ATR reappointed Filippo Bagnato as CEO, stating that the move "responds to the aim of ATR’s shareholders, Alenia Aeronautica and EADS, to ensure the continuity of the ATR program management and its further growth, keeping up strong relationship with customers and privileged confidence from them." He succeeds Stephane Mayer, whose three-year mandate has expired, the joint-venture company said.

Three Thai Airways crewmembers were injured Sunday when their flight on descent into Osakastruck severe turbulence over the Pacific Oceanat about 16,500 ft. The three flight attendants were taken to a hospital after the aircraft, a 777 en route from Bangkok, landed at Osaka Kansai. Flight 622 was carrying a total of 244 passengers and crew. Unlike the flight attendants, the passengers were seated and wearing seatbelts in preparation for landing and none were reported injured in the incident.

Honeywell signed a contract with Tiger Airways to provide a full suite of safety avionics including its IntuVue 3-D weather radar for the carrier's 50 new A320s. The aircraft are expected to be delivered starting in late 2010 and continuing through 2015. Honeywell's full suite will include an Air Data Inertial Reference Unit, Flight Management System, next-generation Aircraft Collision and Avoidance System, Flight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System.