14 April 2015

IAM may postpone vote in South Carolina to avoid potential defeat

The International Association of Machinists (AIM) currently has 35,000 Boeing employees as members of their union, and overall the union has some 370,000 dues paying members countrywide. However immediate focus is on 3,000 Boeing employees at the South Carolina factory who are not union members. AIM is sending out union representatives through the community to […]

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Lufthansa Technik signs new ACJ319 completion contract

Lufthansa Technik AG continues its success story in the Asian VIP market. The latest success is a contract signature of an Airbus ACJ319 cabin completion for an undisclosed customer from Greater China. The completion will be performed by Lufthansa Technik’s US-subsidiary BizJet International in Tulsa / Oklahoma in exclusive cooperation with the bespoke division of

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Frankfurt Airport’s passenger figures reach record level in March

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than 4.6 million passengers in March 2015, representing an increase of 2.5% year-on-year and a new March monthly record. During the reporting month, FRA was affected by the Lufthansa pilot strike for four days and on March 31st by Hurricane Niklas, which disrupted the flight schedule. Excluding these events that

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Bombardier Business Aircraft appoints Peter Likoray as new Senior Vice President of Sales

Bombardier appointed Peter Likoray as Senior Vice President of Sales for Business Aircraft. This appointment is effective immediately. Mr. Likoray joined Bombardier’s Amphibious Aircraft division in 1990 – first within the parts sales team and then as Sales Director. He has been selling business jets for Bombardier Business Aircraft since 2005. In 2011, he was

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Waypoint Leasing opens Singapore office

Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest independent global helicopter leasing companies, announced the opening of its Singapore office, which is headed by Waypoint executive Philip Stransky. Waypoint’s Singapore office will further bolster the firm’s presence across the Asia Pacific region, where it has already delivered nine aircraft to leading regional operators, including Bond Helicopters Australia,

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Southwest Airlines selects seat for future Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX aircraft

Southwest Airlines has selected the Customer seats for its future Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX aircraft deliveries. The carrier, in partnership with Boeing, will be the first to roll out the new seats, beginning mid-2016, on new deliveries of its Boeing 737-800. B/E Aerospace, who designed and engineered the seats, unveiled the new product at

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GA Telesis Engine Services exceeds first quarter production and performance goals

GA Telesis Engine Services has exceeded its production and performance goals for the first quarter of 2015, having one of its most active quarters since opening. GATES produced eight engines and inducted eight more since January. In addition the company completed a CFM56-5B performance workscope in an industry leading turnaround time of 47 days. GATES

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GE Aviation changes name of Aircraft Operations Center team to Fleet Support

GE Aviation has changed the name of its Aircraft Operations Center team to Fleet Support, reflecting greater use of big data analytics, a growing suite of digital tools and other measures to proactively help customers keep their fleets performing at optimum levels. “The Fleet Support moniker better reflects our commitment to working with customers on

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Panasonic Avionics acquires Tactel

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) announced the acquisition of Tactel AB (Tactel). Tactel is a leading mobile app and software consultancy in Sweden that counts many prominent Scandinavian companies as its customers. This acquisition is part of an ongoing strategy to enhance Panasonic Avionics’ leadership and capabilities in software and design. Tactel will augment Panasonic Avionics’

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