Mesa Air Group released that on August 1, 2008, Mesa received notification from Delta that it is terminating Freedom’s CRJ-900 Delta Connection agreement, once again alleging Freedom failed to maintain specified operational performance, as outlined in the contract. Mesa strongly disputes these allegations and intends to vigorously defend its contractual rights. Freedom currently operates seven
Diehl and Thales have signed a contract for the purchase of Airbus’ site in Laupheim. From October 1st, all operational business and assets of the Laupheim site will be transferred to Diehl/Thales. The Airbus plant in Laupheim employs a total of 1,100 employees and has currently an annual revenue base of 240 million Euros. It
Development is now underway at the new Rolls-Royce aerospace manufacturing facility located on 1,000 acres of the Crosspointe Center property in Prince George County, Virginia. Clearing of the first 60 acre parcel began on July 21. Once clearing is complete, Rolls-Royce will break ground and begin construction of the first building. Crosspointe will manufacture, assemble
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
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,
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
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
