by Dino D'Amore | Mar 21, 2012 | Finance, Maintenance, Zone: Americas
Aveos Fleet Performance is liquidating its Canadian aircraft maintenance business. The Quebec Superior Court gave permission yesterday for the maintenance company to cease all operations. Some 1,300 employees have lost their jobs. “The company had no viable...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 19, 2012 | Airline, Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Air New Zealand found several cracks in the cockpit windows of one ATR aircraft, operated by its subsidiary Mount Cook Airlines, which forced it to ground all 11 ATRs in the fleet. About 60 flights were cancelled affecting about 3000 customers. Two of the planes had...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 19, 2012 | Airline, Maintenance, Zone: Asia/Pacific
Qantas has confirmed that it will not move existing heavy maintenance jobs offshore but it also refused to act on union demands to bring A380 maintenance back to Australia. Qantas is also pushing ahead with plans to consolidate its three Australian operations, an...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 19, 2012 | Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Maintenance workers for LOT AMS went on strike last night until further notice. The airline has declared that passengers should not be affected by the industrial action, as the airline contracts more than one maintenance operator at its hub in Warsaw’s Chopin Airport....
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 16, 2012 | Airline, Maintenance, Zone: Europe
Norwegian Air Shuttle, the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, is the newest GoldCare customer, with a 12-year agreement that covers the airline’s future 787 Dreamliner fleet. Norwegian has three 787-8s on firm order, with commitments to lease three...
