Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) jointly announced ratification of a two-year contract extension covering the airline’s 658 aircraft technicians. The extension was ratified by more than 77% of the technicians who voted. The extended contract, which becomes amendable on Oct. 17, 2011, provides technicians with a 1.5-percent pay scale increase on
Boeing released that the company’s training organization, Alteon, will be renamed Boeing Training & Flight Services. The new name will be phased in across the organization’s global network in the months ahead. The new name reflects the organization’s expanded capabilities for providing flight, maintenance, cabin safety and flight operations training. With the addition of flight
Premium AEROTEC has begun the construction of the new 25,000 m
Finnair Technical Services has reached a stabilisation agreement by which around 14 million euros of savings in personnel costs will be achieved within the unit by the end of 2010. All of the unit’s 1,600 employees, represented by five different personnel organisations, will participate in the agreement. The agreement is part of a previously announced
EADS has established a new subsidiary in Japan to help coordinate and support the Group
After more than four and a half years of contract negotiations with management, the Pinnacle Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int
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Aero-Instruments announced that, after 18 months of rigorous testing and evaluation, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has approved the company’s 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe as a replacement part on Airbus S.A.S. airplanes flown worldwide. The Aero-Instruments’ 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe can now be installed on the more than 4,500 Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340
Arlington Capital Partners announced the acquisition of J.A. Reinhardt and Company Inc., located in Mountainhome, PA. The combination of J.A. Reinhardt and the TSI Group, Inc. (TSI) further enhances the defense and aerospace portfolio of Arlington Capital Partners. J.A. Reinhardt designs, engineers and manufactures thermal and mechanical products such as avionics chassis, cold plates, complex
Republic Airways Holdings has completed its acquisition of Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines from TPG Capital, a Ft. Worth, Texas-based private equity firm. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Midwest will continue to operate as a branded carrier with its longstanding, award-winning commitment to outstanding customer service. On June 23, 2009, Republic announced that
