Friday, August 16, 2019
In airline routes and ground services news, UK trade union Unite says strike action proposed for 23-24 August at Heathrow Airport has been suspended after a new pay offer has been made to workers
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned, according to reports in China
In air cargo news, Swissport International has closed and settled its debt refinancing and is using the net proceeds to repay its existing debt and is targeting new acquisitions
In airside news, British Airways (BA) has celebrated its 100,000th aircraft pushback using the airline’s fully-electric, remote-controlled Mototok tugs
In business aviation news, fixed-base operator (FBO) network Sheltair has broken ground on its new $20 million FBO facility at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC)