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Aviation industry veteran David N. Siegel, the former CEO of Gate Gourmet Group and US Airways Group, has been named president and CEO of XOJET, one of the world

The Boeing is combining Alteon, a wholly owned subsidiary, and existing training groups within Boeing Commercial Airplanes to form a new, unified training organization. The new training organization retains the Alteon name as a business unit within Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. The new organization takes advantage of both Commercial Airplanes and Alteon resources to provide

Embraer celebrated the opening of its hangar at Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, Conn. This is the second of three new service centers the Company will have up and running in the U.S. for its executive jets this fall. These facilities are part of an investment of over $100 million in the infrastructure and

Pinnacle Airlines said that its Pinnacle Airlines subsidiary will operate additional CRJ-900 aircraft for Delta Air Lines on a short-term basis beginning in October 2008. Pinnacle currently has eleven CRJ-900 aircraft in its fleet, with nine aircraft in service under its Delta Connection Agreement. Pinnacle will receive three CRJ-900s in October and four more in

FreeFlight Systems, an international supplier of professional-grade navigation systems for commercial and military aircraft, announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by a new executive management team and their financial partner, Elm Creek Partners. The new team officially assumed responsibility for corporate operations on July 15, 2008. Led by Tim Taylor as Chief Executive Officer,

The SAS Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH regarding final negotiations on a new catering contract in Scandinavia, which are scheduled to be completed within two weeks. The contract applies to catering supplies for SAS Scandinavian Airlines departures from Copenhagen, Stockholm/Arlanda, Gothenburg, Malm

Flight Options, reported that Julie Boland has been named Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, she served as VP, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary of Oglebay Norton Company. Prior to joining Oglebay Norton, Ms. Boland worked at both Goldman Sachs in London and JP Morgan in New York, Chicago and London.

L2 Consulting Services has been selected by a Major US Carrier (unnamed at this point) to certify an International Communications Group (ICG) Iridium NxtLink 220A Iridium satellite communication system on 737NG aircraft. The certification is being undertaken to allow voice and ACARS operations beyond land-based VHF coverage. The ICG Iridium NxtLink 220A device is a

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the signing of an agreement with Carson Helicopters that will lead to the launch of a modernization program for the legendary S-61 Sikorsky helicopter. Approximately 620 S-61 helicopters remain in service in both the commercial and military markets worldwide. The aircraft first began flying in 1959, and the more than 1,000

FirstFlight, a charter management and aviation services company, reported that aviation industry veteran Gary Hart has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hart has 25 years of executive management and operations experience in aviation.