April 17, 2017

Rolls-Royce appoints Paul Stein as Chief Technology Officer

Rolls-Royce has appointed Paul Stein as Chief Technology Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Warren East. In his new role, Paul will be accountable for Rolls-Royce’s technology investment and for ensuring its close alignment with business strategy. He will be responsible for technology investment across the business. Currently Research & Technology Director, Paul joined Rolls-Royce in […]

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United alter crew policy to avoid displacing passengers

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In response to last week’s highly publicised incident where a passenger on a United Airlines jet was forcibly removed to make way for a United crew member, the carrier has announced a change to its policy relating to ‘must-ride’ crew members. From now on, such crew members must make a seat booking at least one

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InTech Aerospace promotes Scott Mowery to COO

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InTech Aerospace, an aviation technical services firm specialized in commercial and government airplane interiors and components, has promoted Mr. Scott Mowery to Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Mowery previously held the position of Vice President-Operations for InTech Aerospace and now in the expanded role as COO. He will oversee all technical and business operations of InTech

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Horizon Air and IBT reach tentative agreement for pilots

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Horizon Air and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) have reached a tentative agreement to amend their existing eight-year contract for the carrier’s 620 pilots. The proposed agreement gives Horizon Air the ability to attract and retain the best pilots in the regional industry through enhanced salary and bonus provisions. Horizon Air and IBT ratified

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Singapore Technologies Aerospace secures new contracts worth S$1.11b in 1Q2017

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Singapore Technologies Aerospace has secured new contracts worth about S$1.11bn in the first quarter of 2017 for services ranging from line and heavy airframe maintenance to component repair and overhaul. These contracts include performance-based logistics operation and support for military aircraft, several components repair and overhaul agreements, and contracts for EcoPower engine wash services. Among

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LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for March 2017

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LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for March 2017. System passenger traffic in March increased by 2.1% while capacity increased by 1.2% compared to March 2016. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 0.7 points to 82.9%.

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Ryanair to open first Spanish C-check maintenance hangar in 2018

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Ryanair will open its first Spanish C-check maintenance hangar at Seville Airport from early 2018. Construction of this state of the art maintenance hangar will begin shortly and will create up to 150 high-tech jobs, including licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff, as Ryanair invests over €8m at Seville Airport. This facility will accommodate heavy

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Air India and CFM celebrate LEAP-1A-powered A320neo entry into service

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Air India and CFM International have celebrated the delivery and entry into service of the airline’s first LEAP-1A-powered A320neo aircraft. The first aircraft has the distinction of being powered by the 100th LEAP-1A production engine. The airline completed its first commercial flight on February 24, carrying 161 passengers from Delhi to Chennai. Air India has

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Silk Way orders ten 737 MAX 8 airplanes

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Boeing and Silk Way have announced an order for 10 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The order, valued at US$1.1bn at current list prices, was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website. “Silk Way’s success and profitability is a direct result of investing in its fleet and services and growing

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