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Mesa Air Group pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), ratified a new agreement that contains numerous industry-standard and industry-leading provisions. This new collective bargaining agreement will provide Mesa pilots with immediate scheduling improvements, including a true definition of scheduled or actual flying time and the implementation of a Preferential […]

At their annual Board Meeting, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines have today voted to accept the application of Brussels Airlines to become a future member of the alliance. Brussels Airlines is the Belgian airline offering the widest choice of flights to and from the “capital” of Europe. With a fleet of 45

WNS, a provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced they have signed a six-year contract with SAS Airlines. This new contact is a renewal of WNS

Continental Airlines reported that an Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) inflight entertainment system is now available to economy class customers on all its Boeing 757-200 aircraft. All 39 757-200s currently in service have been fitted with the system, and the remaining two aircraft are currently being retrofitted and will re-enter service by Dec. 23, 2008. The

EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services, has opened an office at the National Research Council Canada

Embraer broke ground, for its first U.S. aircraft assembly plant and customer center at Melbourne International Airport, Florida. The new facility will be dedicated to the Company

China Southern Airlines has signed an agreement with the Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to supply eX2 on five A380-800 aircraft with the first deliveries slated to begin in 2009. In addition to this new contract, Panasonic will also supply eX2 on forthcoming Boeing 787s, and has supplied S3000i on China Southern Airlines’ A330-300 since 1993.

EADS North America will further expand the company’s U.S. industrial presence with the construction of a new 27,000-sq. ft. aircraft maintenance delivery center at the Mobile, Alabama facility of its EADS CASA North America business unit. This $5.6 million facility expansion, located at the Mobile Regional Airport, will provide a modern support, overhaul and modification

Aircell announced that Gogo Inflight Internet service is now commercially available for guests on select Virgin America flights. The launch marks the beginning of the carrier’s fleet-wide commercial rollout of the service. Multiple Virgin America aircraft will offer Gogo by the end of 2008, with the service expected to be available on all Virgin America

Boeing engineering and technical employees represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) IFPTE Local 2001 ratified four-year collective bargaining agreements covering nearly 21,000 employees in Washington, Oregon, California and Utah. SPEEA announced the result December 2nd, following a vote-by-mail process. Boeing and SPEEA leaders agreed Nov. 14 on the terms of