JetBlue Airways Corporation and Aer Lingus, Ireland’s low-fares counterpart, officially announced that their industry-first strategic partnership will come into effect on April 3, 2008. The innovative partnership will enable Irish and U.S. customers to book a single low fare reservation between Ireland and more than 40 continental U.S. destinations, connecting through JetBlue’s home base at
British Airways is to launch double daily direct business class-only flights from New York to London City airport next year. The new flights will operate on Airbus A318 aircraft with 32 seats onboard. The airline has ordered two A318 aircraft to operate these flights. They will be the first A318s in the British Airways fleet
Airbus released that Harald Wilhelm has been appointed Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect, replacing Hans-Peter Ring, who will remain Chief Financial Officer of the EADS group. Until now, Harald Wilhelm was Chief Controlling Officer and deputy to the Chief Financial Officer as from January 2007. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President, Airbus
Vought Aircraft Industries recently appointed Ron Muckley to the position of Vice President
airBaltic, Latvia’s national airline, has selected AD Aerospace, UK, to provide video based cockpit security systems for Boeing 737 and 757 commercial airliners. The CabinVu-123 Cockpit Door Monitoring Systems will enhance pilots situational awareness with a clear view of any activity outside the cockpity door and in the adjacent galleys, and enhances the secutiy of
Maguire Aviation has entered into an agreement with Skytrails Aviation (“Skytrails”), a fixed based operator (
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed its investigation of the pending acquisition of Midwest Air Group by Midwest Air Partners, LLC, an affiliate of TPG Capital. As a result, the parties are able to close the acquisition in compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The acquisition is expected to close
JetWorks Leasing will adopt the name SkyWorks Leasing effective immediately. JetWorks was founded in 2004 as an affiliated company of SkyWorks Capital to concentrate on asset management, operating leasing and related services whereas Capital is focused on a wide array of financial advisory services to the commercial aviation and aerospace industries. During the past three
Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots
Continental Airlines has entered into an agreement with LiveTV, that will allow Continental to offer 36 channels of live, inflight satellite-based television programming provided by DIRECTV, the nation’s leading satellite television provider, at every seat on Continental’s new generation aircraft. The service is expected to be available to customers on flights operating within the continental
