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ExpressJet received final approval from all of the national offices for its labor unions to execute the new agreements recently ratified by their respective members. Each of these agreements will be retroactive to November 1 and allow ExpressJet to begin realizing $20 million annually in cost savings from its four unions representing the pilots and […]

Seabury Group has formed a Hong Kong subsidiary, Seabury Aviation & Aerospace Asia (Hong Kong) Ltd. (

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Aircell, a leading provider of airborne communications, released that aviation industry veteran John Wade has joined the company as Senior Vice President and General Manager — Business Aviation Services. Mr. Wade will be responsible for overseeing the success and direction of Aircell’s rapidly growing Business Aviation Services division in Broomfield, Colo. As part of Aircell’s

BAE Systems announced two new appointments to its senior management team; Raj Rajagopal becomes Managing Director, Corporate Responsibility and Deborah Allen becomes Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Responsibility.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

AAR reported that Donald J. Wetekam was elected an Officer of the Company. Wetekam serves as Group Vice President of the Company’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) segment and is responsible for overseeing AAR’s MRO activities, growing the Company’s domestic and international MRO business and expanding the Company’s offerings for government and defense customers.

Allegiant Air has extended its Air Transportation Charter Agreement with Harrah’s Operating Company. Under the three-year agreement, Allegiant will dedicate three 130-seat MD-87 jet aircraft to the program. Allegiant Air has provided air charter services for Harrah’s since 2002. The new contract begins Jan. 1, 2009, and Allegiant will continue to base aircraft in Tunica,

Malaysia Airlines has teamed with AeroMobile, one of the world

Czech Airlines successfully passed the final stage of an environmental audit according to the ISO 14001 international norm. The certification audit took place in two rounds, from July to October. The audit focused on flight and ground operations, technical aircraft maintenance, training programmes, and sales and support activities. The outcome of the audit shows that,