Archive for September, 2009

Aviation Day at Lee County’s Page Field to take off Nov. 14 (The News-Press)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Aviation Day at Lee County’s Page Field to take off Nov. 14 (The News-Press) Southwest Florida’s legacy of flight will star at Aviation Day 2009 Saturday, Nov. 14, at Page Field General Aviation Airport, Fort Myers.

Mango snubs aviation crisis (News 24 South Africa)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Mango snubs aviation crisis (News 24 South Africa) Airline Mango reports a R10.9m bottom line profit for the year ended March 2009, attaining profitability against the background of a global aviation industry with losses of $5bn.

Jim Gaughan Joins Metron Aviation to Lead Advanced Research and Engineering Services (Marketwire)

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Jim Gaughan Joins Metron Aviation to Lead Advanced Research and Engineering Services (Marketwire) DULLES, VA–(Marketwire – September 25, 2009) – Metron Aviation, a leading provider of advanced research, engineering services and Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) solutions, announces the appointment of Jim Gaughan as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Research and Engineering [...]

Post-grad course in aviation (AsiaOne)

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Post-grad course in aviation (AsiaOne) A NEW post-graduate programme in aviation management is now available – the latest in a growing number of tertiary courses that help cement Singapore’s status as a training centre for the industry.

Post-grad course in aviation (Straits Times)

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Post-grad course in aviation (Straits Times) A NEW post-graduate programme in aviation management is now available – the latest in a growing number of tertiary courses that help cement Singapore’s status as a training centre for the industry. For a start, the Auston Institute of Management and Technology (AIMT) which is partnering Coventry University and [...]

Aviation leaps ahead with pledge to halve emissions by 2050 (Sydney Morning Herald)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Aviation leaps ahead with pledge to halve emissions by 2050 (Sydney Morning Herald) LONDON: The aviation industry will make a dramatic pledge to slash carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2050 in a move that will force up air fares and spark a green technology race among aircraft manufacturers.

Domestic aviation companies’ price alliance collapses (People’s Daily)

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Domestic aviation companies’ price alliance collapses (People’s Daily) China’s aviation giants have retrieved the old pricing system recently. This marks the collapse of their so called “prices alliance”, which had existed for less than half a year. Prior to this, due to monopoly suspicion, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) had deployed staffs to [...]

Solairus Aviation Continues Growth Nationwide (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Solairus Aviation Continues Growth Nationwide (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN FRANCISCO—-Solairus Aviation has announced that it is solidifying its national presence with the establishment of an east coast office and the hiring of industry veteran Gil Wolin to manage the aviation firm s business development efforts in the region.

BBA Aviation ERO Changes Role For Lafayette, Louisiana Facility (The Aero-News Network)

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

BBA Aviation ERO Changes Role For Lafayette, Louisiana Facility (The Aero-News Network) Repair Shop Will Shift To A Support and Logistics Center BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, Louisiana component repair operation into a support and logistics center. The component repair work currently being done at the facility will be [...]

China’s civil aviation industry records 8 billion yuan profit (People’s Daily)

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

China’s civil aviation industry records 8 billion yuan profit (People’s Daily) China’s civil aviation industry has recorded profits of 8 billion yuan so far this year, indicating full recovery, said the Director General of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Li Jiaxiang at the recently-held 15th World Route Development Forum. He said that in [...]