Etihad Airways has appointed IainBurns as its new VP-corporate communications.He will report to the airline'sCEO, James Hogan, at Etihad's AbuDhabi headquarters. Burns previouslyheld the same position for five years atBritish Airways in London.He joined BA in September 2001from the public relations firm BellPottinger, where he handled Europeanand North American PR programmesfor Dubai-based Emirates. … [Read more...] about Etihad Airways
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Four Soft Limited
India-based software provider forlogistics and transportation, Four Soft Limited (4S) has entered into anagreement to acquire 100 percent ofDenmark-based Transaxiom HoldingA/S, a global provider of transportationand logistics solutions. The transactionvalue is approximately US$10million. … [Read more...] about Four Soft Limited
EUROPE: Emker exits EADS-EFW
Horst Emker, president and CEOof Dresden, Germany-based ElbeFlugzeugwerke (EFW), the EADS centrefor passenger-to-freighter conversions,has retired from the company afternearly four years in this position.He will be succeeded by Dr AndreasSperi who will join the company as presidentand CEO on February 1, 2007. … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Emker exits EADS-EFW


