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Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR has appointed 56 year old Giovanni Tramparulo as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Tramparulo worked with the European consortium from 1992-2014. The new appointment marks his return to the position he held from 2007 to 2010. From 2010 to 2014, he was the CEO鈥檚 sales finance special advisor. From 2012, he worked in Venice as …
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Singapore Airlines announces new IFE app as it takes first A350 delivery
As Singapore Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 XWB, it announced it was the first airline to introduce an app which enables passenger to pre-select their choices on its KrisWorld In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system ahead of boarding the aircraft. Receives first A350 XWB The airline’s first A350 arrived at Singapore’s Changi airport to the traditional water cannon salute …
Read More »Jet Airways to integrate hub at Terminal 2 at Mumbai
Jet Airways will shift its domestic operations from March 15, 2016 (late night of March 14, 2016), to Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai. Like it already offers at Delhi’s T3, this move will enable Jet Airways to offer integrated domestic and international services within one terminal, drastically reducing connecting times between flights. The minimum …
Read More »Singapore Airlines to launch Airbus A350 on Amsterdam route
National carrier Singapore Airlines which will take delivery of the first of its 67 ordered Airbus A350-900s tomorrow will launch the aircraft on the Singapore Amsterdam route on May 9, 2016 as SQ324 and return as SQ323. The first batch of Singapore’s long haul A350-900s are configured in a three class configuration with 253 seats. 42 in a 1-2-1 business …
Read More »Vistara to reconfigure aircraft, boost economy class capacity
The Tata-SIA Airlines Vistara, will be reconfiguring its Airbus A320 aircraft and boosting economy class capacity and reducing both business class and premium economy class capacity tacitly admitting failure of its strategy. The airline will change its existing configuration of 16 business, 36 premium economy, and 96 economy, to eight business, 24 premium economy, and 126 economy class. Class Business …
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