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Chromalloy announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with TSI Aviation for sales and marketing of aerospace services and equipment to operators in Latin America. The agreement with TSI Aviation expands Chromalloy’s Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts, High Pressure Turbine (HPT) blades and DER repairs to aircraft operators across Mexico, Central America and

American Airlines has entered into a frequent flyer agreement with GOL Airlines that will provide benefits to members of both American’s AAdvantage and GOL’s Smiles programs. American also announced that the two carriers signed a code share agreement, which is planned for later this year, that will offer customers a smoother, more-convenient travel experience when

Austrian Cargo and Jade Cargo International are setting a new standard in the expansion of Vienna as a cargo hub for Central and Eastern Europe: in a first step, the Chinese all-cargo carrier based in Shenzhen will begin flying the Seoul-Shanghai-Vienna-Frankfurt-Seoul route twice a week with immediate effect. A Boeing B747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) aircraft

GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a world-class carbon composites manufacturing Center of Excellence on the TUM campus in Garching, near Munich, Germany. The Center of Excellence will focus on automated manufacturing of complex composite

Airbus has launched a study for reinforcing flight data recovery, including, but not limited to, extended data transmission for commercial airliners, so that in the event of accidents, critical flight information can still be recovered and released to the investigating authorities. The study will be conducted by Patrick Gavin, Head of Airbus Engineering, and Charles

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and DETA Air, a leading cargo operator in central Asia, signed a General Terms Agreement (G.T.A.) to engage in long-term strategic cooperative efforts. In the first phase of the agreement, IAI

Following the completion of its preliminary anti-trust investigation (Phase 1) into the merger between Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, the European Commission today announced that it will open an in-depth investigation (Phase II) into the tie-up. Anti-trust approval of the planned merger has already been granted by the respective competition authorities in the United States of

Regional Express (Rex) announced that it will be incorporating the fuel levy into the base fare, effective for all new sales made from 1 July 2009. Giving the rationale of the move, Rex General Manager, Network Strategy & Sales, Warrick Lodge said,

KLM and IBM released that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has become the first airline to fully deploy IBM’s newest System z mainframe-based software for processing ultra-high volumes of real-time business transactions such as flight reservations. As a result, travelers benefit from reliable, secure ticketing and gate information when and where they need it.

Frontier Airlines has reached a codeshare agreement with Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines. The agreement will allow customers of both airlines to travel to more destinations. Both airlines will be acquired by Republic Airways.