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Interview with Ibrahim Gülcan, strike at Dusseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports
Interview with Ibrahim Gülcan, head of airberlin’s crisis team, on the German police security service providers’ strike at Dusseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports Mr Gülcan, was airberlin able to prepare for the strike? We have followed the development of the pay dispute closely but the trade union wanted to hit flight operations hard without prior warning. […]
Airbus \ Airbus China \ Centre of Excellence \ China \ CoE \ COO \ EADS \ Eric Chen
New Top Management appointed at Airbus China
On 1st January 2013, Eric Chen has become President of Airbus China, responsible for Airbus’ overall activities in the People’s Republic of China, including business development, commercial activities, customer services and industrial cooperation. Eric Chen, previously Airbus China Senior Vice President Commercial and External Affairs, succeeds Laurence Barron, who has now taken over as CEO […]
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Cebu Pacific takes delivery of its first A320 with Sharklets
Cebu Pacific Air took delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets today during a ceremony in Manila, becoming the first operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip devices in the Philippines. Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices allowing airlines to reduce fuel burn by up to 4% on longer sectors. They are an option […]
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Delta Air Lines Announces December Quarter Profit
Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the December 2012 quarter. Key points include: Delta’s net income for the December 2012 quarter was $238 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, excluding special items1. Results include the $100 million negative impact of Superstorm Sandy on airline and refinery operations. Delta’s net income for 2012 was […]
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Joint Qantas-Emirates Network Open for Business
Qantas customers can start booking on the joint Qantas-Emirates network for travel from 31 March. This follows interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the proposed Qantas and Emirates partnership. The partnership remains subject to government and regulatory approvals. Qantas International CEO Simon Hickey said customers could book travel on a […]
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Global 6000 jet obtains Brazilian certification
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has received full certification for its Global 6000 jet from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil in Brazil. “This is an important milestone in our Global 6000 jet’s history of leadership in Brazil, and we expect it to help generate even more interest in the world’s leading long-range, large […]
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Boeing to Upgrade CSEL, Base Stations
Boeing will upgrade U.S. Air Force Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) handheld radios with new capabilities to enable faster search and rescue of isolated personnel, and also upgrade the CSEL ultrahigh frequency (UHF) base stations, under contracts valued at $13.6 million. “These new contracts confirm that Boeing is meeting our commitments to provide our military […]
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Sikorsky and Boeing Sign Teaming Agreement
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and Boeing signed a teaming agreement on Jan. 13 to submit a joint proposal in response to the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate solicitation for the Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Phase 1 program. The JMR TD supports the Department of Defense’s Future […]
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UA Opens Free Workplace Health Clinic At O’Hare
United Airlines today announced the opening of the airline’s new employee health clinic at O’Hare International Airport. The clinic, managed by Walgreens, will serve a broad scope of employees’ health needs, such as urgent care for routine illness, travel and other immunizations including flu shots, prepackaged medications, job-related physical training and pre-employment physicals, at no […]
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Airbus Releases aircraft list prices for 2013
Airbus has increased the average list prices of its aircraft by 3.6 per cent. The new pricing is effective from January 1st 2013. The 3.6 per cent price increase has been calculated according to Airbus’ standard escalation formula over the January 2012 to January 2013 period. “Our new pricing reaffirms the value of our modern, […]