Regional Pilots Again Focus of Safety Concerns
After the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) expressed concerns over regional airline pilots on several occasions last year, USA Today used the Shuttle America Delta Connection accident last year as an example of regional safety problems in a major story... [read more]
SkyWest Revenues, Net Up, Files Suit Against DL
Delta and United are finding the Bombardier CRJ 200 too expensive to operate with the fuel rates and is switching them out for larger equipment. Related Story While that may not be news, since Mesa reported the same thing in its financial webcast, SkyWest Inc Executive Vice President and Chief...
Republic Holdings Posts Q4, Year-End Profits
“Last year was another outstanding year and certainly the busiest in our 34-year history,” Republic Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford told investors during its fourth quarter/year-end investor’s call last week during which he said the company is well placed to take advantages of any opportunities...
Eco Watch – Airlines Fight Fuel Bill, FAA Efforts, ERA and CDA’s, Aircraft Scrapping
RAA, Industry Fights Fight Fuel Bill As if airlines didn’t have enough incentive to reduce fuel consumption – every penny adds about $30 million to fuel costs annually for American, for instance – airlines are now fighting a bill proposed by U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and John...
Jazz Profits Up
Jazz Air LP reported net income for year-end 2007 was $150.7 million compared to $140.0 million recorded for year end 2006, an improvement of $10.6 million or 7.6 percent. At the same time, it reported Q4 profits were up 9.9 percent to $35.1 million in net income. Operating revenues for Q4 jumped 5.8 percent...
Transportation Budget Draws Industry Ire
The budget for the Department of Transportation has raised such industry concerns that at least one organization – the International Brotherhood of Teamsters – has launched an campaign to get Secretary Mary Peters fired, charging she has spent federal dollars unconstitutionally and defied...
Correction
In a story entitled Midwest, TPG Close Deal, in the February 4 issue of Regional Aviation News, we inadvertently cited the wrong...
Continental Sets Q400 Sked, Pilots Protest
The first cities to be served by Colgan Air’s new Bombardier Q400s are Albany, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Rochester. Additional service from New York and Cleveland will be added throughout 2008. The Continental Connection began Q400 service on February 4 from Newark. The Q400 will allow Continental to...
Calendar – European Aviation Safety Seminar
FSF Sets Meeting on Accident Criminalization Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) will hold a panel discussion about criminal prosecutions in the wake of aircraft accidents at the European Aviation Safety Seminar (EASS) March 10–12, 2008, in Bucharest, Romania. The seminar is co-presented with the European...
Quick Takes – Embraer/Universal, ATR/Lonrho, Horizon’s Virtual Assistant, ATP Freighter/Atlantic Airlines
New Spanish Airline Orders ERJ 195s JJH Capital, owned by Juan José Hidalgo, president of Air Europa and Globalia, signed a firm order for six Embraer ERJ 195s, plus purchase rights for another six aircraft in a deal valued $237 million. The value could double if all rights are confirmed. The deal is...
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