At the 455th meeting of the BACA Council (BACA, the Worldwide Association of Air Charter Professionals) on February 15th, Nick Weston of Weston Aviation was elected to the position of BACA Deputy Chairman. He will share the role with Volker Meissner of ARGUS International during a transition period as BACA moves forward to its next
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has reported that Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a provider of medium wide-body aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, has selected IFS Maintenix to deliver comprehensive fleet maintenance management across its two cargo airline subsidiaries – ABX Air and Air Transport International – and its aircraft leasing
SR Technics, a Swiss-based MRO service provider, has appointed Thomas Kennedy, as Vice President Component Maintenance and Managing Director for SR Technics in Malaysia, and Dirk Petereit as Vice President Sales APAC. Thomas Kennedy, previously Vice President Sales APAC, reports directly to Oliver Grassmann, Head of Component Services. Dirk Petereit has been appointed as Vice
GE and Tata group, India’s leading global enterprise, have held the ground-breaking ceremony for a world class Structural Center of Excellence (COE) focused on aero-engine components. The manufacturing facility will be located in Adibatla, Hyderabad. The COE will incorporate latest technologies from GE and best manufacturing practices to deliver complex high precision aero-engine components to
Embraer Defense & Security announced at the Singapore Airshow, the signing of a Letter of Intent with aviation services company SkyTech for up to six new KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft. The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defense projects and both companies have also agreed on a potential strategic collaboration to jointly explore new business opportunities
Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines, arrived at the airline’s hub in Almaty, Kazakhstan on December 30 and is scheduled to start passenger service on January 16.
Triumph Group has released that its Integrated Systems business unit will provide the landing gear system for the Dream Chaser® spacecraft, a reusable, lifting-body vehicle in support of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) program that will resupply the International Space Station. The contract for work was signed with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and includes
Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services has placed a firm order for three additional Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction represents the conversion to firm orders of three of the five Q400 NextGen aircraft included in a Letter of Intent (LOI) announced at the Farnborough Airshow on July 15th, 2014. Based at Al Bateen Executive Airport, Falcon
Republic Airways Holdings has named Cliff Van Leuven vice president, Customer Service to oversee its Frontier Airlines branded operations. Jerry Balsano, Republic Airways vice president, Customer Service, will continue to focus on the customer service needs of the Company’s legacy partners: American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta, United Airlines and US Airways.
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), the British Airways Company Council of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA-BACC) and Sindicato Espa
