Boeing workers at the North Charleston 787 assembly plant have voted against representation by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM). The vote was open to approximately 3,000 Boeing employees and was held under the auspices of the National Labor Relations Board. It is understood that 74% of the 2,828 who voted were …
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Embraer has named Michael Amalfitano as the President and CEO of its Executive Jets business unit. Amalfitano will succeed Marco Tulio Pellegrini, who will assume another leadership position to be announced soon. The change will become effective as of March 1, 2017.
Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit accepted the mediation recommendation of Dr. Gunter Pleuger on February 15, ending a long-running dispute over salaries. His recommendation contains the following key points: A pay increase for the 5,400 pilots in the Group tariff agreement of Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings in four stages amounting to a total …
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Air India has become the latest A320neo operator after taking delivery of the first of 14 aircraft leased from Kuwait headquartered ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company, becoming the first CFM powered NEO operator in India. The delivery is also the first NEO for ALAFCO from an order for 85 A320neo Family. The A320neo will …
Waypoint Leasing, the independent global helicopter leasing company, has delivered an H145 on lease to Servicios Aéreos de los Andes (Andes Air), a leading Peruvian helicopter operator. Waypoint’s H145 will be the first variant of its type to operate in Latin America and will support MMG/Las Bambas’ mining operations from Andes Air’s Cusco Base.
Alaska Airlines board of directors named Charu Jain vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Alaska Airlines and Chris Berry vice president of finance and controller of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group. Jain comes to the airline from IBM Global Business Services, where she led the team helping American Airlines integrate its IT …
Honeywell has been selected by India’s Jet Airways to provide its GoDirect Fuel Efficiency software, a part of the GoDirect Flight Services family of Connected Aircraft technologies, to reduce fuel use and costs for the airline. The offering provides a full range of data analysis, reporting and monitoring tools for enhanced fuel conservation. Honeywell’s GoDirect …
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Air Canada has launched daily year-round flights from Montreal to Shanghai, China, on February 16. This is Air Canada´s first direct service to Asia from Montreal, offering convenient one-stop access to points throughout Quebec, Atlantic Canada and the United States. It also marks the airline’s first route from Montreal to be operated with its state-of-the-art …
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Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner and a leading aircraft remarketing agent, will be renamed Air Partner with immediate effect. Air Partner acquired Cabot Aviation in May 2015 and the re-branding is a natural progression in the integration process, reflecting the success to date. Post acquisition, Cabot has been able to offer its clients …
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has incorporated a new company, Keystone 4 Limited (Keystone 4), in Ireland, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keystone Holdings (Global), (Keystone Holdings), with a paid up capital of US$1. Keystone Holdings is a 50-50 joint venture aircraft investment holding company between ST Aerospace Resources and SJ Aviation Capital. A holding …
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