July 21, 2008

United Airlines names new VP Maintenance and Aircraft Appearance

UAL Corporation announced that Timothy Canavan has been named vice president of Maintenance and Aircraft Appearance for United Services. In this role, Canavan will lead the company’s line maintenance and aircraft appearance teams to improve the reliability, workability and interior cleanliness of United’s fleet. Canavan joins United from Delta Airlines, where he spent 22 years …

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Ryanair unveils 14% capacity reductions

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Ryanair announced substantial capacity cutbacks at Stansted for its Winter Schedule (

MTU wins orders worth 500 million euros

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For MTU Aero Engines the air show in Britain’s Farnborough is paying dividends. CEO Egon Behle announced orders worth around 500 million euros. “The volume of these orders underscores the continuing high demand of airlines worldwide for advanced fuel-thrifty aircraft,” he said. Among the orders received for the V2500 engine, MTU benefits from engine sales …

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Jet Aviation Dusseldorf appointed as Piaggio Aero authorized service center

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Jet Aviation Dusseldorf was appointed by Piaggio Aero as an Authorized Service Center for the P.180 Avanti / Avanti II aircraft. The new authorization allows Jet Aviation Dusseldorf to perform maintenance services to P.180 Avanti / Avanti II aircraft up to and including D-Check inspections. Also, Jet Aviation’s personnel will attend recurring annual training courses …

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IAE ships first V2500 Selectone production engine

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IAE International Aero Engines dispatched the first production engine of its new V2500 SelectOne build standard, to Toulouse. The achievement of this latest milestone follows a record week of announced orders for IAE at Farnborough. During the Show, the company concluded business with 10 customers for a total of $7 billion. The first SelectOne engine, …

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AVIO wins MRO contract from Cebu

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Avio has won the contract for the MRO of the PW127M engines of the ATR72-500 fleet of Philippine airline company Cebu Pacific. The contract, with a duration of 12 years, foresees the maintenance and complete fleet assistance, including the supply of substitute engines, and is worth 80 million euros. The contract, relative to the first …

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