22 June 2016

Air Partner appoints Julia Timms as Group Marketing Director

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, has appointed Julia Timms as Group Marketing Director. Julia will be based at Air Partner’s London Gatwick headquarters, reporting directly to CEO Mark Briffa, and will be focused on developing and executing the marketing strategy for the Group. Julia has more than 25 years of marketing experience across

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Vector Aerospace completes first successful PT6A-140 engine test at South African facility

Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has successfully completed its first full engine test on the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-140 turboprop at its facility in South Africa. The PT6A-140 powers the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX, and is also offered as an upgrade for earlier

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Allegiant and IBT reach tentative pilot contract agreement

Allegiant, the Company and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), representing Allegiant Air pilots, have worked together to reach a tentative contract agreement. The tentative agreement must be voted on and ratified by Allegiant Air pilots. Ratification results are expected in late July. Allegiant Air pilots elected the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to represent

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John Slattery becomes new Commercial Aviation President and CEO of Embraer

John Slattery will be the President and CEO for Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business unit, effective as of July 2016. Since November 2012, Slattery has been the business unit´s Chief Commercial Officer. He joined Embraer in March 2011 as Vice President of Customer Finance and Asset Management. Prior to joining Embraer, he spent 15 years in

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Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) receives AS9100C certification

Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) of Changsha, Hunan Province (China) has received its certificate of approval according to the AS9100C quality management system standards. This marks a major milestone in the still young history of the company. Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha), the joint venture of Liebherr-Aerospace and Landing-gear Advanced Manufacturing (LAMC), a member of AVIC (Aviation

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