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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Holding (DAE), the global aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation, announced the retirement of its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bob Johnson. Johnson, who became DAE

Airbus officially opened a new A380 Delivery Centre on July 7th, at the manufacturer

Bombardier Aerospace announced the appointment of Tim Lakata as director, Learjet sales, Northeast United States, Bombardier Business Aircraft. Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Lakata will oversee all Learjet sales for Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia.

EADS and DAHER announce the opening of exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of a majority interest by DAHER in EADS Socata. Bringing together DAHER and EADS Socata would allow the creation of a major actor in the area of aerostructures and business aviation and develop joint projects in these two areas, in particular with regards

Spirit Airlines attacks record high fuel prices by revising 2008 growth, cutting 15% of non-fuel costs, continuing to increase non-ticket revenue and continuing to Spirit is targeting a 15% reduction in non-fuel expenses ensuring Spirit’s costs remain the lowest in the Americas. Spirit is carefully evaluating every expense and is working with all stakeholders to

Unite announced that British Airport Authority workers have voted to accept the pensions package secured by their union from their employer. Seven out of ten Unite members voted to accept the deal which includes a 12-year protection and guarantees for existing members in the company’s Final Salary Pension Scheme while introducing a world class defined

CSC has signed a new information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft Corp. The nine-year agreement is an extension of services that began in 2002. Under the new contract, CSC will continue to manage Hawker Beechcraft’s IT infrastructure, including midrange computers and desktops, help desk operations, IT security, engineering computing, voice and

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the certification of three new TSA canine teams to enhance explosives detection capabilities at Virginia’s Dulles International Airport air cargo facilities. The Dulles teams began training in January and graduated after a 10-week training course at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The teams have certified in their local

Frontier Airlines has promoted Edward (Ted) Christie III to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Christie had been serving as Senior Vice President of Finance for the airline.

Jim Moravecek has been named President of the Engine Alliance, a 50/50 joint venture of General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. Moravecek will succeed Bruce Hughes who will return to GE Aviation in a leadership position. Moravecek has been with Engine Alliance-partner Pratt & Whitney for 35 years. He assumes the Engine Alliance