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Aviation Week has promoted Darren Shannon to managing editor-civil, a position that includes responsibilities for publishing Aviation Daily. Darren, who has been a senior editor at Aviation Week since 2008, has held management and writing positions on numerous aviation publications as well as magazines focused on Middle East finance, retail and aquaculture. If you would like to contact Darren with comments or contributions for Aviation Daily, please email [email protected].
You can now register online for Aviation Week events. Go to www.aviationweek.com/conferences or contact: Lydia Janow, 212-904-3225 or 800-240-7645 ext. 5 (U.S. and Canada only) May 23-24—MRO Regional (Eastern Europe, Baltics and Russia) Conference & Exhibition, Crowne Plaza, Vilnius, Lithuania Sept. 19-21 — MRO IT Conference & Showcase, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Fla. Oct. 9—Aircraft Composite Repair Management Forum, Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Med Atlantica is close to finalizing its takeover of Mexicana de Aviacion and has named its CEO Christian Cadenas as head of the bankrupt carrier. In this role, Cadenas must now finalize a capitalization plan to relaunch the airline and negotiate repayment terms with creditors, which a source close to the airline says may be spread over the next seven years.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected] (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) May 22-24—12th Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland, www.ebace.aero May 23-24—Airports Council International-NA, Airlines for America’s Airport Deicing Management Conference, Crowne Plaza Hamilton, Washington, www.aci-na.org/conferences/9012
Gogo, which currently provides inflight connectivity services with a system of ground-based transmitters, has partnered with satellite equipment provider AeroSat to develop a Ku-band product for commercial airlines beyond its current reach in North America. AeroSat will develop the Ku-satellite antenna, radome, antenna control and modem unit and high power transceiver for Gogo, which expects to be able to install the first system in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Vueling , Barcelona, promoted Fernando Val to chief operating officer from director of quality and inflight safety and Julio Rodriguez to director of network planning, revenue management and distribution from director of revenue.
Some of the most influential Democrats in the U.S. Senate have stepped into the fight between AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) over unionization of passenger service agents.
Timco Aviation Services , Greensboro, N.C., appointed Pete Laszcz general manager of the Greensboro airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul operations, succeeding Mike Anderson, who is leaving the company.
The rancor between United Airlines’ pilots and management has reached new highs with the carrier’s two Air Line Pilots Association chapters jointly pushing for strike action. The unions, which represent the legacy pilot groups from Continental Airlines and United Airlines, claim attempts to negotiate a joint contract with management have failed, and they will seek approval from members to threaten industrial action.
FAA is reconsidering its decision to exclude U.S. cargo carriers from new crew rest rules for pilots after admitting it made errors in its original rulemaking, particularly in its calculation of how much it would cost cargo airlines to comply with the new requirements.
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Rapidly expanding Chinese operator Tianjin Airlines is preparing to branch out further with long-haul passenger operations and a standalone freight subsidiary to bolster a strategy of covering secondary and tertiary cities in China’s vast western and northwestern districts, which airline President Xin Di says is proving successful. “Experience over the past two years confirms that the western strategy is working,” says Xin.
