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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved the application for Continental Airlines to join the existing antitrust immunized alliance including United Airlines and eight other Star Alliance member carriers. We are pleased to receive final approval from the Department of Transportation,” said Larry Kellner, Continental’s chairman and CEO. “Continental is working to provide a seamless

The SAS Group has signed a five year, full content agreement with Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, guaranteeing its travel agents access to the full range of fares and inventory of SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Wider

Chromalloy announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with TSI Aviation for sales and marketing of aerospace services and equipment to operators in Latin America. The agreement with TSI Aviation expands Chromalloy’s Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts, High Pressure Turbine (HPT) blades and DER repairs to aircraft operators across Mexico, Central America and

Delta Air Lines and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group announced they plan to seek regulatory approval to form a joint venture that will expand both carriers’ reach between the U.S. and Australia and the South Pacific. The alliance will allow Delta and the Virgin Blue Airlines Group to compete more effectively in those markets by

American Airlines has entered into a frequent flyer agreement with GOL Airlines that will provide benefits to members of both American’s AAdvantage and GOL’s Smiles programs. American also announced that the two carriers signed a code share agreement, which is planned for later this year, that will offer customers a smoother, more-convenient travel experience when

Austrian Cargo and Jade Cargo International are setting a new standard in the expansion of Vienna as a cargo hub for Central and Eastern Europe: in a first step, the Chinese all-cargo carrier based in Shenzhen will begin flying the Seoul-Shanghai-Vienna-Frankfurt-Seoul route twice a week with immediate effect. A Boeing B747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) aircraft

GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a world-class carbon composites manufacturing Center of Excellence on the TUM campus in Garching, near Munich, Germany. The Center of Excellence will focus on automated manufacturing of complex composite

Airbus has launched a study for reinforcing flight data recovery, including, but not limited to, extended data transmission for commercial airliners, so that in the event of accidents, critical flight information can still be recovered and released to the investigating authorities. The study will be conducted by Patrick Gavin, Head of Airbus Engineering, and Charles

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and DETA Air, a leading cargo operator in central Asia, signed a General Terms Agreement (G.T.A.) to engage in long-term strategic cooperative efforts. In the first phase of the agreement, IAI