Montreal, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called upon Canada’s policy makers to take actions to improve the competitiveness of the country’s aviation sector including reducing the heavy tax burden. Read More

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the purchase of one GrandNew by Naviera Mistral SA based in Santiago del Chile. This helicopter will be used to perform VIP/corporate transport missions. The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to its customer within this year. Read More

Amsterdam, /PRNewswire/ - the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) will install a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] WindTracer® Doppler lidar system at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport as part of its Integrated Windshear Alerting System. Read More

Mumbai, GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a new, CFM-powered Airbus A320 to GoAir following a purchase and leaseback transaction with the airline. Read More

East Meadow, NY, a change is planned on the Executive Board of Austrian Airlines. Karsten Benz (47), currently Europe head of the Sales & Services Division at Lufthansa Passage, is to succeed Andreas Bierwirth in the position of Chief Commercial Officer. Read More