In a joint announcement BAE Systems Regional Aircraft and Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services, as a first step to developing a long-term relationship, have signed an agreement under which Ansett will relocate its current operations and inventory at Heathrow to the BAE Systems facility at Weybridge, UK. Inventory includes spares for civil aircraft of all
Southwest Airlines will be the first US carrier to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet access on multiple aircraft. With this innovation, Southwest Customers with a wi-fi enabled device will have full access to the Internet including e-mail, music, shopping, and virtual private networks (VPN) via a high-speed connection. Southwest Airlines is partnering with Southern California-based Row
Berlin software provider PACE and Lufthansa’s regional carrier Lufthansa CityLine introduced the new flight performance tool Pacelab CI OPS. The latest Pacelab product enables flexible cost index optimization at the flight planning stage and in tactical on-board flight management and was developed in close collaboration with experts of launch customer Lufthansa CityLine. The airline will
The Boeing Company has provided contracts worth more than $420 million to companies in Quebec. The announcement follows the Canadian government’s 2007 order for four C-17 Globemaster IIIs, the first two of which already are in service with Canadian Forces. As part of the C-17 acquisition contract, Boeing agreed to match the purchase price of
TAM Linhas Aereas has had its IOSA certificate (IATA Operational Safety Audit) renewed until January 2010. The certificate is the most thorough and widely accepted international verification of civil aviation operational safety. The IOSA registration revalidation, valid for the next two years, was granted to TAM after the conclusion of the auditing process by independents
Goodrich Corporation completed the acquisition of Skyline Industries, a leading manufacturer of lightweight crashworthy military helicopter seats and helicopter floor armor. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Skyline employs around 40 people at its Fort Worth, Texas facility. Major customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, Eurocopter, Bell Helicopter and Boeing. The company began
US Airways announced two new executive appointments in its Information Technologies group. Approved on January 17th by the airline
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies, to design, develop and supply the lighted control panels and dimming controllers for Sikorsky
Finnair has appointed as Vice President, Sustainable Development, Kati Iham
Virgin America appointed Tom Anderson as the next generation airline’s Senior Vice President of Technical Operations. An industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, Anderson will oversee the start-up carrier’s technical operations as it grows from a start-up to a major national carrier. Anderson joins Virgin America from SkyWorks Capital, where he led
