The Boeing Company named Antonio De Palmas as president of European Union and NATO Relations. De Palmas will be responsible for working with all European institutions and representing Boeing interests at the EU, European Parliament and NATO. He will be based in Brussels, Belgium, and report to Shep Hill, president, Boeing International. De Palmas has
Goodrich Corporation has appointed Mike Gardiner as President of its Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems business unit. Gardiner, formerly President of the Power Systems business, will report to Curtis Reusser, Segment President, Electronic Systems. Gardiner replaces Marc Duvall, who is joining Goodrich’s Aerostructures business as Vice President and General Manager. Duvall will report to
Avantairt has promoted Richard Pytak to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective April 11, 2008. John Waters, Avantair’s former Chief Financial Officer, has departed the Company, and resigned his position as a director of the Company, effective April 11, 2008.
easyJet has informed BAA that it intends to withhold part of the price increase being imposed on it at Gatwick Airport, pending the outcome of a Judicial Review. In a letter to BAA
AAR announced that The Boeing Company has issued a Multi Operator Message (“MOM”) to its 707, 747, 757 and 767 customers, dated April 8, 2008, referencing the FAA South Florida FSDO notice (UPN No. 2008-S2008 0110024) issued on March 25, 2008 (“FAA Notice”) regarding enamel paint applied by AAR to the inside surfaces of the
American Airlines has canceled 595 MD80 flights on Friday, April 11, as it works to complete the inspections of its MD-80 fleet. The airline continues efforts to re-accommodate customers affected by this week’s activity. As of Thursday afternoon, 132 MD-80 aircraft were returned to service. On Thursday American Airlines canceled over 930 flights related to
JetBlue Airways Corporation announced that David Neeleman, Founder of JetBlue Airways and Chairman of the Board of Directors, will not be standing for re-election at its 2008 Annual Shareholders meeting, to be held May 15, 2008. Mr. Neeleman recently announced plans to start a new airline based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will be devoting
Aer Lingus and United Airlines, a leading US domestic and international airline, will commence a codeshare agreement that will enable seamless booking on each other’s flights from 1 November, 2008. The agreement was signed by Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion and United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton in Chicago. The codeshare agreement will cover all seven
Qantas Airways said it had put in place contingencies to alleviate possible capacity constraints caused by the further delay of the B787 Dreamliner. The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Airways, Mr Geoff Dixon, said that Qantas was not surprised by the further delay announced by Boeing. “We are, however, very disappointed that Boeing has again
American Airlines canceled several hundred flights again on April 8th, to conduct additional inspections of its MD-80 fleet to ensure precise and complete compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s airworthiness directive related to the bundling of wires in the aircraft’s wheel wells. These inspections — based on FAA audits — are related to detailed, technical
