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WestJet has signed a multi-year, full-content agreement with Sabre Travel Network to enhance the airline

The management of Singapore Airlines met with leaders of the three staff unions and discussed the Airline

The Italian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Lockheed Martin has met the industrial benefit requirement associated with Italy’s acquisition of 22 C-130J aircraft five years ahead of schedule. As a result of Lockheed Martin’s completion of this commitment, more than 70 partnerships within Italy’s industrial community were implemented. These projects are projected to provide

AAR Landing Gear Services and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have entered into a Consent Order that terminates the FAA’s Emergency Order of Suspension. The FAA issued its Order on February 10, 2009, and AAR immediately filed a petition for review before the National Transportation Safety Board on February 12, 2009. Under the terms of

Ryanair announced substantial reductions in its base at Dublin Airport for the summer 2009 schedule including: a 20% cut in Dublin based aircraft (22 to 18), a 18% cut in weekly rotations (from over 700 to under 600), a 20% drop in Ryanair

Transat A.T. and CanJet Airlines have entered into a 5-year partnership agreement, effective May 1, 2009, to April 30, 2014, with two subsequent one-year renewal options. The agreement allows tour operator Transat Tours Canada, a Transat business unit operating under the Transat Holidays and Nolitours brands, to charter CanJet narrow-body Boeing 737-800 aircraft flying out

Transat A.T. and WestJet have mutually and amiably agreed to terminate an air transportation agreement initially contracted in 2003 and set to expire in 2010. The termination will take effect at the end of the current winter season on May 10, 2009. The agreement allowed tour operator Transat Tours Canada, a Transat business unit, to

AerData, the Amsterdam/Netherlands-based provider of software and back office services for aircraft asset managers announced that it has in principle agreed to acquire its competitor Aircraft Management Solutions (

Precision Aviation Group (PAG) — a provider of ISMRO (Inventory Supported Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) — officially opened its new facility in Vancouver, British Columbia. The rapid growth of PAG’s Canadian entities — Precision Heliparts-Canada (PHP-C) and Precision Accessories & Instruments-Canada (PAI-C) — necessitated the new 15,000 square-foot facility, said PAG President David Mast. We

On February 12th SR Technics Group (SR Technics) announced with regret that it intends to close its operation at Dublin Airport. It will now enter into consultation with the trade unions representing the 1,135 employees at the facility. The recent loss of major contracts from primary load customers in Dublin, the current business and economic