26 May 2011

Allegiant names Reichartz Senior Vice President of Marketing

Allegiant Travel Company reported that Michael Reichartz has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Marketing. Michael was one of the original employees at Travelscape, a Las Vegas-based online travel agency founded in 1995 and acquired by Expedia in early 2000. Since then, Michael served as Vice President — Lodging of Expedia with operations

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Boeing and ANA to conduct 787 service readiness validation in Japan

Boeing and ANA announced how the two companies will work together to help prove the 787 Dreamliner’s readiness to enter service on a commercial basis. Using the second flight test aircraft, known as ZA002, they will simulate in-service operations across several airports in Japan in a service ready operational validation. The validation is expected to

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BAE Systems to sell regional aircraft fleet and asset management business

BAE Systems announced an agreement to sell its commercial aircraft lease portfolio and Asset Management business to investment affiliates of certain funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC. The sale, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011, is for a cash consideration of $187 million, subject to certain post-completion adjustments. Completion

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Airbus single aisle production to increase to 42 per month in Q4 2012

Airbus will increase the production rate of its popular A320 Family of eco-efficient single-aisle aircraft to 42 aircraft per month in the fourth quarter of 2012. Currently Airbus produces 36 A320 Family aircraft each month, a production rate that will steadily rise to 38 in August 2011 and to 40 in the first quarter of

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Boeing KC-767 tankers for Italian Air Force formally enter into service

The first two Boeing KC-767 advanced aerial refueling tankers for the Italian Air Force (ItAF) formally entered into service on May 17th during a public ceremony near Rome. The ItAF accepted delivery of the two KC-767A tankers on Dec. 29 and March 10. Italian crews then flew the aircraft from Boeing’s tanker modification facility in

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Jet Aviation to provide aviation services from Al Bateen Executive Airport

The Jet Aviation Group and Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) announced the signing of a lease agreement, whereby Jet Aviation will start to provide aviation services from Al Bateen Executive Airport later this year. The agreement with ADAC includes the lease of offices at the business aviation airport, where Jet Aviation will be Al Bateen

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