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Civil Aviation Minister seeks investment from US industry

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel invited American industrialists and corporate heads to explore investment opportunities in India’s air transportation and aviation infrastructure.
Speaking at a luncheon, hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) here yesterday, Mr Patel said, ”We will have to work very actively in infrastructure and we need to create our own hubs (including) […]

Mandala Names Brady Managing Director and CEO

PT Mandala Airlines today announced that Warwick Brady has been named the airline’s new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Brady brings to Mandala a wealth of world class airline experience, including airline management in emerging aviation markets. Brady will join Mandala on July 1, 2007.
“Warwick’s experience in developing a new generation airline in the […]

NZ Airwork plans Aussie cargo airline

New Zealand aviation company Airwork intends to launch a cargo airline in Australia at the end of the month.
Airwork plans to fly freight across Australia for listed logistics company Toll Holdings Ltd, using three Boeing 737 aircraft, two of them based in Brisbane and another in Perth, the aircargonews.net website reported.

Great Lakes approved to begin Decatur air service to St. Louis

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. an approximately $2.3 million contract for essential air service between Decatur and St. Louis.
Flights can begin as soon as the airline can work out the logistics, but an airline spokeswoman remained unsure Wednesday exactly when that will be.
“We’re hoping in early May we’ll have […]

UPS and Shanghai Announce First-Ever U.S. Air Hub in China

Package & Freight Hub at Pudong International Airport to Open in 2008.
UPS and the Shanghai Airport Authority today conducted a formal signing ceremony in another step toward construction of the UPS International Air Hub at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. Presiding over the ceremony were U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Vice Mayor of […]

One of the nation’s most prominent aviation schools is giving Indianapolis another chance.
After withstanding a plunge in enrollment, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is adding five degree programs at its center here, with most of them aimed at careers outside the turbulent commercial aviation sector. It also plans to expand beyond its local student base of mostly […]

API Announces Grand Opening of New Distribution Center

Aerospace Products International, Inc. (”API”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Aviation Services Inc. and the leading provider of innovative distribution and supply chain services for the aviation industry, is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of their new, technically advanced, 172,000 square foot Distribution Center in Southaven, Mississippi, just 2.5 miles from the Memphis International […]