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Monday, May 12, 2008
RAA Blasts Feds on FAA Bill, Congestion Pricing
Indianapolis, IN – Regional Airline Association members had choice words for Congressional failure to pass the long-overdue Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation, effectively killing changes for a bill this year, despite continuing efforts to bring it to a Senate vote again. Most... [read more]
May 5, 2008
Reauthorization Faces White House Veto
The rejection of user fees in the FAA reauthorization bill, celebrated by both regional airlines and the general/business aviation communities, may earn the much needed legislation a veto when the bill reaches the White House. A policy statement from the...
May 5, 2008
FAA Certifies ERJ 190 for ETOPS-120
The Embraer ERJ 190 jet received ETOPS (Extended Operations) certification for 120 minutes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft had already obtained the same certification from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency...
May 5, 2008
Eco Watch –Boeing/Airbus, ATA Initiative
President Outlines GHG Policy President George Bush announced goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and called for a regulatory regime that would set limits on GHGs. The policy includes identifying initiatives for reducing carbon emissions...
April 28, 2008
Names in the News – Frontier, Bombardier, FAA/ATO
FL Adds Regional Vet to Management Team Effective May 1, Tom Bacon will be vice president of planning and revenue management, adding Frontier to his experience which includes vice president of planning for Mesa Air Group. He also spent more than 20 years with...
April 28, 2008
Quick Takes – go!, Do328 VIP, DL/US Helicopter, ERA/ACI
go! Pilots Fired go! has fired the two pilots who overflew Hilo destination because they were asleep. Related Story The two may also face federal action as well from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Honolulu Advertiser quoted Paul Skellon, Mesa's vice...
April 21, 2008
DOT Introduces LGA Auctions, Other Passenger Measures
Landing with a loud thud in Washington, the newly proposed LaGuardia slot auctions, which the Department of Transportation called an experiment, would withdraw slots from carriers and put them up for auction. The first reaction came from the Air Transport...
April 14, 2008
Fed Watch – Shuttle America, Aviation Czar
NTSB Meeting on Shuttle America Accident The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a board meeting on Tuesday, to examine the February 18, 2007, a Delta Connection flight 6448, an Embraer ERJ-170, operated by Shuttle America, Inc., was landing on...
April 7, 2008
ATA Urges Support for R&D, Alternative Fuels and Modernized Routes
In recounting aviation’s environmental record before House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, the Air Transport Association (ATA), set forth its plans for further enhancing airline efforts to protect the environment and urged...
April 7, 2008
Congestion Pricing Won’t Fly
Adding to the strong opposition voiced by the Regional Airline Association (RAA) recently, airlines may sue to stop the Department of Transportation-proposed congestion pricing schemes at busy airports. Related Story In also opposing the $25 user fee proposed...
April 7, 2008
RAA Convention Fast Approaching
With less than a month before the U.S. regional airline industry convenes in Indianapolis, the Regional Airline Association set the agenda to include discussions on hiring and training tomorrow’s pilots today and airport congestion pricing, which...
March 31, 2008
Reducing Runway Incursions
While senior Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials remain preoccupied with aircraft maintenance safety in the wake of the historic Southwest fine and widespread aircraft checks by other U.S. air carriers, the U.S. aviation agency continues to...
March 31, 2008
DOT Using Flawed Assumptions in Anti-Congestion Initiatives
Calling it demand management in disguise, Regional Aviation Partners, citing a study done by Regional Airline Association, said that the $25 user fee that has stalled FAA’s reauthorization since last September, would devastate small community air...
March 24, 2008
Congestion Pricing Threatens 100 Communities
Nearly four months after DOT announced in December that it intended to impose congestion pricing rules, the Regional Airline Association said the proposal threatens air service at more than 100 airports and countless other communities. Rather than threaten...
March 17, 2008
Growth Flat According to FAA
Regional capacity growth will be modest, passenger demand growth will slow and regional revenue passenger miles (RPMs) will outpace industry growth, according to the 2008-2025 FAA Forecast released last week. Capacity While capacity is forecast to grow in...
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