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September 8, 2022
SpiceJet appoints Ashish Kumar as Chief Financial OfficerSpiceJet has appointed Ashish Kumar as the Chief Financial Officer with effect from September 9, 2022.
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September 8, 2022
Appointments to the general management of Safran Landing SystemsSafran Landing Systems has announced a number of appointments to its management team:
Delphine Berilloux is appointed Human Resources VP; Solenne Terral is appointed Quality and Compliance VP; Virginie Combes is appointed Communications Director. -
September 7, 2022
Victoria Foy appointed President of Safran SeatsEffective January 1, 2023, Victoria Foy is appointed President of Safran Seats, succeeding Vincent Mascré, who is retiring. Victoria Foy joins Safran's Executive Committee. Between now and the end of the year, Victoria will participate with Vincent Mascré in the key business milestones of Safran Seats.
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September 2, 2022
Hans Airways Airbus A330 takes off as G-KJASHans Airways is pleased to confirm it performed its formal route proving flight for the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday, 31 August, aboard its newly re-registered Airbus A330-200, G-KJAS.
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August 16, 2022
Hans Airways welcomes Baroness Usha Prashar to its Executive BoardHans Airways, the new long-haul hybrid airline readying to start scheduled flights between Birmingham, UK and Amritsar, India, is delighted to confirm the appointment of Baroness Usha Prashar, CBE to its Executive Board.
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August 10, 2022
CAE announces appointments to its Board of Directors and 2022 Board of Directors election resultsCAE announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Alan N. MacGibbon as Chair of the Board following CAE's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today.
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August 7, 2022
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia flags off the first flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to AhmedabadMinister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) V.K Singh today inaugurated the First Flight of Akasa Air (QP1101) from Mumbai to Ahmedabad virtually.
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August 1, 2022
HAL's Director Finance Gets Additional Charge of CMD, HALC.B. Ananthakrishnan, Director (Finance) of HAL has taken over the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director today following the superannuation of R. Madhavan as CMD HAL on July 31, 2022.
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July 28, 2022
Boeing Names Brian Besanceney as New Communications ChiefThe Boeing Company today named Brian Besanceney as the company's senior vice president and chief communications officer effective September 6, 2022. A corporate affairs leader with more than 25 years of strategic communications and government relations experience, including senior roles at Walmart and Disney...
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July 27, 2022
ATR appoints Nathalie Tarnaud Laude as Chief Executive OfficerATR announces that its Board Members, Airbus and Leonardo, have appointed the new Chief Executive Officer, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, effective from 17 September. Nathalie succeeds Stefano Bortoli, whose four-year mandate expires at the same date, following the terms set by ATR's bylaws.
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July 19, 2022
Gulfstream Customer Support Appoints Mark Bates General Manager at FarnboroughGulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Mark Bates general manager of Gulfstream's Farnborough facility in England. In his new role, Bates will lead service center operations and continue to build on Gulfstream's success in the region since the facility opened in 2020.
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July 12, 2022
ATR appoints Antonio Di Gennaro as Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial OfficerThe ATR Board members appointed Antonio Di Gennaro as Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer as of 1 July 2022. He brings with him over fifteen years' experience as a Finance and Operations business leader and joins ATR from PZL Swidnik, a Leonardo Helicopters company...
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July 7, 2022
Akasa Air receives its Air Operator CertificateAkasa Air, India's newest airline, received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.
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July 5, 2022
SAFRAN announces plans to set up a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility in IndiaA high-level delegation of French company Safran Group led by its CEO Olivier Andriès called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on July 05, 2022.
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July 5, 2022
M.K. Mishra is New HAL Chief Executive Officer (BC)Mihir Kanti Mishra has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of HAL's Bangalore Complex. Prior to this, he was heading Aerospace Division as General Manager. Mishra joined HAL as Management Trainee in 1987 and is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Sambalpur University, Odisha.
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July 4, 2022
Tata Group takes a major step in transforming Air India by selecting Amadeus to power its passenger service platformTata Group has taken a major step towards transforming Air India's customer experience and operational effectiveness by deploying best-in-class technology solutions from Amadeus as part of the carrier's revitalisation.
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July 4, 2022
Akasa Air unveils its airline crew uniformDesign inspiration rooted in the company's core beliefs of employee-centricity and sustainability
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June 24, 2022
Rolls-Royce announces its 'Unnati Scholarship Programme for Women Engineering Students' with CAF India and Buddy4StudyOn International Women in Engineering Day, Rolls-Royce, one of the world's leading industrial technology companies, announced the launch of the third edition...
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June 21, 2022
Boeing Elects David L. Gitlin to Board of DirectorsThe Boeing Company Board of Directors today announced that it has elected David L. Gitlin as its newest member. Gitlin will join the Aerospace Safety Committee and the Finance Committee.
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June 21, 2022
Akasa Air's first aircraft arrives in IndiaFirst time in eight years - a domestic jet aircraft with a new livery seen in Indian skies Leadership Team takes delivery at IGI Airport in New Delhi
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June 16, 2022
Akasa Air takes delivery of the first of its seventy-two aircraft from BoeingAkasa Air will operate India's greenest fleet with 72 Boeing 737MAX aircraft, to be delivered over five years
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June 15, 2022
Safran Helicopter Engines makes management appointmentsOn 1st September 2022, Florence Gourmanel becomes Executive Vice-President, Human Resources. She succeeds Frédéric Henrion, who has been appointed to another post within the Group.
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June 9, 2022
FL Technics Wheels & Brakes GmbH appoints new COO in HanoverFL Technics, a global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, and a part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed David Kahl as COO of its' Wheels & Brakes business in Hanover.
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June 2, 2022
Bombardier Announces New Appointment in its China Leadership TeamBombardier is pleased to announce the appointment of Jianwei Zhang as Chairman, Bombardier China, effective immediately.
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May 27, 2022
Rick Deurloo Succeeds Carroll Lane as President of Pratt & Whitney Commercial EnginesPratt & Whitney today named Rick Deurloo president of its Commercial Engines business. In this position, Rick will retain his current responsibilities as senior vice president and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Pratt & Whitney while assuming overall leadership of the Commercial Engines business from Carroll Lane...
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May 23, 2022
Rolls-Royce India President Kishore Jayaraman Receives Honorary British Award by Her Majesty The QueenKishore Jayaraman, President - India and South Asia for Rolls-Royce, has received an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty The Queen. He received the award for services to international trade and investment, with a key focus on promotion of India-UK trade.
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May 19, 2022
Falcon 10X Interior Receives Another Prestigious Product Design AwardDassault Aviation's latest addition to its large-cabin business jet family, the ultra-long range Falcon 10X, recently won a coveted Red Dot award of distinction for interior design.
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May 18, 2022
A new milestone for the VIP design study EXPLORERLufthansa Technik's specialists have chosen the Airbus A330 as the platform for realising these customer wishes in private aviation and fulfill the special wishes of the EXPLORER target group.
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May 4, 2022
CEO change at MTU Aero Engines AGReiner Winkler (60), CEO of MTU Aero Engines AG, will terminate his mandate for personal reasons at year-end 2022, in agreement with the Supervisory Board. This has been jointly determined in today's Supervisory Board meeting. "After more than twenty years in the management board of MTU, I now see the time has come to pass on my responsibilities.
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May 3, 2022
Satcom Direct expands Asia Pacific presence with Singapore office opening and new appointmentsSatcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, is strengthening its Asia Pacific network with the opening of a Singapore office. The new location represents the base for Brian Roos, the recently appointed Asia Pacific, Regional Director, and newly named Regional Sales Manager, Kaviraj (Kavi) Nadarajah.
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April 28, 2022
AAI successfully conducts flight trials using GAGAN based LPV approach Procedure at Kishangarh AirportAirports Authority of India (AAI) today successfully conducted at Kishangarh Airport, Rajasthan light trial using GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) based LPV Approach Procedures.
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April 13, 2022
14 AAI Airports now equipped with Ambulifts to facilitate flyers with reduced mobility14 AAI Airports are now equipped with Ambulifts to facilitate flyers with reduced mobility under the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) of Government of India.
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April 12, 2022
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia flags off First Made in India Dornier Aircraft Flight
The Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu today flagged off the first flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 in a bid to connect airports and Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) of Northeast India.
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April 6, 2022
HAL and Israel Aerospace Industries Sign MoU for MMTTIn a move aimed at bolstering the 'Make in India' campaign, HAL has entered into an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert Civil (Passenger) aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.
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March 28, 2022
Boeing and IGRUA Explore Collaboration Opportunities to Enhance Early Career Flight Training in IndiaBoeing announced plans to explore strategic collaboration opportunities to enhance safety and quality in early career flight training with Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA), a premier flight training organisation under the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA).
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March 25, 2022
Rolls-Royce Explores Opportunities for its Trent engines for widebody aircraft at Wings India 2022Rolls-Royce, one of the world's leading industrial technology companies, is keen to explore opportunities in the growing Indian civil aviation market.
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March 25, 2022
IOC Signed Between HAL and PHL for Helicopter Purchase/LeaseAn Intent of Cooperation (IOC) was signed between HAL and PHL for purchase or long term lease for 20 helicopters, 10 each civil variants of ALH Dhruv and Light Utility Helicopters at the ongoing Wings India-2022 at Hyderabad.
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March 25, 2022
India Leads South Asia Air Traffic Growth for the Next Two DecadesBoeing shared projections for South Asia's commercial aviation sector over the next 20 years, with the region leading the world in yearly passenger traffic growth.
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March 25, 2022
Boeing, SpiceJet, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum Join Hands to Lead the Way in SAFBoeing, SpiceJet, and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) announced that they are working together to explore opportunities for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the Indian aviation industry, as part of the organisations' commitment...
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March 24, 2022
Wings India 2022, Asia's largest event on Civil Aviation, got underway at Begumpet Airport, HyderabadWings India 2022, Asia's largest event on Civil Aviation, got underway at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.
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March 24, 2022
BEL and AAI join hands to develop indigenous Air Traffic Management SystemsIn a major boost to its own diversification drive into non-defence and the Government's 'Make in India' programme, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Airports Authority of India (AAI), under it's R&D initiative...
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March 24, 2022
Pawan Hans to lease six Sikorsky S-76D™ Helicopters from Milestone AviationPawan Hans Limited ("Pawan Hans"), a Government of India company under Ministry of Civil Aviation today announced that it signed agreements for the leasing of six Sikorsky S-76D™ helicopters from The Milestone Aviation Group Limited ("Milestone"), the global leader in helicopter leasing.
