Northwest Airlines will reduce its frontline and management employees by 2,500 as a result of capacity reductions taken to address the unprecedented run-up in oil prices. In addition, NWA will match its competitors and charge fees for the first checked bag and for frequent flier award tickets, and increase the fees for ticket changes. In […]
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Mario Heinen has been appointed Executive Vice President, Head of the trans-national Centre of Excellence (COE) Fuselage and Cabin with immediate effect. This follows the departure of R
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Rolls-Royce and British Airways announced the start of a scientific test programme to investigate the viability of alternative fuels for the aviation industry. The in-depth study will seek to identify practical alternatives to the current industry-standard fuel kerosene, with the potential to make real reductions to the carbon footprint of aircraft. The companies will initiate
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Air Berlin and Thomas Cook Group informed the German Federal Cartel Office on July 11th about the withdrawal of the application to acquire Condor Flugdienst GmbH by Air Berlin. The September 2007 contract for acquiring Condor in the course of a share swap was cancelled by mutual agreement. Both companies have agreed to continue negotiations
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ExpressJet Airlines will suspend flying under several lines of its at-risk flying operations in September 2008. ExpressJet mutually agreed to terminate its agreements with Delta Air Lines effective September 1, 2008 and will cease its branded (XE) commercial passenger flight operations on September 2, 2008. The 39 aircraft currently used in these operations will be
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Boeing forecasts a $3.2 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next two decades, driven by an increasing demand for airplanes to replace older, less efficient aircraft. The Boeing 2008 outlook calls for a market of 29,400 new commercial airplanes (passenger and freighter) by 2027, with a balanced demand in aircraft by region. The
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Emirates Airline has announced plans to showcase the new, double-decker Airbus A380 during exclusive familiarization flights in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The familiarization flights will immediately follow the inaugural flight of the aircraft from Dubai to New York JFK on August 1st, 2008. Emirates’ San Francisco familiarization flight is scheduled for Monday, August 4th,
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Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey has a new chief executive officer. Mark Johnson has taken over the management of the Lufthansa Technik subsidiary with effect from 1 July. Based in Alzey near Frankfurt, the company employs a workforce of over 400 and specializes in the maintenance of regional aircraft engines. Mark Johnson succeeds Peter Kamenz, who
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Effective July 1, 2008, Holger Sindemann has taken the position of President and CEO of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture of MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airlines. In this role, he succeeds Walter Strakosch, who will take over as Senior Vice President Business Development MRO at MTU. Sindemann has been serving as MTU
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KOREAN AIR leased two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN 37162 and 37163, will be powered by CFM56-7B26/3 engines and are scheduled to deliver in March and April 2009. The lease terms are for 8 years each. MIAMI AIR INTERNATIONAL will lease one used Boeing 737-800 aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft, MSN
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