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Delta Air Lines was notified by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) that pre-merger Northwest technicians voted to approve an agreement on seniority integration. In mid-December, the Delta TechOps Seniority Integration Committee and the Northwest Committee partnered to reach a tentative agreement on a combined seniority list covering technicians and other TechOps employees. The integrated

Volvo Aero released that it will play a vital role in Clean Sky, the largest EU project to date in the aerospace field. Volvo Aero has received a role in the subprojects regarding open-rotor engines, which could reduce fuel consumption by 15 to 20%. The agreement was signed on January 14th and Volvo Aero has

Air Berlin released that it will be carrying out CAT III-B approaches with its Boeing 737NG aircraft. This means that from now on landings will be possible when visibility in fog is down to just 75 metres. Where aircraft previously had to be diverted to other airports, the Boeings operated by Air Berlin will now

IBM in Korea announced that it has renewed a ten-year outsourcing agreement with Korean Air, one of the leading airlines in Asia Pacific. Under the agreement, signed in December 2008, IBM will manage the data center for Korean Air for the next ten years. Since 1998, IBM has been providing IT management services to Korean

In the SAS Group Interim Report from the third quarter of 2008, SAS reported it has a total cost gap of approximately SEK 4 billion compared to relevant benchmarks. The cost gap is now being reduced to SEK 2.5 billion. Most of the remaining cost gap is attributable to other parts of SAS, and the

Flying Colours, an Ontario, Canada-based completion center, announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage the paint scheme refurbishment for Flight Options, a leading provider of private jet travel services. With their commitment to provide the premier customer service experience in private jet travel, Flight Options has undertaken an extensive rebranding process that

Rolls-Royce has assumed the title to over 1,000 acres at Crosspointe Centre, an important step in the continuing development of the company

Pinnacle Airlines has entered into an agreement with Continental Airlines to increase the number of Q400 aircraft operated by Colgan Air, PNCL’s wholly owned subsidiary, as a Continental Connection carrier. Colgan will purchase and take delivery of 15 additional Q400 aircraft to be operated under the capacity purchase agreement (the “CPA”) between Continental Airlines and

Ryanair announced on Jan14th that it will add new Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Alicante (up one to four) from June, Bristol (up two to four) from July and Edinburgh (up two to four) from March in an expansion which will bring four new routes to Alicante, 12 to Bristol and seven to Edinburgh with an

WNS (Holdings), a leading provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced the signing of a five year contract with SITA, a leading specialist in air transport communication and information technology (IT) solutions. The new contract is a renewal of WNS