Malabar International, a designer and manufacturer of maintenance equipment for commercial and military aircraft, promoted senior inspector and field and technical support representative Vincent Davis to director, US sales and service. SEKO Logistics named Joe Bento chief sales officer. Bento joins SEKO from CEVA Logistics where he most recently served as EVP.
Airbus has released its Smarter Skies concept, which looks at how aircraft will operate to accommodate the expected growth in air travel in 2050 and beyond.
Brazil’s top five Brazilian carriers—TAM, GOL, Azul, Avianca and Trip—have joined to establish the Brazilian Assn. of Airlines (ABEAR) as the new industry institutional representative.
United Airlines (UA) will close its Guam Contact Center, outsource local cargo functions and reduce the number of local airport operations employees as part of a company-wide initiative to achieve sustained profitability.
Japan Airlines (JAL) will temporarily cut some of its daily services to China due to escalating political tension between the two countries over a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese carriers reported a collective net profit of CNY5.83 billion (920 million) in August, down 17% compared to a net income of CNY7 billion a year ago.
Current and former US FAA officials and members of Congress said the country has made progress toward transitioning to the satellite-based NextGen ATC system, but key challenges remain—including convincing airlines to make necessary investments.
Air France (AF) is planning to create a new headquarters near Paris, which will act as the decision-making center for its revamped regional operations.
American Airlines (AA) will move forward with previously announced plans to close its Fort Worth maintenance and engineering base at Alliance Airport by April 2013.
Baltic’s Estonian Air (OV) will switch its Tallinn (TLL) flights from London Gatwick (LGW) to London City Airport (LCY) when it steps up services next year.
EgyptAir (MS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ghana’s domestic airline, CTK Network Aviation, to promote air transportation expansion in West Africa.
Flydubai (FZ) is ready to double the number destinations from Dubai to Russia if the United Arab Emirates and Russia make changes in their bilateral agreement, FZ CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said.
