Horizon Air will ground all 12 of its remaining Bombardier Q200 turboprops by October 28 and begin retiring its CRJ700 regional jets next month under a plan to accelerate its transition to a uniform fleet of Q400 turboprops. Horizon now expects to remove all its 70-seat CRJ700s and add 14 more 76-seat Q400s by the end of next year in an effort to ease the sting of soaring fuel prices. Earlier plans called for the Q200 retirements to extend into April and the CRJ700 retirements well into 2010.
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GECAS Places Fleet Order for Chinese RJ
Tuesday 04. of November 2008 China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) Commercial Aircraft Co. (ACAC) is to supply Irish-American aircraft lessor GE Commercial Aviation Services... |
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Challenges abound for Euro regionals
Saturday 01. of November 2008 “Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose. However,... |
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ERA member airlines report increased
Saturday 01. of November 2008 Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the... |
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Flybe Earns Embraer Service Nod
Saturday 01. of November 2008 Embraer and Flybe Aviation Services have signed a five-year contract that names the UK regional aircraft maintenance company an authorized... |
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Embraer Delivers Pair of Firsts
Saturday 01. of November 2008 Embraer in late August celebrated the first delivery of E190s to two new customers–China’s Kunpeng Airlines and TACA Airlines of El Salvador.... |
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