Bogi Nils Bogason has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Icelandair Group, starting October 10, 2008 Bogi Nils Bogason served as an auditor and partner at KPMG in Iceland during 1993-2004. He was CFO at Icelandic Group from 2004-2006 and CFO at Askar Capital from January 2007.
HEICO Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mark H. Hildebrandt to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Hildebrandt, who is not affiliated with HEICO, is considered an “independent” member of the Company’s Board and he replaces Joseph W. Pallot, who resigned to become HEICO’s full-time General Counsel. Accordingly, approximately two-thirds of
Embraer opened its 47,700 square-foot (4,431 square-meter) hangar, on September 15th, at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, in Arizona, United States. The new facility is dedicated to full-service care for the Company
Vought Aircraft Industries will supply the wings for Northrop Grumman’s platform aircraft for the U.S. Navy
Discovery Air said that the board of directors terminated David Taylor as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. Taylor and Ian McLean resigned from the Board at the same meeting. David Jennings has been appointed the interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Air.
Frontier Airlines announced it will begin charging a $15 fee for a first checked bag, effective for travel after Nov. 1, 2008.
US Airways announced changes to its executive team, including the promotion of David Seymour to Senior Vice President, technical operations and the expanded roles of Senior Vice President, Marketing and Planning Andrew Nocella and Vice President, Human Resources Daniel Pon. The company previously communicated to its employees the departures of Senior Vice President and Chief
TAM Linhas Aereas will be the first airline in the Americas to offer onboard mobile phone service on its Airbus A320s, to be provided by OnAir — a joint venture of Airbus and Sita, an organization that develops cutting edge technology for aviation. A partnership signed with the company will enable TAM passengers to use
Sabre Holdings announced the acquisition of Flight Explorer, a leading provider of Commercial Aircraft Situation Display (ASD) solutions providing real-time tracking, reporting, and display of en-route aircraft. This acquisition is part of Sabre
