New Expansion Opportunities for SkyWest May Take Until Yearend
It will be another six to nine months before the industry gets a peak at the expansion opportunities being explored by SkyWest, Inc, according to Mike Kraupp, vice president finance and treasurer who spoke at the Raymond James & Associates 29th Annual Institutional Investors Conference. At last... [read more]
Safety Watch: RJs in Another Near Midair
A PSA Bombardier CRJ 700 and a Comair CRJ 700 nearly collided in midair after a trainee controller, with about a year on the job, directed the Comair aircraft toward the PSA flight. However, in what the Federal Aviation Administration described as an operational...
NTSB Makes BBD CRJ-100/GE Recommendations
The National Transportation Safety Board issued recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration to address a safety concern raised by two engine failures on Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 aircraft, resulting from a flaw during the manufacturing process for fan blades. The board wants...
Webinar Tackles Employee Shortages
Keeping employees happy is always cheaper than recruiting and training new employees and Aviation Today’s latest webinar will cover not only how to attract, but retain, quality employees. Scheduled for 11 am, Thursday, March 13, The Aviation Job Market: How to Find – and Keep – the Right...
RAA Questions FAA ADS-B Out Benefit Projections
Saying fleet equipage for ADS-B Out would likely exceed the $4.73-million benefit use of the system offers, the Regional Airline Association joined the Air Transport Association (ATA) in objecting to the proposed rule requiring ADS-B Out on all aircraft by 2020. Related Story It also requested the...
Aviation Organizations Plea for Reauthorization This Year
Alarmed by suggestions that Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization will not pass this year, a 35-member coalition of aviation organizations urged legislators to pass a comprehensive, long-term reauthorization bill this year and make it a priority. The letter to the Senate did not include the...
Safety Management Systems: The Future of Air Safety – Part II
SMS Forces Changes for Regulators Just as operators are being asked to incorporate safety management systems (SMS), so too are regulators with Transport Canada at the leading edge of not only helping operators incorporate such systems but in reorganizing itself to a new oversight methodology that...
Congress Criticizes DOT on EAS
The Senate Commerce Committee severely criticized Transportation Secretary Mary Peters during a recent hearing on the department’s FY09 budget, when individual members fired complaints about cuts to the Essential Air Service program which the White House funded at the $50 million provided by foreign...
New Website Establishes Airline Pain Scale
Despite its monthly update and web availability, the DOT Consumer Report published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, remains largely elusive from the passenger trying to make a decision on a given flight. Now, it and other public flight information resources are being centralized into a new website...
RAA Names New Gov’t Affairs Manager
Liam Connolly joined the Regional Airline Association (RAA) as manager-industry & regulatory affairs, assigned to a range of responsibilities crucial including security, environmental and communications. “We’re very excited to add someone with Liam’s energy and broad experience to help...
Toyota Considering Aviation Entrance
Taking a hint from the grandfather of all auto-to-aerospace pioneers – Henry Ford, who produced the venerable Fort Tri-Motor – Toyota is considering getting into the aircraft industry by investing in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). The move follows Honda’s...
XJT Becomes Part of Virgin Charter
ExpressJet is one of a handful of companies partnering with Virgin Charter to bring the power of the internet to the charter business. Virgin Charter is partnering with Travelocity Business, offering the first scenario where executives served by a major business travel agency can shop for and book a private...
SkyWest Airlines Appoints Leaders to Director Positions
SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. appointed three of its leaders as new directors: Casey Madsen as director - employee relations in the people department; Christopher C. Brown as director - flight operations; and Robin L. Wall as director - training. Madsen will report to Lori Hunt, vice...
Quick Takes – Travel Demand Down, Porter, Embraer/Finnair, Precision/ATR, Continental
Economy Dampening Corporate Travel Demand While most airlines reported no indication of changes in corporate travel budgets, during their year-end investment conference calls, signs are beginning indicated that the weakening economy is doing just that. Industry analysts blame not only the economy but the...
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