Petters Aviation has acquired Southwest Aviation (d/b/a Charter First and operated by Midwest Aviation), a private air charter carrier based in Marshall, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Charter First was formed in 1962 and is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Air Carrier operating a diverse fleet of jet and turboprop aircraft.
Lufthansa and the ver.di trade union reached a new agreement on August 1st. From July 1st, 2008, ground staff will receive a pay rise of 5.1% and a further increase of 2.3% from July 1st., 2009. Additionally, the employees are to get a one-off payment, including a performance-related component depending on their business segment, of
TAM Airlines, a company of Grupo TAM with headquarters in Asuncion, Paraguay, is going to adopt a management model based on the three pillars that support the company’s activities: Service Excellence, Technical and Operational Excellence, and Managerial Excellence. TAM Airlines has been the new name of TAM Mercosur since last March, pursuant to the guidelines
The Boeing Company announced that its Fabrication manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded an ISO 14001 environmental management system certification from Det Norske Veritas, an accredited certification body of quality, environmental and safety management systems. ISO 14001 confirms Boeing’s Salt Lake City facility has a certified system in place to monitor,
British Airways and Iberia are holding talks with a view to an all-share merger between the two companies. The negotiations are supported unanimously by the boards of both companies. The British Airways and Iberia brands would be retained as part of a combined group. Iberia’s chairman and chief executive, Fernando Conte, said: “A merger would
James Stewart has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SR Technics and Member of the Group Executive Board. He will assume his new position on August 11, succeeding former CFO Georg Radon, who left SR Technics in May 2008 to become CFO of Swiss Federal Railways. Peter Ilg, who has served as interim
AD Aerospace has obtained a Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its CabinVu and CabinVu-123 Cockpit Door Monitoring Systems on Boeing 737 aircraft. These systems enhance the security of a passenger airliner by helping to protect the cockpit from Hijack and Air Rage incidents by providing
The Chairman of Qantas Airways Limited, Mr Leigh Clifford, announced that Alan Joyce would become Chief Executive Officer of Qantas upon the retirement of Geoff Dixon. Mr Clifford said Mr Joyce, currently Chief Executive Officer of Qantas subsidiary airline Jetstar, was an outstanding executive with wide experience in all facets of the airline industry. Geoff
Korean Air, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have entered into a codeshare agreement and expanded frequent flier partnership that will allow members to earn and redeem miles in either Korean Air’s SKYPASS or the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program. Customers can take advantage of the new partnership from Korean Air’s West Coast gateways of Seattle,
Dutch airline Martinair has chosen Getronics and IBM to manage part of Martinair’s IT organization. In terms of the five-year agreement, Getronics and IBM will manage part of Martinair’s front and back office applications. From its Aviation Competence Center in Amsterdam, IBM will also help the airline to develop new services that will benefit its
