- Boeing Reshuffles Top Engineers amid 737 Max Crisis[Mar. 20, 2019]
Boeing Co's commercial airplane division, facing its biggest crisis in years following deadly crashes of its flagship 737 MAX aircraft, has brought in a new vice president of engineering while dedicating another top executive to the aircraft investigations, a company email showed on Tuesday.
- Southwest Air, Mechanics Reach Contract Agreement in Principle[Mar. 17, 2019]
Southwest Airlines Co. and the union for its mechanics reached an agreement in principle for a new contract Saturday, amid an exchange of lawsuits and more than six years after beginning negotiations.
- Kay Kratky Proposed as New Board Member of SAS AB[Mar. 01, 2019]
On 6 February 2019, SAS AB published its notice convening the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to take place on 13 March 2019. In the notice the Nomination Committee nominated the seven current Board members to the Board of Directors.
- Jet Airways Founder Agrees to Step Down, Lessors Ground More Planes: Sources[Mar. 01, 2019]
Jet Airways' founder Naresh Goyal has agreed to step down as chairman of the airline's board, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as the cash-strapped Indian carrier struggles to finalize a rescue deal.
- Pilot Shortage Threatens to Stifle Asia's Tourism Boom[Feb. 27, 2019]
An unprecedented travel boom in Asia has spawned new budget carriers and millions of first-time fliers, but a shortage of pilots is threatening to choke that demand.
- Southwest CEO Says Mechanics Deserve New Contract, But Company Wants 'Flexibility'[Feb. 24, 2019]
Southwest Airlines Co's mechanics, who have been in labor contract talks for more than six years, deserve a new deal that makes them among the best paid in the airline industry, but the low-cost U.S. carrier needs "more supplier flexibility" in return, the company's chief executive said.
- Swiss Business Aviation Association Appoints Niclas von Planta as President[Feb. 21, 2019]
ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, is celebrating the appointment of Niclas von Planta, Vice President of ExecuJet Europe, as the new President of the Swiss Business Aviation Association (SBAA).
- BAA Training Adopts Competency-Based Pilot Training[Feb. 19, 2019]
BAA Training, one of the TOP 3 biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe, becomes one of the first training providers to add a new non-technical module into its training syllabus - NTS training. With this module pilot training moves away from factual knowledge training toward competency-based training.
- BOC Aviation Announces Senior Appointments[Feb. 18, 2019]
BOC Aviation Limited ("BOC Aviation" or the "Company") is pleased to announce two new senior appointments.
- Goose Recruitment Helps Airlines Win the War for Pilot Talent[Feb. 01, 2019]
A major new player has launched into the world of pilot recruitment, GOOSE Recruitment and they have big ambitions to become number one.