CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited ("CDB Leasing"), announced today the appointment of Nick Hazeldine as the company's Chief Operating Officer. Nick will begin his role in November 2018 and will be based in CDB Aviation's recently opened global headquarters in Dublin.

Poland's national airline LOT offered on Saturday to reinstate 67 staff fired over a nine-day strike that has cost the state-run company millions of zloty.

Ryanair shareholder the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum's (LAPFF) today called for the replacement of the budget airline's chair David Bonderman and for a succession plan for its boss Michael O'Leary.

Poland's national airline LOT offered on Saturday to reinstate 67 staff fired over a nine-day strike that has cost the state-run company millions of zloty.

CALC, a full value chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Morris as Head of Technical & Asset Management with effect from 15 October 2018. He will directly report to the CEO.

Ryanair signed an agreement on Thursday with Belgian cabin crew and pilots to apply local law to their contracts from next year, part of a series of deals aimed at averting further strikes at the airline.

The long-term incentive plan for Finnair pilots will be discontinued, because the saving targets set as a prerequisite for implementing the share-linked plan will not be reached over the agreed time period. Finnair and the pilots have not been able to find additional savings which could have compensated for the difference. Once the incentive plan is stopped, all related hedging arrangements will be reversed. As a result of the incentive plan's cancellation, liabilities accrued during the program, totalling approximately 11 million euros, will be reversed in the fourth quarter. This cancellation will have a positive effect on Finnair's comparable operating profit in 2018.

More aircraft, more flights and more staff. Austrian Airlines is continually expanding. In the first half of 2018 alone, Austria's home carrier hired 400 new employees, mainly pilots and flight attendants. At present Austrian Airlines plans to add 100 fully trained pilots. In addition, training courses for future pilots will be offered again in the coming year. "We are pleased that we can offer so many career entry opportunities to experienced pilots and those who still want to become pilots", says Helmut Haubenwaller, Head of Crew Training at Austrian Airlines.

Leading international aviation fuel products and services supplier, Air BP, has announced the appointment of Sonya Adams as managing director, Northern, Central and Western Europe, effective beginning of October. Adams will be responsible for Air BP's strategy and operations in the region and be based at Air BP's global headquarters in Sunbury on Thames, UK, reporting to CEO, Jon Platt.

ACTE Global (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) today announced that it has named Stephanie Smook ACTE Regional Director for EMEA. She has been serving in this role in an interim capacity since July 2017.