Willis Lease Finance Corporation released that Aloha Airlines has joined the North American engine sharing agreement. Members in the pooling arrangement include American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, WestJet and Alaska Airlines covering CFM56-7B engines used to power Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The North American pool, now with the addition of Aloha Airlines, represents over 500
AirTran Airways released that Stan Gadek, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will leave the company effective April 30, 2008, after eight years of service to the airline. AirTran Airways management and its board of directors have already started a search for his successor.
Embraer has released its projections for commercial air traffic demand in the Asia Pacific region and China over the next 20 years (2008-2027) during the Singapore Airshow 2008. Asia Pacific will grow at an annual rate of 5.3 percent and, particularly, China at 7.5 percent, which are well above the projected world average of 4.9
Aerospace Products International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Aviation Services and Dassault Falcon Jet announced the launch of a Logistics Services Program to support Dassault Falcon Jet customers operating in China. The Logistics Services Program will be based at API
Marc Newell has been named Western Regional Sales Director for bmi, the UK’s second largest scheduled airline. In his new position, Newell is responsible for key sales, marketing efforts and development of business strategies to maintain more than 150 accounts throughout the West. His sales territory includes the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho,
Qantas welcomed the Australia-US “open skies” agreement announced by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the airline had supported the Australian Government’s efforts to seek fully liberalised air services arrangements between the two countries at negotiations in Washington this week. This had been
Reduced A380 transition training for A320 Family, A330 or A340 qualified pilots has been jointly approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). The latest approval was obtained for the transition training from A320 Family aircraft to the A380 on 7th February 2008. This means that, for example, a
Bombardier Aerospace released that the Challenger 300 and Challenger 605 business jets have received Type Certification from the Ag
Lufthansa Technik Logistik has opened a new logistics facility in Frankfurt South, thus further strengthening its presence at Frankfurt airport. The new warehouse has just been ceremonially inaugurated after less than a year under construction. The new logistics facility will furnish services in the southern part of Frankfurt airport, where Lufthansa Technik
Lufthansa Technik has ordered the CTT Cair System to be installed in one VIP A330-200 aircraft. The installation will be performed during summer 2008. Cair is focused on the passengers
