Star Navigation announced an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that has been signed in Beijing at the offices of the Aviation Data Communication Corporation (“ADCC”) – a jointly owned subsidiary of Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”) and 9 other airlines in China. This MOU is an important step that will help facilitate a formal
EMRISE CORPORATION, a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, announced that it has received $1.0 million in new orders for electronic devices and subsystems to be used in commercial In-Flight Entertainment and Communication (IFE&C) systems. Shipments of these orders are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2009 and
Jet Aviation Basel recently completed its 3,300 sq m (35,520 sq ft) hangar 1A extension. By adding the new hangar, the facility can now better accommodate its Dassault Falcon completions line. The extension 1A, together with the adjacent hangar 1, can now accommodate the entire Dassault Falcon completions. Jet Aviation’s Dassault Falcon aircraft completions include
Volvo Aero Services selected Aeroxchange
On Saturday 22 November 2008, the new H6 hangar at Paris-Charles de Gaulle welcomed Air France’s first Airbus A380 from Toulouse. This new hangar has been specifically designed for maintenance of Airbus A380 aircraft in the Air France fleet. On the evening before Air France ground staff took over this Airbus super-jumbo, piloted by an
The Southwest Airlines Board of Directors appointed Daniel D. Villanueva and John Denison to the Board. Villanueva is a partner in RC Fontis, a California-based private equity firm. Villanueva previously was Managing Partner of Bastion Capital Corporation, a private equity investment fund. Denison has a long history in the airline industry. He previously served in
Aer Lingus has agreed a framework with SIPTU, which may deliver the required cost savings. This framework would not involve outsourcing. However, until these savings are verified and confirmed by the union, the outsourcing plans remain on the table. In this regard, SIPTU has indicated that it will be in a position to confirm the
Cessna Aircraft Company has achieved type certification for the Citation Mustang from Transport Canada and the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, leading the way for deliveries to begin to customers in both countries. The current fleet of Citation Mustangs totals 130 aircraft. The fleet has accumulated more than 19,000 flight hours, with the high-time aircraft logging
American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld, the leading quality global airline alliance, in succession to Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon, who has held the post for two years. Gerard Arpey will act as “first among equals” of the chief executives of the grouping’s
Keri Wiznerowicz has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Universal Asset Management (UAM). Wiznerowicz remains based at the company
