United Airlines said on April 4 that it has reached seven tentative contract agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) covering nearly 30,000 employees. If ratified, all of the contracts would run through 2021. At United, the IAM represents airport operations employees, contact center agents, storekeepers, maintenance instructors, central load planners, fleet technical instructors and security officers.
No airline can afford to neglect the inflight product, because the industry has fundamentally changed since 2005, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says.
The FAA soon will open Newark Liberty International Airport for more flights, a move that could allow more carriers to challenge United Airlines’ dominance.
Nordam is upgrading and moving its aircraft exhaust repair operations based at its former downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, headquarters to its repair division elsewhere in the city.
Air New Zealand is continuing to develop its Pacific Rim strategy with a new direct route to Manila from Auckland, competing with a one-stop service launched recently by Philippine Airlines.
New technology like “big data” and analytics will dramatically change the world of aerospace MRO, two well-known competing consultants advised April 5, but clues are emerging for how companies can harness the revolution.
Ryanair drove up its traffic by 28% to 8.5 million passengers in March, despite air traffic control strikes in France and the March 22 terror attacks in Brussels.
IATA’s board has unanimously voted to recommend Air France-KLM CEO Alexandre de Juniac to succeed Director-General Tony Tyler, who is retiring this year.
The crash of a U.S.-registered Mitsubishi MU-2B likely will renew pressure on the FAA and other regulators to force operators to equip turbine-powered aircraft with crash-resistant recorders.
Korean Air is expanding its Japanese network with a flight to Okinawa, although the route already has substantial competition from one full-service airline and five LCCs.
United Airlines says it has reached seven tentative contract agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers covering nearly 30,000 employees.
GE Aviation is rebranding its aftermarket services portfolio into four pillars that are designed to clarify and simplify the offerings for its airline, lessor and MRO customers.
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Aftermarket-focused analytics are generating real-world returns, but an MRO “big data revolution” remains far off as operators tread carefully in search of tangible and scalable benefits, Oliver Wyman’s 2016 MRO Survey said.
