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Ryanair confirmed that it has given 30 days notice to Expedia that its hotel contract will end following Expedia

ExpressJet Holdings reported that it reached tentative agreements with all four of its labor unions representing the pilots and instructors, mechanics, flight attendants and dispatchers. Voting is scheduled to be completed by November 1. If ratified, ExpressJet expects to realize $20 million in labor cost savings needed under the amended capacity purchase agreement with Continental

Franklin C. Miller has been appointed to EADS North America’s Board of Directors, as well as the Honorable Trent Lott. Miller is bringing significant experience from a distinguished public career that included senior positions in the White House and the Defense Department as well as time at the Department of State and in the U.S.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC), reported that Sidney E. Anderson will join the company as its new Chief Financial Officer following a brief transition period and appointment by the Board of Directors at its next meeting on November 6-7, 2008. Anderson has been with United Technologies since 1999, most recently as Vice President, Finance and Treasury

Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines announced an agreement to the formation of an alliance of wide-ranging proportions that will help both carriers to significantly rationalize and reduce costs and provide improved standards of service and a wider choice of air travel options to consumers with immediate effect. The two airlines will be able to rationalize

CSC has signed a new information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with very light jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation. The new agreement has a five-year base period and three one-year options, bringing the estimated total eight-year contract value to $106 million.

Boeing released that mediated talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers adjourned without an agreement. No new talks are currently scheduled. Approximately 27,000 employees in Washington, Oregon and Kansas have been on strike since Sept. 6.

Sagem Avionics of Grand Prairie, Texas, and JetDirect Aviation of Burlingame, California, announced that they are combining efforts to establish an industry leading Corporate Flight Operational Quality Assurance (C-FOQA) program. Sagem Avionics

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. is launching a new “Comfort Class” on VARIG’s medium- haul international flights. Beginning October 16, 2008, flights from Rio de Janeiro (Tom Jobim-Galeao) and Sao Paulo (Guarulhos) to Bogota, Caracas and Santiago served by VARIG’s Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft will offer the new Comfort Class, which provides passengers with

As part of the exclusive negotiations held between the Daher group and EADS for the acquisition of a majority interest by Daher in EADS Socata, EADS has announced that the Central Councils and Works Councils of the three entities have all voted in favour of the acquisition. Establishing links between Daher and EADS Socata should