Eclipse, A700 at End of Rope
With two aviation analysts predicting the end of Eclipse, AAIA may already be there as Russian investors pulled the rug out from under its resurrection plan in the wake of the financial meltdown. The actions come just a few weeks after the highly optimistic rhetoric from the two companies poured out during... [read more]
Panelists Weigh Election Impact
When asked during last week’s RAA meeting in Washington how a new administration would impact airlines, Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen quipped, “Well, it couldn’t get any worse than what we have now.” Regardless of who wins tomorrow, they will have to make a...
FAA Forms Runway Safety Council
In its continuing bid to prove it is doing something to improve runway safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) convened the Runway Safety Council, a joint government-industry body that will take a deeper, systemic approach to improving runway safety. The creation of the council follows the...
Legal Challenge to New Airport Denied
One of the last two legal challenges to the new Bay County International Airport and Industrial District was settled last week as the judge denied a temporary restraining order requested by the Florida Clean Water Network, National Resource Defense Council and Defenders of Wildlife in U.S. District Court...
ImagineAir Reports Record Quarter in Flight Demand and Revenue
In the face of rocky economic conditions and losses at the nation’s mainline carriers, ImagineAir’s third quarter report for 2008 confirmed continual growth; record numbers for flight demand and revenue. Based in Metro Atlanta, ImagineAir is an on-demand air taxi...
JetDirect Forms Light Jet Subsidiary
JetDirect Aviation Holdings, LLC established Sunset Aviation, Inc. as its light jet and turboprop management and charter operating subsidiary with a primary geographic focus in California. Founded in 1992 as an aircraft charter, management, sales and acquisition consulting company in Novato, Calif., Sunset...
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