Lufthansa Consulting has been commissioned by the Hellenic Republic to advice in developing public-private partnership arrangements for 37 regional airports. The project is part of a larger restructuring effort by the Greek Government to privatize state companies and infrastructure. Read More

East Meadow, N.Y.  Lufthansa, launch customer for the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Intercontinental, inaugurated today commercial service of the new jumbo jet airliner commencing with the route of Frankfurt (FRA) to Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport (IAD).   Read More

Marshall Aerospace announced the appointment of Ian Atkinson as commercial and purchasing director. Atkinson's past professional experience included United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense- Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Royal Air Force, BAE Systems, GEC Marconi Avionics and director of the North West Aerospace Alliance.  Read More

Paris, Amstelveen, Air Europa has signed a new contract with Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to provide and certify business class sections on two of its Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The modification covers fitting of 18 business class seats, new storage furniture and decorative features, and also involves adapting the IFE to the new aircraft configuration. Read More

Geneva, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for April showing that total passenger demand rose 6.1% while freight demand was 4.2% down on April 2011.  Read More