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| 01.19.2009 |
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RAN Evolves to Meet New Industry Requirements
Twenty seven years is a ripe old age for a publication – Regional Aviation News (ne: Commuter/Regional Airline News) – born of deregulation when the industry was much different than it is today. However, as of this issue Regional Aviation News...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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New Low-Cost Technology for Runway Incursions
The first contract to install and test a low-cost ground surveillance system that would improve runway safety at small to medium-sized airports was awarded to Thales ATM by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “Sometimes the simplest ideas are the...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Colgan Gains More CO Flying
Colgan Airlines exercised options on 15 additional Bombardier Q400 aircraft after it closed a deal for additional Continental Connection flying which includes the provision of fuel by Continental to Colgan at no cost. The aircraft will be delivered between...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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DOT Deadline on LGA Slots
As part of a plan to stave off gridlock at LaGuardia next summer, the Department of Transportation issued a February 2 deadline for airlines to tell the department which flights they will voluntarily give up in order to reduce congestion at the airport. DOT...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Short Takes
Mesa Air Group Receives New Nasdaq Letter Mesa Air Group received yet another letter from Nasdaq January 5 citing the company’s failure to meet filing requirements and calling for it to be delisted from Nasdaq. However, MAG has 60 days to submit a plan...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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House Includes Aviation Spending in Stimulus Package
It is little wonder that aviation groups differed on their take of the House stimulus package with Air Transport Association expressing disappointment and the American Association of Airport Executives applauding the bill which was $500 million short of the...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Regionals Continue Traffic Declines
Just as the mainline regional programs posted operational declines in December and 2007, so, too, did their individual member airlines. Related Story Bucking the trend, still is Republic Airways Holdings which reported increases and Pinnacle which is in...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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New Record for Embraer Deliveries
Embraer deliveries were up 20 percent last year when it delivered 59 jets to the Commercial, Executive, and Defense and Government aviation segments during the fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08), totaling 204 jets in the year. For the second consecutive year, the...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Lynx Flight Attendants Join AFA
A majority of Lynx Aviation flight attendants voted last week to be represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA). The vote, counted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), showed 55 of the 87 eligible Lynx flight attendants electing...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Industry Faces Restructuring This Year
Significant travel industry restructuring is both necessary and inevitable in 2009, according to a report issued by Hudson Crossing, a strategic advisory firm specializing in the travel and hospitality industry. However, U.S. airlines will survive without...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Mesa Predicts Profits This FY
In an ominously short fourth quarter conference call in which only two investment analysts tuned in, Mesa said that with current fuel prices, the company will be both cash flow positive and profitable it its current fiscal year. Chair and CEO Jonathan...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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ASA Gets CRJ 900s
SkyWest, Inc.and Delta agreed to the operation of an additional 10 Bombardier CRJ 900s to replace 20 CRJ 200s being spun out of the Delta Connection fleet earlier than the expected termination dates in the second and third quarters of 2010. The aircraft were...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Third 135 to Thailand
Embraer signed a contract with the Royal Thai Army for a second ERJ 135 jet. This third airplane for the Government of Thailand will be used to carry civilian and military officials, and the delivery is scheduled for 2009. At the end of 2008, Embraer...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Osmus Succeeds Sturgell
In a last minute appointment, the Bush Administration named FAA veteran Lynne Osmus to succeed Robert Sturgell, effective tomorrow, as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, which is largely viewed as a place holder until the incoming...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Stats Tell ’08 Story
The traffic stats issued last week by the major carriers, some of which included regional programs, foreshadow the impact dramatic capacity cuts on regionals which are expected to begin being reporting this week. 2009 was only the fifth time since 1974, the...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Horizon Offers Special Fares
After a devastating December in which it was forced to cancel hundreds of flights owing to weather, Horizon greeted a new weather disaster along the I-5 corridor and the Washington Mountain passes. December’s heavy snows are now being washed away by...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Shareholders Approve Mesa Stock Purchase
Mesa Air Group’s shareholders concluded its special meeting on Monday by approving an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 75,000,000 shares to 900,000,000 shares, as well as the issuance of shares of common stock to satisfy...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Regional Partner Overtakes Mainline
For the first time, Midwest Connect, powered by SkyWest Airlines and Republic Airways, overtook Midwest Airlines in terms of the number of passengers flown from Milwaukee, accounting for 22.6 percent of the...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Pilots Approve Frontier Contract
The Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) ratified a long-term labor agreement with the airline, extending certain wage and benefit concessions through December 2011. Nearly 85 percent of votes cast were in favor of ratification. Of the 454 votes cast...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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Safety Watch – XJT, AE, Air Wis,
XJT Aircraft Receives Engine Fire Alert, Incurs Unruly Pax Incident An ExpressJet charter operation was forced to make an emergency landing after indicators showed an engine fire. The aircraft en route to Tampa was carrying the University of Louisville...
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