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| 11.06.2006 |
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RAA President Goes To ACI
Regional Airlines Association (RAA) President Deborah McElroy will become Senior Vice President Government Affairs for Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) effective December 18. She will oversee the management of ACI-NA's government affairs...
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| 11.06.2006 |
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SkyWest Exploring Diversification
Even as it is actively pursuing four RFPs for new business, SkyWest (SKYW) is exploring diversification which may include either corporate shuttles or expanding overseas as its competitors are doing. In speaking before investors during its third quarter...
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| 11.06.2006 |
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Republic Income Jumps 57 Percent
Republic Airways Holdings (RJET) is not bidding on any Delta (DALQ) replacement regional jet service but has offered Delta concessions on its existing contract and is aggressively pursing Delta's growth programs. It also said the bulk of Chautauqua's new work...
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| 11.06.2006 |
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Midwest Repeats Quarterly Profits
Midwest Air Group, Inc. (MEH) expects to make a decision shortly on the responses to its request for proposals for operate 50-seat regional jets. It plans to start the new service in 2007 to right size markets and as a vehicle for route and frequency...
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| 11.06.2006 |
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Stewart Airport Gets AirTran, JetBlue
With four airlines now serving the Hudson Valley, NY airport, Stewart is adding a fifth and sixth with new service being launched by AirTran and JetBlue. The airport is already served by American Eagle, Northwest Airlink and US Airways Express as well as LCC...
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| 11.06.2006 |
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Labor Notes
Air Canada Jazz Pilots and flight attendants at Air Canada Jazz have been awarded pay increases by labor arbitrators. The 3,100 pilots represented by the Air Canada Pilots Association will receive a two percent increase backdated to July and another 1.75...
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| 11.06.2006 |
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Quick Takes
New Financing Venture China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group Corporation (CASGC), AerCap and Calyon Airfinance launched a new joint venture to invest in new aircraft operating leases in China. The venture includes Dragon Aviation Leasing Company in...
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| 10.30.2006 |
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Caravan Training Program Unveiled
After a long effort, Cessna, the FAA and the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) unveiled its long-awaited, cold-weather training program for the Cessna Caravan. The program resulted from operating restrictions imposed by the FAA last spring...
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| 10.30.2006 |
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Laptops Being Confiscated
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) said its members report that clients have had laptops confiscated at airports by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. ACTE surveyed its members which revealed that government agents are seizing and searching...
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| 10.30.2006 |
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People In The News
Midwest Air Group added an additional member to its board, naming James Boris to the ninth board position. Boris is currently chair of JB Capital Management, a private investment firm. He served as a stockbroker with PaineWebber, rising to become an executive...
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| 10.30.2006 |
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Quick Takes
Horizon Kudos For the fifth year in a row, Horizon was named one of the top five single-class carriers in the United States by business traveler readers of Conde Nast Magazine. Embraer Expands Embraer (ERJ) expanded its executive jets authorized service...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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EarthJet Develops "You Airways"
In a move aimed directly at airline passengers, investors have created a new business model for regional transportation services hoping to bring airline affordability and non-stop service to the business jet travel. Earthjet is offering up a the model which...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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XJT Deploys Regional Jets To Corporate Travel
In a long-awaited announcement, ExpressJet Airlines (XJT) is creating a new subsidiary in the executive jet market which will take 10 of the 69 aircraft it retained from its Continental Express capacity deal. It will announce the plans for the balance of the...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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Embraer NBAA Notes
Embraer (ERJ) was one of the most prolific vendors at last week's National Business Aircraft Association conventionwhere it issued a flurry of announcements on orders, training, financing and other customer service news. Orders covered 60 Phenoms with a...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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NBAA Watch
Adam Aircraft Magnum Jet chose the A700 AdamJet for its new Very Light Jet (VLJ) ownership and management program and future air-limo business. Magnum Jet, which ordered 101 A700s, expects to fly well over 1,000 hours a year. The company, headquartered in...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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People In The News
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft appointed Andy Whelan sales executive for the company. He hails from Raytheon Aircraft Company, Harrods Aviation and Jet Aviation. In addition Art Rink, who has worked in the company's Washington office, was named to handle...
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| 10.23.2006 |
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Quick Takes
ASTAR The air cargo carrier received the FAA Diamond Award for Excellence in Maintenance for the Miami-based carrier's participation in the Aviation Maintenance Technicial training program. Granted the FAA's highest honor, ASTAR had 78 percent participation...
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| 10.16.2006 |
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New Aircraft Present Security Challenge
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Very Light Jets (VLJs) will challenge FAA and airports nationwide, according to House Aviation Subcommittee witnesses. "FAA estimates that if two percent of airline passengers switch to VLJs, air traffic controllers...
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| 10.16.2006 |
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Embraer Incurs Slight Delivery Delays
Its troubles with the wing production of the Embraer (ERJ) ERJ 190 will cause deliveries to slip this year between two weeks and a month, according to CEO Mauricio Botelho, who spoke before investors in reporting the company's third quarter results. In...
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| 10.09.2006 |
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VLJs: The "Microchip" Of Aviation
"Very Light Jets (VLJs) will do for the transportation industry what the PC has done for mainframe computing and cellular is doing to telephony - give customers more service, more flexibility, more control at less cost as well as generate new products...
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