December 1, 2008

Cathay Pacific announces further measures to lessen impact of financial crisis

Cathay Pacific Airways announced a series of new measures that will help the airline deal with a serious downturn in business as a result of the global financial crisis. The measures are: cutting back on planned passenger capacity growth in 2009; offering cabin crew and cockpit crew the opportunity to take voluntary unpaid leave; parking …

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Air Canada chooses servigistics for service parts management

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Servigistics, a leading strategic service management solution provider, reported that Air Canada has selected the Servigistics Service Parts Management solution to improve overall operational efficiency while reducing operating costs. Air Canada will use the Servigistics solution to manage their multi-million dollar rotable pool of inventory across locations in Canada, APAC and EMEA. Implementation of the …

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AAR receives $40 million order for container Roll-in/Out platforms

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AAR has received an order to provide Containerized Roll-in/Out Platforms (CROP) for the U.S. Army, valued at $40 million. The platforms will be manufactured by AAR’s SUMMA Technology facility in Cullman, Alabama through 2010. This new order, as well as a $26 million order announced in July 2008, is part of a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite …

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Volvo Aero Services and Ethiopian Airlines enter partnership

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Ethiopian Airlines and Volvo Aero Services have signed a 5 year Preferred Supplier Agreement where Volvo Aero Services will position in excess of $20 million dollars of engine material at Ethiopian Airlines in support of their MRO activity. In return, Ethiopian Airlines will provide MRO support to Volvo Aero Services on select engines and material.

Arik Air receives first A340-500

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Arik Air, based in Lagos, Nigeria, received its first A340-500 on December 1st. The new aircraft is the first of three A340-500s ordered by Arik Air for use on international long-haul routes to London, New York and Houston. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines, the carrier’s new A340s will offer the best possible passenger comfort …

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