Julian Scopes has been appointed President of BAE Systems India. Based at BAE Systems’ offices in New Delhi, Scopes will be responsible for defining and implementing BAE Systems’ strategy in India and will lead the company’s corporate initiatives in the Indian sub-continent. Scopes joins from BAE System’s London headquarters, where he was Head of Government
Stefan Schaffrath has been appointed new Head of Media Relations at Airbus S.A.S., effective 1 September 2008. In this position he will be responsible for the management and coordination of the Airbus’ press activities worldwide and act as the company
Precision Castparts Corp. has agreed to acquire Airdrome Holdings, LLC, which consists of Airdrome Precision Components (APC) and AF Aerospace Ltd. (AFA). APC, located in Long Beach, California, is a leading supplier of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid fittings primarily for airframe applications. AFA, located in Rugby, England, manufactures a variety of machined components for aerospace
Zoom Airlines has suspended operations with effect from Thursday 28 August 2008. Both Zoom Airlines Inc and Zoom Airlines Ltd, the Canadian and UK airlines, have started administration proceedings in their home countries. All Zoom flights have been cancelled and aircraft grounded.
Omni Air International, a Part 121 worldwide passenger charter airline, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has announced that Mr. Jeffrey C. Crippen has joined the airline as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Crippen, formerly President of Ryan International Airlines, brings a career of over 20 years of aviation expertise to complement the existing executive management
Boeing named Charlie Miller vice president of International Corporate Communications. Miller will be based in London and lead Boeing’s team of communications directors and outside agencies working in more than 30 key markets around the globe. He will oversee all communications activities for the company outside the United States, including media relations.
LAN CARGO will launch service between Miami and Guatemala City, Guatemala, and San Jose, Costa Rica in September of this year. This new operation will rely on a modern fleet of Boeing 767-300F aircraft which will be joined by new Boeing 777F aircraft during the first quarter of 2009. The cargo market between the U.S.
Another Qantas A380 milestone was reached in Hamburg, Germany, recently when the airline’s first aircraft flew for the first time in its new Qantas livery. VH-OQA (MSN014) took off with the aircraft’s new four-class cabin and systems subjected to flight conditions for the first time. Qantas has ordered 20 A380s. The airline will take delivery
TAM Cargo, the freight unit of TAM Linhas Aereas, inaugurates its largest freight terminal to date, in Manaus, Amazonas, which has an operational area of 2,160 square meters (three times the size of the former Manaus facility) and 540 square meters of administrative/commercial area. With more than 80 tons per day of storage capacity, the
Rolls-Royce has appointed Karin Ricketts as Manager, Corporate Communications, responsible for communications support of the company’s defense business in North America including Rolls-Royce North America Technologies Inc. – LibertyWorks.
