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Dornier eyes cold comfort in Siberia

Insolvent German airframe builder Fairchild Dornier has turned to one of Russia’s most powerful oligarchs in an attempt to save the foundering 728 and 928

Aircraft

May 6, 2008

AvCraft receives bizjet interior STC for 328JET

On June 6, AvCraft Aviation of Tyler, Texas, received the first STC cabin interior approval for the Fairchild Dornier 328JET, and the aircraft–known as the

Aircraft

May 6, 2008

Scenic sells scenery by the planeload

Dateline September 1927: Lindbergh is just back from Paris, and being “air-minded” is the thing.

May 6, 2008

Cuts at American raise stakes of Eagle dispute

American Airlines’ decision last month to retire 74 more Fokker 100s and nine Boeing 767-300s will mean continued capacity stagnation at its wholly owned A

May 6, 2008

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Unfazed by local skeptics, Regional Express takes flight

While most startup airlines enjoy at least a short honeymoon with local press and industry pundits, Michael Jones spent some of his first moments on the jo

May 6, 2008

Swiss Authorities Ground 34 ERJ-145 Pilots

Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation ordered 34 Swiss Air Lines pilots grounded after three of the airline’s flying instructors “failed to fulfil

May 6, 2008

ASA, Mesa Pilots Caught Drunk on the Job

Pilots from two different regional airlines lost their jobs for alcohol-related offenses over the span of two weeks, further adding to an undercurrent of p

May 6, 2008

Great Lakes Loses Nasdaq Listing

Nasdaq’s listing qualification panel removed Great Lakes Aviation from its SmallCap Market index on August 14 after denying the airline’s appeal for an exe

May 6, 2008

Mesaba Battered by WorldCom Investment

The insidious and far-reaching effects of the WorldCom debacle hit home for Mesaba Airlines, as the Minneapolis-based Northwest Airlink partner watched its

May 6, 2008

Senate Appropriates $128 million for EAS

Small communities and regional turboprop operations received what some consider unexpectedly generous support for the Essential Air Service program in late

May 6, 2008

Has ACARS’ time finally come for cost-conscious regionals?

Largely obscured by the preoccupation with new security directives inspired by September 11, the debate over the FAA’s now binding interpretation of a long

May 6, 2008

Pilot gripes over scope put ALPA on defensive

A festering animosity between regional airline pilot groups and the Air Line Pilots Association showed no sign of subsiding last month, as nearly 300 Comai

May 6, 2008

FAA command center guards U.S. National Airspace System

Perhaps deliberately, the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) is not easy to find.

ATC

May 6, 2008

U.S. Air Force Lukewarm on Tiltrotor

Even as the design was subjected to a grueling series of tests intended to determine its very future, an additional $1.5 billion in funding was approved la

Rotorcraft

May 6, 2008

British European is now Flybe, and has a new yield strategy

To fly BE or to Flybe is the question that may confuse UK regional airline passengers, since British European Airlines announced on July 18 its plans to re

May 6, 2008

Great Plains Applies for Loan Guarantees

Tulsa, Okla.-based Great Plains Airlines became the second regional airline to seek federal loan guarantees under the Air Transportation Safety and System

May 6, 2008

Augsburg Restructuring Costs 150 Workers, Dlugi Their Jobs

Lufthansa Airlines absorbed the sales, marketing and ticketing functions of Team Lufthansa partner Augsburg Airways last month, completing a restructuring

May 6, 2008

Air Canada Jazz Adopts Fee-per-departure Model

Air Canada signed a new agreement with its wholly owned regional subsidiary, Air Canada Jazz, to adopt what it calls a capacity purchase model to replace t

May 6, 2008

Embraer Lands New 170 Commitment

Brazil’s Embraer said it expects to complete negotiations on a firm order for six of its 70-seat 170 jets “in the coming weeks” with Italian flag carrier A

Aircraft

May 6, 2008

Great Lakes Pleads Case to Nasdaq

Great Lakes Aviation has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq listing qualification panel to contest the planned delisting of its shares from the Nasdaq Sto

May 6, 2008

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Dornier eyes cold comfort in Siberia

Insolvent German airframe builder Fairchild Dornier has turned to one of Russia’s most powerful oligarchs in an attempt to save the foundering 728 and 928

AvCraft receives bizjet interior STC for 328JET

On June 6, AvCraft Aviation of Tyler, Texas, received the first STC cabin interior approval for the Fairchild Dornier 328JET, and the aircraft–known as the

Scenic sells scenery by the planeload

Dateline September 1927: Lindbergh is just back from Paris, and being “air-minded” is the thing.

Cuts at American raise stakes of Eagle dispute

American Airlines’ decision last month to retire 74 more Fokker 100s and nine Boeing 767-300s will mean continued capacity stagnation at its wholly owned A

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Unfazed by local skeptics, Regional Express takes flight

While most startup airlines enjoy at least a short honeymoon with local press and industry pundits, Michael Jones spent some of his first moments on the jo

Swiss Authorities Ground 34 ERJ-145 Pilots

Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation ordered 34 Swiss Air Lines pilots grounded after three of the airline’s flying instructors “failed to fulfil

ASA, Mesa Pilots Caught Drunk on the Job

Pilots from two different regional airlines lost their jobs for alcohol-related offenses over the span of two weeks, further adding to an undercurrent of p

Great Lakes Loses Nasdaq Listing

Nasdaq’s listing qualification panel removed Great Lakes Aviation from its SmallCap Market index on August 14 after denying the airline’s appeal for an exe

Mesaba Battered by WorldCom Investment

The insidious and far-reaching effects of the WorldCom debacle hit home for Mesaba Airlines, as the Minneapolis-based Northwest Airlink partner watched its

Senate Appropriates $128 million for EAS

Small communities and regional turboprop operations received what some consider unexpectedly generous support for the Essential Air Service program in late

Has ACARS’ time finally come for cost-conscious regionals?

Largely obscured by the preoccupation with new security directives inspired by September 11, the debate over the FAA’s now binding interpretation of a long

Pilot gripes over scope put ALPA on defensive

A festering animosity between regional airline pilot groups and the Air Line Pilots Association showed no sign of subsiding last month, as nearly 300 Comai

FAA command center guards U.S. National Airspace System

Perhaps deliberately, the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) is not easy to find.

U.S. Air Force Lukewarm on Tiltrotor

Even as the design was subjected to a grueling series of tests intended to determine its very future, an additional $1.5 billion in funding was approved la

British European is now Flybe, and has a new yield strategy

To fly BE or to Flybe is the question that may confuse UK regional airline passengers, since British European Airlines announced on July 18 its plans to re

Great Plains Applies for Loan Guarantees

Tulsa, Okla.-based Great Plains Airlines became the second regional airline to seek federal loan guarantees under the Air Transportation Safety and System

Augsburg Restructuring Costs 150 Workers, Dlugi Their Jobs

Lufthansa Airlines absorbed the sales, marketing and ticketing functions of Team Lufthansa partner Augsburg Airways last month, completing a restructuring

Air Canada Jazz Adopts Fee-per-departure Model

Air Canada signed a new agreement with its wholly owned regional subsidiary, Air Canada Jazz, to adopt what it calls a capacity purchase model to replace t

Embraer Lands New 170 Commitment

Brazil’s Embraer said it expects to complete negotiations on a firm order for six of its 70-seat 170 jets “in the coming weeks” with Italian flag carrier A

Great Lakes Pleads Case to Nasdaq

Great Lakes Aviation has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq listing qualification panel to contest the planned delisting of its shares from the Nasdaq Sto

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