CFM International (CFM) has named Gaël Méheust as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Méheust is replacing Jean-Paul Ebanga, who had served as CFM president and CEO since February 2011 and has now moved to another position within Safran. CFM, the 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, is
At a press conference in Dubai on February 1, James Hogan, Etihad Aviation Group President and Chief Executive Officer, and Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced plans aimed at broadening the commercial partnership between the two airline giants. A US$100 million global catering contract has been agreed and a Memorandum of
Foreign investment in Iran is likely to have been weakened in light of President Trumps decision to ban the issuing of visas for nationals of seven mainly Muslim countries which may also slow down the implementation of existing plane deals agreed with both Boeing and Airbus, and Iran. Airbus’ problems exists because of the volume
Having cancelled 170 flights on Sunday, Delta Airlines Inc. had to cancel approximately 110 further flights this Monday, with additional cancellations possible, following a computer breakdown which left passengers stranded across the U.S. Today (Monday), FlightAware indicated that 180 Delta flights had been delayed as of 10.36 a.m. local time In a statement, Ed Bastian,
The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) has entered into an agreement with JR Technologies for the development, hosting and operation of the IATA Financial Gateway (IFG) payment solution, which is a turnkey IATA IT solution which will simplify the shopping-to-cash process for travel service suppliers. The introduction of a universal payment gateway through the IFG
Rolls-Royce has announced the launch of LessorCare, which “addresses lessors’ needs for a simple and flexible service offering. It draws together a range of services under one comprehensive framework, while still allowing lessor customers the opportunity to adapt the level of service through the life of the engine.” Prior to rolling out the complete program
Originally planned for its first delivery in 2013, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced the fifth delay in the delivery of Japan’s long-awaited regional jet, this time by two years, with the first customer delivery moved back from 2018 to 2020. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is Japan’s first domestically produced passenger plane for more than
Etihad Airways, the government-owned and Abu Dhabi-based carrier has announced that James Hogan is to step down as company president as part of a “transition process”. Having joined Etihad Airways in 2006 when the carrier was a regional short-haul airline with 22 aircraft, last year he was named President and Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation
Continued technical problems continue to dog the opening of Berlin’s new Brandenburg airport, meaning that the already three-times delayed opening will be delayed a fourth time and will not happen in 2017. The problems appear to remain connected with the smoke extraction system. According to Airportzentrale.de: “there are problems with several hundred doors and the
Rolls-Royce has reached an agreement with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as well as the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) in relation to “bribery and corruption involving intermediaries in a number of overseas markets” according to a press release from the company, issued January 17. The agreements
