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Vought Aircraft Industries will supply the wings for Northrop Grumman’s platform aircraft for the U.S. Navy

Discovery Air said that the board of directors terminated David Taylor as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. Taylor and Ian McLean resigned from the Board at the same meeting. David Jennings has been appointed the interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Air.

TAM Linhas Aereas will be the first airline in the Americas to offer onboard mobile phone service on its Airbus A320s, to be provided by OnAir — a joint venture of Airbus and Sita, an organization that develops cutting edge technology for aviation. A partnership signed with the company will enable TAM passengers to use

Sabre Holdings announced the acquisition of Flight Explorer, a leading provider of Commercial Aircraft Situation Display (ASD) solutions providing real-time tracking, reporting, and display of en-route aircraft. This acquisition is part of Sabre

Saab and Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) have signed a letter of intent regarding establishment of an Aeronautical Design and Development Centre (ADDC) in India. The vision for the centre is to serve the global aeronautical market. The centre will create design and development capabilities within India for both military and civil aeronautical applications. This

Avcorp Industries has signed an agreement with Cessna Aircraft Company to supply the tail assembly for Cessna’s new Citation CJ4 business jet. The agreement includes detail tooling fabrication along with manufacture, assembly, product support and spares for the Citation CJ4. The contract is expected to generate approximately US $110 million in revenue over the first

Southwest Airlines reported that Tammy Romo, Vice President and Controller is now the Vice President Financial Planning. In this new role, she will lead the Company’s Financial Planning department, the Revenue and Traffic Analysis group, and she will continue to oversee Investor Relations. She will still report directly to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial

Bank of America and Pro Airways, an aviation services provider, announced a strategic alliance that provides preferred financing terms for clients who finance their aircraft through Bank of America and take advantage of the business aircraft management services of Pro Airways, LLC. In addition to the preferred financing terms, clients who select Pro Airways to

Ryanair has had to postpone the opening of its Edinburgh base as a result of strike action at airplane manufacturer Boeing. The six week deferral of the opening, from 23rd September to 5th November is as a result of Boeing being unable to deliver the new aircraft Ryanair has purchased to operate on its new

AP Labs announced the launch of a new business unit called AP Avionx . AP Avionx is a premier supplier of integrated hardware systems for the commercial aerospace industry and In-Flight Entertainment & Communication (IFE&C) market in particular. Due to the escalating demand from commercial and private aircraft passengers to access in-flight broadband services, the