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The Southwest Airlines Board of Directors appointed Daniel D. Villanueva and John Denison to the Board. Villanueva is a partner in RC Fontis, a California-based private equity firm. Villanueva previously was Managing Partner of Bastion Capital Corporation, a private equity investment fund. Denison has a long history in the airline industry. He previously served in […]

Aer Lingus has agreed a framework with SIPTU, which may deliver the required cost savings. This framework would not involve outsourcing. However, until these savings are verified and confirmed by the union, the outsourcing plans remain on the table. In this regard, SIPTU has indicated that it will be in a position to confirm the

Cessna Aircraft Company has achieved type certification for the Citation Mustang from Transport Canada and the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, leading the way for deliveries to begin to customers in both countries. The current fleet of Citation Mustangs totals 130 aircraft. The fleet has accumulated more than 19,000 flight hours, with the high-time aircraft logging

Keri Wiznerowicz has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Universal Asset Management (UAM). Wiznerowicz remains based at the company

Rolls-Royce released that it is consulting employee representatives about a proposed reduction of 140 jobs at its Assembly and Test facility in Derby, UK, which forms part of the Group

American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld, the leading quality global airline alliance, in succession to Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon, who has held the post for two years. Gerard Arpey will act as “first among equals” of the chief executives of the grouping’s

Frontier Airlines reports that Cameron Kenyon, the company’s Vice President of Flight Operations has been named interim President of Denver-based regional airline Lynx Aviation, effective Nov. 21. Lynx is a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. and operates feeder service for Frontier. Kenyon replaces Tom Nunn, who resigned as Lynx President in early November.

Southwest Airlines confirmed that it has submitted a bid that would allow the airline to assume ATA Airlines’ rights to operate at New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) Airport through a purchase of ATA Airlines. The bid was submitted in connection with the publicly announced auction process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis and consistent with

The Boeing Company announced plans to cut approximately 800 positions at its Integrated Defense Systems facility in Wichita during 2009. Boeing attributes the reductions to the end of some programs and the delay in the U.S. Air Force tanker-replacement program. The layoffs will impact managers and both salaried and hourly workers. Boeing will deliver 60-day

Bombardier announced that Ms. Jane F. Garvey is stepping down as Board member, effective November 18th. Ms. Garvey has accepted to serve on the transition team of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. Ms. Garvey