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American Airlines announced plans to bring more than 1,500 new flight attendants onboard over the next year. American will begin the process of recruitment and hiring in November, with the first new-hire class beginning training in January 2013. “For the first time in over a decade, American is seeking to add more than 1,500 new

Vueling will expand its route network to embrace 100 destinations from Barcelona El Prat Airport in 2013 in what will be its fourth consecutive year of expansion at its home airport. The new routes will come into effect from the summer schedule, commencing March 2013. A new service to Gatwick, London’s second biggest hub airport,

Comlux Aviation Services based in Indianapolis, the exclusive jet maintenance center of Comlux, The Aviation Group announced the expansion of additional hangar space to accommodate the growing Bombardier Authorized Service Facility (ASF) demands. Comlux Aviation Services is an approved Bombardier Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for Learjet, Challenger, and Global aircraft model types and has extensive

WestJet announced that the name of its new regional airline will be WestJet Encore. The regional airline will launch in the second half of 2013, using Bombardier Q400 aircraft to serve smaller Canadian communities.

Sabre Airline Solutions has equipped Aerolíneas Argentinas (AR) with the necessary technology to enable their recent official entrance into the SkyTeam global airline network. This much anticipated milestone for AR is part of its long-term restructuring plan, which includes upgrading their entire IT platform including revenue, network and flight planning solutions. In May 2011, the

Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, announced today that its corporate rating has been raised to a BB+ by S&P.  Simon Glass, AWAS Chief Financial Officer, stated, “We are very pleased that S&P has recognised the active steps we have taken to strengthen our balance sheet as well as the success of our business model.”