All news – Page 2714
-
News
Extensive SAS restructuring to cut headcount by 40%
SAS Group expects the disposals and outsourcing of its new '4XNG' restructuring plan to shed some 6,000 personnel from the company. Salaries will also...
-
News
AAR modifying two Boeing 737s for Colombian air force
AAR is modifying two Boeing 737-400s for use as passenger and freighter aircraft for the Colombian air force ...
-
NewsSAS to sell Wideroe and ground-handling under last-ditch plan
SAS Group has unveiled a last-ditch effort to restructure the ailing Scandinavian company, warning that union agreement is essential to obtain the support needed for new financing.
-
NewsIN FOCUS: Avio in shape for IPO
If any company is in a position to ride the wave of airliner delivery growth, it is Avio, the Italian manufacturer of engine components. Its first-half revenue...
-
NewsKubasik resigns, Hewson to become Lockheed chief executive
Christopher Kubasik, Lockheed Martin's president and chief operating officer has resigned effective immediately. Until 9 November, Kubasik was designated...
-
NewsUSAF hopes to complete flying portion of F-35 OUE next week
The US Air Force's first Lockheed Martin F-35A training unit, the 33rd Fighter Wing (FW) at Eglin AFB, Florida, expects to complete the flying portion of...
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAG determined to tackle the pain in Spain
One thing few people would doubt about International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh is his willingness to tackle structural issues in the industry....
-
News
IAG to keep Vueling as standalone entity under planned deal
International Airlines Group has reaffirmed that it would keep Vueling as a stand-alone entity within the group if it completes its plan to acquire the outstanding...
-
News
Scandinavian states yet to notify EC over possible SAS aid
European Commission regulators have yet to be notified about any potential state assistance to embattled Scandinavian airline company SAS Group. SAS...
-
News
Iberia restructuring to tackle maintenance and handling
Iberia will cut non-profitable aspects of its maintenance and ground handling operations as part of its concentration on core activities under wide-ranging...
-
News
South Sudanese government to create new flag-carrier
South Sudan's government is to establish a flag-carrier for the newly-created African state, and is formally seeking a consultant to assist with drawing...
-
News
IAG slashes Iberia A340s but indicates additional BA 777s
International Airlines Group will bring in additional Boeing 777s for British Airways but slash Iberia's Airbus A340s and A320s under its fleet plan to 2015. Deliveries...
-
NewsIberia to cut 4,500 staff and reduce fleet by 25 aircraft
Iberia will cut 4,500 staff, reduce its fleet by 25 aircraft - five long-haul and 20 short-haul - and downsize its network by 15%, under a large-scale restructuring...
-
News
Airbus Military, Dirgantara to market upgraded C212 to civilian, military users
Airbus Military and Dirgantara Indonesia, also known as Indonesian Aerospace, will launch an upgraded version of the C212 tactical transport aircraft, with...
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Canada feels pressure on US routes
Air Canada is seeing some compression to its yield on services to the northeast USA, even as it ramps up flights to the region, say executives at the Montreal-based...
-
NewsUSAF awards Lockheed second F-22 back-up oxygen supply contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $11.9 million contract to supply the US Air Force (USAF) with additional automatic back-up oxygen supply (ABOS) systems...
-
NewsSaab and BAE receive US Army contract to supply new head-up display
BAE Systems and Saab have received a contract from the US Army to supply a new head-up display (HUD) system for the Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter-and...
-
News
IAG to make €113m cash offer for Vueling in early 2013
International Airlines Group (IAG), the British Airways and Iberia parent, will make a cash tender offer for the outstanding share in low-cost carrier Vueling...
-
NewsA400M delivery schedule holds firm, as reliability tests near resumption
Airbus Military remains on track to deliver the first production example of its A400M Atlas transport to the French air force during the second quarter of 2013 ...
-
News
Oil workers unconvinced by Eurocopter EC225's safety
Eurocopter faces an uphill struggle to convince oil industry workers that its EC225 is safe to fly, even if the UK Civil Aviation Authority revokes its ban...