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Rockwell Collins has completed the acquisition of AR Group, and its affiliated companies, including Air Routing International, a premier provider of trip support services for business aircraft flight operations. Under the terms of the agreement, Rockwell Collins will acquire all outstanding shares of AR Group, Inc. and its affiliated companies. The acquisition is expected to […]

Ryanair announced it would open its 34th base at Leeds Bradford in March 2010 with two based aircraft and 14 new routes (17 in total) being launched. Ryanair will offer 63 weekly return flights to/from Leeds Bradford in an investment worth over $140 million in the airport.

TAM and Air China will begin operating codeshare flights that connect Sao Paulo and Beijing this month. Departing from Brazil on TAM, passengers will be able to purchase tickets to Beijing, with a connection in Madrid’s Barajas International Airport. There, they will have the services and support of Brazilian TAM personnel to make connections on

Astronics Corporation a has signed contracts with two Asian commercial airlines totaling approximately $7.4 million for its EMPOWER In-Seat Power Supply System (ISPS). The contracts include intelligent power control systems, in-seat power converters, cables, and ancillary equipment that allow passengers to connect their personal electronic devices (PED)

Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) jointly announced ratification of a two-year contract extension covering the airline’s 658 aircraft technicians. The extension was ratified by more than 77% of the technicians who voted. The extended contract, which becomes amendable on Oct. 17, 2011, provides technicians with a 1.5-percent pay scale increase on

Boeing released that the company’s training organization, Alteon, will be renamed Boeing Training & Flight Services. The new name will be phased in across the organization’s global network in the months ahead. The new name reflects the organization’s expanded capabilities for providing flight, maintenance, cabin safety and flight operations training. With the addition of flight

Premium AEROTEC has begun the construction of the new 25,000 m

Finnair Technical Services has reached a stabilisation agreement by which around 14 million euros of savings in personnel costs will be achieved within the unit by the end of 2010. All of the unit’s 1,600 employees, represented by five different personnel organisations, will participate in the agreement. The agreement is part of a previously announced

EADS has established a new subsidiary in Japan to help coordinate and support the Group

After more than four and a half years of contract negotiations with management, the Pinnacle Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int