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Mesaba Employees Will Appeal Strike Ban
November 6, 2006, 10:55 AM
November 2006

U.S. bankruptcy court judge Gregory Kishel again gave Mesaba Airlines permission to impose contract terms on its pilots, flight attendants and mechanics after an appeals court judge overturned Kishel’s first ruling to allow management to force concessions.

Dallas Airmotive expands service, shop capabilities
November 6, 2006, 10:53 AM
October 17, 2006

Dallas Airmotive (Booth No. 1900) is here at NBAA’06 to announce big changes in its services and facilities.

Order Split Between Embraer, Bombardier
November 6, 2006, 10:42 AM
November 2006

Northwest Airlines last month split an order for 72 regional jets between Embraer and Bombardier. The contracts, still subject to approval by a U.S. bankruptcy court, call for delivery of 36 E175s and 36 CRJ900s, both of which would arrive in dual-class, 76-seat configuration.

Northwest Sets Out with Compass
November 6, 2006, 10:33 AM
November 2006

Northwest Airlines won approval from the DOT in late September to launch Compass Airlines, a new wholly owned regional subsidiary to which Northwest plans to assign at least 36 Embraer E175s.

Fleet Customer Sues Eclipse Aviation
November 6, 2006, 10:27 AM
November 2006

Swiss firm Aviace is suing Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, N.M., for alleged breach of contract over its refusal to deliver the first of 112 Eclipse 500 very light jets.

Raytheon extends its Hawker line
November 6, 2006, 10:23 AM
November 2006

Raytheon has announced that it is broadening its Hawker product line by introducing the Hawker 900XP and the Hawker 750, both derivatives of the Hawker 850XP. The models will replace the Hawker 850XP when they begin entering service next year.

King Air, Citation Get Winglet Mods
November 6, 2006, 10:13 AM
November 2006

BLR Aerospace of Everett, Wash., received an STC for winglets on the King Air 300. According to BLR, winglets increase cruise speed by five to eight knots, reduce fuel consumption by 3.5 percent and increase rate of climb by 300 fpm.

Quiet Spike Goes Supersonic
November 6, 2006, 10:06 AM
November 2006

Gulfstream reported that its Quiet Spike sonic-boom mitigator successfully achieved supersonic flight on October 20. The OEM has been flight-testing the structural integrity of its Quiet Spike since mid-July.

‘Euratlantic’ alliance here promoting U.S. investment
November 6, 2006, 9:59 AM
October 17, 2006

Representatives from Euratlantic, an alliance of 13 European regions, are at Booth No. 3276 hoping to attract U.S. investors.

Piaggio Buys 25 Percent of P&WC Unit
November 6, 2006, 9:59 AM
November 2006

Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries, builder of the Avanti II turboprop twin, last month signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to acquire 25 percent of its Turbo Engines Corp., which produces the PW206 and PW207 rotorcraft engines.

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