The Lufthansa Cargo Executive Board and Works Council have reached agreement on the introduction of short time. The details of a corresponding company accord are to be finished by a negotiating commission as soon as possible. Short time would affect around 2,600 employees of the Lufthansa cargo carrier in Germany. The envisaged measures will allow
SAS Group released that the sale of 47.2% holding in airBaltic to the management of airBaltic, has been completed and payment in respect of the shares has been received in accordance with the announced terms.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft stated that its lease portfolio and support businesses remained strong in 2008, despite the difficult economic climate. During 2008 the Asset Management team of Regional Aircraft placed 75 aircraft through new leases, extensions with existing customers and sales. The Avro RJ portfolio remained strong in Europe, but is also finding favour
Japan Airlines (JAL) became the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel primarily refined from the energy crop, camelina. It was also the first demo flight using a combination of three sustainable biofuel feedstocks, as well as the first one using Pratt & Whitney engines. The results of the flight are
Qantas has opened a new Centre of Service Excellence in Sydney to provide enhanced training for over 18,000 staff from across the Qantas Group. Qantas Executive General Manager, Mr John Borghetti, said the $10 million investment was a sign of the airline’s commitment to setting new, world-leading customer service standards. “Qantas has set a wide
DHL Express has been chosen by A J Walter Aviation, the aircraft support specialist, to manage all inbound and outbound delivery requirements. The cost saving contract is valued at
The first scheduled service to be operated by the new Lufthansa Italia airline is scheduled for take-off on 2 February 2009. The maiden flight is from Milan to Barcelona and a second flight will take off for Paris. Customers from Milan and the Lombardy region will in future have a choice of eight new non-stop
A leading aircraft trading company is seeing a sustained demand for executive jets, as buyers take advantage of competitive prices for new and used executive aircraft. Twinjet Aircraft Sales says it has not experienced any decline in purchase enquiries over the past six months, attributing the lower prices to a greater availability of new and
Universal Asset Management announced the addition of a new 10,000 square-foot repair facility – Universal Air Repair, LLC. Pending FAA certification, this subsidiary will be UAM
Europe Airpost, the pan-European charter operator, has chosen AD Aerospace, an AD Group company, to supply CabinVu-123 to improve safety and security on board its aircraft. CabinVu-123 increases cockpit security by giving the pilots
