Jim Moravecek has been named President of the Engine Alliance, a 50/50 joint venture of General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. Moravecek will succeed Bruce Hughes who will return to GE Aviation in a leadership position. Moravecek has been with Engine Alliance-partner Pratt & Whitney for 35 years. He assumes the Engine Alliance
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes announces that, effective June 16, 2008, Richard Lark will assume a new role as a member of the Company’s board of directors and as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Constantino de Oliveira Junior. As part of the board, Lark will continue to coordinate several of the Company’s policy and
United Airlines announced significant fleet, capacity and personnel changes, enabling the company to build a stronger, more competitive business better able to withstand record oil prices and a softening economy. United will remove a total of 100 aircraft from its mainline fleet, including the 30 previously announced Boeing 737s, and reduce its mainline domestic capacity
Thomas Bode has been appointed general manager, Pratt & Whitney Columbus Engine Center. Bode will manage all aspects of the Columbus Engine Center, with a strong focus on on-time customer delivery, business growth and product quality.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, together with Air France has selected the Enigma 3C Revision Manager to improve maintenance for its fleet of aircraft. Revision Manager is the second Enigma product implemented by KLM adding on to the Enigma 3C Platform currently being used to deliver airline maintenance data to all of its overhaul and line-maintenance
Airbus has selected Diehl/Thales as preferred bidder for its Laupheim site. Teams on both sides will now enter into negotiations on remaining details and take the next steps including confirmatory due diligence to achieve a final agreement as soon as possible. The Airbus plant in Laupheim employs a total of 1,100 employees. It produces cabin
Mesa Air Group Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA – News) today won a preliminary injunction in the Federal Court in Atlanta enjoining Delta Air Lines from terminating Freedom Air’s ERJ-145 contract. On March 28, 2008, Delta notified Mesa of its intent to terminate the Delta Connection Agreement among Delta, the Company, and Mesa’s wholly owned subsidiary, Freedom
Silverjet the all buisiness class airline has ceased operations on May 30th. Silverjet announced on May 23rd, 2008 that it had yet to receive the proceeds of the $5.0 million drawdown request made under its loan facility with Viceroy Holdings LLC (
AMR announced the first round of reductions to its flight schedule as part of its previously announced plans to reduce capacity in an effort to significantly reduce costs and create a more sustainable supply-and-demand balance in the market. The actions come in the face of skyrocketing fuel prices and a softening economy. To effect these
Concurrent a worldwide provider of integrated Linux solutions, and The FTI Group announced the successful delivery of a simulation system for the German Airbus project that will result in improved quality and reduced costs while enabling a faster time to market. The system will be used for the Airbus A320 High Lift System (HLSS), responsible
