to the Internet including e-mail, music, shopping, and virtual private networks (VPN) via a high-speed connection. Southwest Airlines is partnering with Southern California-based Row
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Delta reported a pre-tax loss for the quarter of $105 million, an $80 million improvement compared to the prior year period excluding reorganization items. Delta’s net income for the year was $1.6 billion, or $418 million excluding reorganization related items. Delta reported a net loss of $70 million for the fourth quarter.
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Freight Feeder Aircraft Corporation reported that because of global market demand and the simplicity of the aircraft design, it has made the decision to upgrade the design of its Freight Feeder aircraft by slightly widening the cargo-bay to accommodate six (6) of the larger 96in x 125in
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