US Airways customers will soon enjoy greater access to Europe and Africa thanks to a new codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines. The agreement is subject to both U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Belgium government approval. The two Star Alliance carriers have agreed to a bilateral codeshare relationship which means that each airline may market
In 2009, Goodrich added electronic engine control accessories capability to its Dubai MRO campus. The capability covers all electronic engine controls for Rolls-Royce Trent 500, 700 and 800 powered aircraft, such as the Airbus A330 and A340, and Boeing 777. Also in 2009, Emirates chose Goodrich in Dubai to perform evacuation system MRO services for
Turbomeca (Safran group) announced that Rotortech Service, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, has joined the company as an additional Service Center in the Network. Every center has a close partnership with Turbomeca, undergoing extensive Turbomeca training, given up to date technical, commercial data, adhering to yearly operational and quality audits. In 2009 Turbomeca certified
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has selected Pratt & Whitney to form a partnership that will offer executive leadership training programs for Chinese airliners, CAAC management and those in maintenance, repair and overhaul. Under a five-year agreement, up to 30 executives will be selected annually by the CAAC to participate in nearly four months
Air Livery announced that Air Works Engineering Privat Ltd. based in India, has acquired an 85% stake in Air Livery Ltd. Air Works is India
Lufthansa Cargo and Austrian Airlines have agreed to step up cooperation between their two companies in the airfreight sector. Under the new agreement, the flow of cargo traffic through the hubs at Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna will be optimised. Both companies
India’s leading domestic carrier Kingfisher Airlines, is lining up to join oneworld after signing a memorandum of understanding as its first step towards full membership of the airline alliance, subject to Indian regulatory approval. The agreement was concluded at a meeting between Kingfisher Airlines’ Chairman Vijay Mallya and Chief Executives from oneworld’s 11 existing member
Iberia Airport Services (IBAS) , the trading name of Iberia’s handling division, has just renewed its handling contracts in Spanish airports with the Iberworld and Swiftair companies. The contract with Iberworld covers both ramp and passenger services for the next three years in all Spanish airports where IBAS has ramp handling licences. The contract with
Turkish Airlines has purchased a 7000 Series Full Flight Simulator (FFS) representing the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from CAE. The Boeing 777-300ER FFS will be delivered to the Turkish Airlines Flight Training Centre in 2010, along with a CAE Simfinity Integrated Procedures Trainer (IPT) for the Boeing 737NG. The contract renews a relationship between Turkish Airlines
ExpressJet Holdings parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, signed an agreement with United Airlines covering 22 ERJ-145 aircraft for United Express service effective December 1, 2009. This signed agreement finalizes the previously announced successful bid by ExpressJet to replace flying done by other United Express partner carriers whose contracts have expired.
