Main table negotiations for new, three-year, contracts covering 20,300 engineers and technical workers at The Boeing Company start Tuesday (Oct. 28), in SeaTac. Negotiations between the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, and Boeing start after eight months of disappointing preliminary talks. The first meaningful discussion only recently took place,
The Boeing Company board of directors accepted the resignation of Edward M. Liddy, who last month was named chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group. Liddy offered his resignation based upon his concerns that he would no longer qualify as an independent director on the Boeing board under NYSE director independence standards. AIG’s
Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, announced the appointment of Leslie Fischer to the position of Regional Sales Manager for the Western Region of the United States. A 2004 graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, Ms. Fischer holds a Bachelor of
Muriel Fenton has been appointed to the position of Quality Assurance Manager at Shannon Aerospace Ltd. In 2002, Muriel joined the Shannon Aerospace Quality Department as Quality Assurance Engineer, and during her time in that position attained a Diploma in Quality Management from Business Excellence as well as becoming a
UPS began construction of its new intra-Asia air hub at Shenzhen International Airport in the heart of China
Republic Airways Holdings announced that its Chautauqua Airlines (
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. has signed an interline agreement with Germany- based Condor Airlines. Through this partnership, passengers of the European airline can purchase tickets on GOL to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Maceio, Natal, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
USA3000 announced that Steven E. Harfst has been named its first President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Nov. 10th, 2008. Mr. Harfst will replace Angus Kinnear who recently retired as USA3000’s Chief Operating Officer.
Delta Air Lines will expand its service to the African continent with the introduction of the first and only flight between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Monrovia’s Roberts International Airport, Liberia. The service, which will make a stop at Amilcar Cabral International Airport on Sal Island, Cape Verde, will start in June, 2009.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) will invest over $360 million in research and development in the Montreal area over the next three years following the Quebec government
