Thanksgiving Break
In recognition that the over-indulgence of Thanksgiving week will lay waste the... [read more]
New Leaders at Comair, Compass, Comair
The industry saw a little shuffling in its executive suites last week with new CEOs at Lynx, Compass and Comair. Compass Prez to Comair Compass President John Bendoraitis was tapped to succeed John Selvaggio as president of Comair, a wholly owned Delta Connection. Selvaggio returns to retirement from which...
Holiday Express Lanes Expanded, Consumer Rules Proposed
The successful implementation last year for airlines to use military airspace along the East Coast to expand the airspace – the so-called Holiday Express Lanes – have been expanded this holiday season and, at the same time, the Department of Transportation issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
Safety Watch
Dash 8 in Allentown Incident No injuries were reported to the 35 passengers aboard a US Airways Express de Havilland Dash 8 flight that declared an emergency when it could not lower its nose gear. Operated by Piedmont Airlines, the incident occurred at Allentown at about 8:20 a.m. last week. After the crew...
Frontier Reports Financials
Required by its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing which includes monthly operating reports, Frontier reported an operating loss of $5.8 million and a consolidated net loss of $30.4 million for the three-month period ending September 2008. Included in the net loss for the quarter was $16.6 million attributable to...
Performance Based Navigation Discussed
Dispatch from Air Safety Week The aviation industry must accelerate implementation of advanced airspace management technologies to counteract pressure from a public increasingly concerned about the environment, improved schedule reliability and increased safety, according to Chris Manning, former chief pilot...
Market Watch
Mokulele Launches Jet Service In the midst of lawsuits with Mesa, Mokulele Airlines launched its Embrear ERJ 170 interisland service with two jets. The service is part of a capacity purchase agreement with Republic Holdings. Related Story However, its new service was hampered by both computer and jetway...
Aircraft Watch – Embraer, Horizon, BBD, Copa, ATR, African Aircraft Financing
Embraer Places Two 145s As part of a marketing effort to place used ERJ 145s, Embraer and Passaredo Linhas Aéreas signed a contract for the airline to added two leased Brasilias to its six-aircraft Brasilia fleet. Delivery of the first aircraft, scheduled for use in strengthening the airline’s...
SKYW Increases Dividend
SkyWest Airlines Inc increased its quarterly dividend by 33 percent to $.04 per common share after the November 12 meeting of its board which authorized the continuing repurchase of common stock. The...
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