IBM in Korea announced that it has renewed a ten-year outsourcing agreement with Korean Air, one of the leading airlines in Asia Pacific. Under the agreement, signed in December 2008, IBM will manage the data center for Korean Air for the next ten years. Since 1998, IBM has been providing IT management services to Korean
In the SAS Group Interim Report from the third quarter of 2008, SAS reported it has a total cost gap of approximately SEK 4 billion compared to relevant benchmarks. The cost gap is now being reduced to SEK 2.5 billion. Most of the remaining cost gap is attributable to other parts of SAS, and the
Flying Colours, an Ontario, Canada-based completion center, announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage the paint scheme refurbishment for Flight Options, a leading provider of private jet travel services. With their commitment to provide the premier customer service experience in private jet travel, Flight Options has undertaken an extensive rebranding process that
Rolls-Royce has assumed the title to over 1,000 acres at Crosspointe Centre, an important step in the continuing development of the company
Pinnacle Airlines has entered into an agreement with Continental Airlines to increase the number of Q400 aircraft operated by Colgan Air, PNCL’s wholly owned subsidiary, as a Continental Connection carrier. Colgan will purchase and take delivery of 15 additional Q400 aircraft to be operated under the capacity purchase agreement (the “CPA”) between Continental Airlines and
Ryanair announced on Jan14th that it will add new Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Alicante (up one to four) from June, Bristol (up two to four) from July and Edinburgh (up two to four) from March in an expansion which will bring four new routes to Alicante, 12 to Bristol and seven to Edinburgh with an
Air Canada reported that it has reached a tentative, three-year labour contract with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 2002. The agreement is subject to a ratification vote by union members and covers approximately 5,000 CAW represented Customer Service and Sales Agents employed by Air Canada. The proposed agreement also provides for a detailed plan
On January 14th Airbus started construction work on the final assembly line for the A350 XWB, the new highly efficient wide-body aircraft scheduled to enter service in 2013. The 74,000 m2 factory will house the first stages of final assembly for the A350 XWB: the joining up of the fuselage and wings. Aircraft testing and
GKN Aerospace, a leading manufacturer of aircraft transparencies, has partnered with A J Walter Aviation, specialists in the supply repair and lease of commercial aircraft spare parts, to provide customers with a one-stop service for all AOG requirements. Since 1st December 2008 all GKN customers who have products manufactured by GKN’s Kings Norton, Birmingham and
2008 was one of the best years on record for air safety, according to the latest data from Ascend, a leading provider of information and consultancy to the global aerospace industry. Ascend
