Actualité aéronautique

Island Air Pilots, Management ‘Ink’ New Contract

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Island Air pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today announced the signing of their new collective bargaining agreement with management. Among the immediate improvements included in the four-year agreement are wage increases, work rule advances and furlough protections. Specifically, Island Air pilots will receive annual wage increases totaling 12 percent over the next four years, as well as other economic and work rule improvements that allow for increased compensation.

TAM Launches Multiplus Fidelidade and Expands the Concept of Customer Loyalty

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par PRNewswire

TAM presents today Multiplus Fidelidade, its new business unit based on the concept of networks of customer loyalty programs. Through Multiplus Fidelidade, customers will be able to accumulate points from a variety of customer loyalty programs in a single account and redeem prizes at a variety of companies: drugstores, gas stations, telephone providers, supermarkets, hotels, movie theaters, bookstores, banks, credit cards, internet providers and car manufacturers, among others.

Cathay Pacific USA Flights Provide Convenient Connections to Dragonair’s New Twice Daily Guangzhou Service

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Beginning September 14, 2009, North American passengers traveling to Guangzhou will be able to make the entire journey by air thanks to new service being launched by Cathay Pacific’s sister airline, Dragonair.

Atos Origin and PTC Partner to Deliver World-Class Product Lifecycle Management Solutions

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Atos Origin, an international IT services company, and PTC® (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company^®, today announced they will partner to provide best-in-class Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions for discrete manufacturing companies in the Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Electronics & High Tech, Automotive, Medical and Consumer industries in Europe.

Breaking Paris Air Show 2009 News Distributed By Business Wire and Virtual Press Office Available

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

As official news release distribution partners for the Paris Air Show 2009, Business Wire/Virtual Press Office is posting exhibitor news releases and electronic press materials on a dedicated show news archive within the official show site. Media may contact the Business Wire Event Services Group at [email protected] with any questions pertaining to these news releases.

US Airways Announces Leadership Appointments

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

US Airways today announced it has filled two open positions among its leadership team. The company named Keith A. Bush to the position of vice president, financial planning and analysis, and promoted Todd L. Christy to vice president, business technology. Both officer appointments were approved last week by the Company’s Board of Directors.

GE Landed $8 Billion in Orders at Paris Air Show

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

With its unveiling of the fastest selling large jet engine in GE history – the GEnx – and its strategic agreement with Mubadala Development Company, GE and its joint ventures, CFM* and Engine Alliance⁺, announced more than $8 billion in orders at this week’s Paris Air Show, which is held at Paris’ Le Bourget airport.

Qantas to Expand North American and European Networks

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Qantas today announced it would further expand its North American and European networks via codeshares with oneworld partner airlines American Airlines and Iberia.

FedEx Express: National Survey Shows Americans Oppose ‘Brown Bailout’ for UPS

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the proposed government “brown bailout” for United Parcel Service that would give UPS an industry edge for overnight deliveries, according to a new national poll conducted June 2-3 by Public Opinion Strategies for “BrownBailout.com.”

Former Northwest Airlines Executive Mark S. Long Named CFO of XOJET

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Mark S. Long, a veteran aviation finance executive with over 20 years experience in the aviation industry including senior roles at Northwest Airlines, has been named chief financial officer of XOJET, a leading private aviation company.