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Pinnacle Airlines flight attendants ratify collective bargaining agreement

Pinnacle Airlines reported that its flight attendants ratified the tentative agreement reached on Oct. 12th. The ratification means the flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), will avoid the Section 1113 litigation process in bankruptcy court and is a critical part of the company’s restructuring plan. The contract remains subject to required […]

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Etihad Airways breaks ground on flight training centre extension

Etihad Airways Chief Operations Officer, Captain Richard Hill, has turned the first sod to mark the construction of a US$15.3m extension to the airline’s Flight Training Centre at its Abu Dhabi headquarters. The new 5,300 m² metre facility will house six flight simulator training bays, classrooms for pilot and cabin crew training, pilots’ briefing and

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GA Telesis Engine Services (Helsinki) and unions sign CLA agreement

GA Telesis has reached and signed amended collective labor agreements (“CLA”) with all of the unions representing the Finnair Engines Services (“FES”) employees that will become part of the newly formed GA Telesis Engines Services (“GATES”) division in Helsinki, Finland. Terms are agreed for five years. Signing the CLA paves the way for GA Telesis

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MIGHT signs MoU with PRI

The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), an agency under the Prime Minister’s Department, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 5th October 2012 with the Performance Review Institute (PRI), which administers the Nadcap program on behalf of the aerospace industry, marking another milestone in efforts to advance the competencies and competitiveness of the Malaysian

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Mitsui & Co. and GE Aviation form strategic partnership

Mitsui & Co. and GE Aviation announced a strategic partnership to support the development of key advanced technologies for GE’s next-generation of large commercial engines, including the engine study called the GE9X. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. Last year, Mitsui and GE Capital announced a strategic relationship through which Mitsui established an

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Air China and GA Telesis agree to start joint venture

Air China and GA Telesis have concluded their agreement to form the world’s largest China-based integrated commercial aerospace services provider. During a ceremony in Beijing, the companies signed all documents including their partnership agreement, to form GA Innovation China or Beijing Ji-An (“Beijing Ji-An, GAIC or the Company”) a 50/50 joint venture based in Beijing.

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EAN, Nigeria's first FBO, to partner with Banyan Air Service in Florida

Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN) which opened the first fully fledged FBO and MRO for business jets in Nigeria in July 2011, announced to work closely with Banyan Air Service, a Florida-based FBO operator. The new partnership will see Banyan transferring its extensive experience and skills to EAN by sharing knowledge, resources and contacts with the

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