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Tuesday, 23 January 2018
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- Airports operator AGS appoints new chief executiveDerek Provan will take on the roles of chief executive of AGS Ltd and managing director of Glasgow Airport.
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- New Glasgow Airport chief executive unveiledDEREK Provan is moving from Heathrow to succeed Amanda McMillan as managing director of Glasgow Airport, where he started his aviation career in 1998.
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- Walsh: IAG eyes another possible A380 orderInternational Airlines Group (IAG) appears to be taking another serious look at a follow-on order for more Airbus A380s.
- CEO: Air France-KLM plans fleet renewalAir France-KLM is planning to order new aircraft to update portions of the fleets of regional airline HOP!, Netherlands-based KLM and LCC Transavia, according to CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac.
- AerCap orders Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN engines for up to 15 787sIrish lessor AerCap firmed an order with Rolls-Royce to power 10 forthcoming Boeing 787-9s with Trent 1000-TEN engines ”a transaction valued at $450 million at list prices”the UK engine manufacturer said Jan. 22.
- Port Authority orders improved New York JFK emergency operations Stakeholders at New York JFK International Airport were told to implement new interim emergency operational measures immediately to avoid a repeat of the calamities seen at JFK Airport during and after the Jan. 4 winter storm, according to directives issued Jan. 18 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).
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