SPECIAL SERIES: The War Against Community Air Service
Just as the haunting 1960s-era, anti-war song asked where all the flowers had gone, passengers and their congressional representatives are asking, where has all the air service gone? Passengers are now forced to drive to their destinations or the nearest hub which may not be difficult in the East but, in the... [read more]
CRJ1000 Pricing Likely To Be Attractive Despite High List Price
The launch of the Bombardier (BBD) CRJ1000 offers a credible alternative to the Embraer (ERJ) 190 and even the 195 but with list prices some 20 percent higher than the competition, considerable discounts are still likely, according to an analysis in Aircraft Value News, RAN's sister publication. Related...
Pinnacle Posts Quarterly, Year-End Profits
This year will be a tough, but promising, transition year for Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (PNCL) as it moves from a single-customer airline into serving two or more carriers and imposes changes on its newly acquired subsidiary, Colgan. However, its new hub operation for Continental (CAL) at Newark and...
ExpressJet to Fly for Delta in the West
Last week was busy for Express Jet (XJT) as it not only announced a new contract with Delta (DALRQ), but the final service structure for six of its point-to-point markets. In the final round of placing the aircraft spun off by the cancellation of 25 percent of Continental’s (CAL) business...
Bombardier Deliveries Down, T-Props Rise 71 Percent
In the third consecutive year of increased deliveries for business aircraft, overall deliveries for Bombardier (BBD) dropped by 11 aircraft from 337 in FY 2006 to 326 in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. In the regional aircraft segment, deliveries totaled 112 regional airliners compared to 138...
ADS-B to Go National
Funding has been approved for nationwide deployment of ADS-B, which the FAA calls the backbone for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). ADS-B’s major asset is increased cockpit situational awareness and the fact it brings the precision and reliability of satellite-based surveillance...
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