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PAL Express, the new, low-fares brand of Philippine Airlines, completed its inaugural flight to Caticlan on May 5, 2008. The new carrier, which operates a fleet of nine modern Bombardier Q300 and Q400 turbo-propeller aircraft, will boost services on May 19 when it opens a hub in Cebu. PAL Express will fly a total of […]

United Airlines named Pete McDonald chief administrative officer and John Tague chief operating officer — two key appointments that will streamline the organization and enable the company to accelerate improvement in both revenue and cost performance, while combining critical corporate functions to capture internal synergies and better enable execution of its business strategy.

Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services and business solutions firm, confirmed that it has renewed its managed services contract with Virgin Atlantic. By entrusting the management of its IT infrastructure and applications management to TCS, Virgin Atlantic is in a position to focus on core business activities and flex with the future challenges of

SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, signed a SkyTeam Alliance Associate Adherence Agreement (SAAAA) agreement with the Romanian airline TAROM, indicating the airline is on the track to join the alliance as an Associate airline. As part of the process, TAROM must meet a set of predetermined requirements, in areas such as operations, technologies and products,

SkyWorks Capital Asia announced the appointment of Ian F. Reid as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from May 1st, 2008. Mr. Reid has joined Swire Pacific Limited from his former position as Senior Vice President at RBS Aviation Capital, Hong Kong. Prior to joining RBS, he was Managing Director-Asia for JP Morgan

Qantas Freight Enterprises signed an agreement to purchase national trucking business Jets Transport Express (Jets), which specialises in interstate air freight movements. Executive General Manager, Qantas Freight Enterprises Grant Fenn said the acquisition of Jets, which would be completed by the end of May, would increase the breadth of Qantas’ air freight capability and improve

SR Technics has announced a change at the top in its communications team. Regula Weyermann, Senior Vice President Corporate & Marketing Communications, will leave the company at the end of May to take on a new challenge in another industry. She will be succeeded by Marco Imboden, who is currently the company

On its fifth anniversary of operations in Canada, Turbomeca Canada is inaugurating a 16,000 square feet extension to satisfy increasing demand from operators of Turbomeca turboshaft engines, especially in Canada and North America. The Mirabel site has enjoyed constant growth over its first five years. Since inaugurating the facilities with a team of 18 staff

Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has appointed Renee Skinner, CPA, Vice President – Accounting & Finance, and CFO of its operating subsidiaries. Skinner has over 20 years of financial experience in the aviation industry. Prior to joining PAG, she was the Vice President & Controller for World Airways in Peachtree City.

Qantas Airways said it had put in place contingencies to alleviate possible capacity constraints caused by the further delay of the B787 Dreamliner. The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Airways, Mr Geoff Dixon, said that Qantas was not surprised by the further delay announced by Boeing. “We are, however, very disappointed that Boeing has again