Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Fairchild strikes deals for 328 and Airbus components

Fairchild Dornier on December 20 sold its Airbus components manufacturing and general maintenance businesses to Switzerland’s RUAG Aerospace after weeks of

Aircraft

January 9, 2008

Entrepreneur plans ‘breakthrough’ regional

It doesn’t have any airplanes.

January 9, 2008

Embraer Lands Chinese Production Deal

Brazil’s Embraer last month signed a long-anticipated agreement to build a production unit in China through a joint venture with AVIC II subsidiaries Harbi

January 9, 2008

Mesaba Completes Big Sky Acquisition

Billings, Mont.-based Big Sky Airlines officially became part of the Mesaba Holdings stable early last month after Big Sky’s shareholders tendered some 90.

January 9, 2008

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Air Wisconsin Inks Deal for Six CRJs

Air Wisconsin last month placed a firm order for six more 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ200s to serve its recently inaugurated code-share relationship with Or

Aircraft

January 9, 2008

Aerolitoral Strike Ends with New Pilot Deal

The 255 pilots flying for Mexican regional airline Aerolitoral ended a two-day strike on December 2 after agreeing to a 5.5-percent salary increase.

January 9, 2008

American Eagle Faces More FAA Fines

The FAA has proposed fining American Eagle $363,000 for alleged violations of maintenance FARs.

January 9, 2008

Mesa Asks for Employee Wage Cuts

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has asked its employees to accept a voluntary 5-percent pay cut for one year in return for an incentive program tied to quarte

January 9, 2008

BAE pitches solutions to tight money markets

With no full-blown recovery in air transport demand predicted before 2005, regional airlines will be looking for low-cost fleet development solutions for t

January 9, 2008

Replacement ticketing could bankrupt European regionals

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has complained that European Commission (EC) proposals to increase passenger compensation will threaten the

January 9, 2008

US Airways affiliates held hostage by ‘Jets for Jobs’

The so-called “Jets for Jobs” program agreed upon by US Airways as part of the labor contract ratified by its ALPA-represented pilots over the summer has p

January 9, 2008

European Regionals Post Modest Gains

The number of passengers carried by members of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) increased by 7.2 percent in the first three quarters of 2002,

January 9, 2008

New inspection regimes could spell trouble for aging fleets

The FAA on December 6 issued its interim final rule on a controversial new aging-aircraft inspection regime proposed for multi-engine airplanes operating u

January 9, 2008

Caribbean governments back LIAT’s war against rival Star

Government shareholders of Antigua-based regional airline LIAT have pledged to support the ailing carrier’s efforts to combat competitive threats from the

January 9, 2008

Get Ready for ‘Wearable’ Aviation Computers

Following the wide acceptance of portable cockpit computers (even by the FAA), there comes news of wearable hardware for aircraft maintenance personnel and

Aircraft

January 9, 2008

LAAS timeline slips by one year

While the GPS wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) is likely to be commissioned for public use in July, the local-area augmentation system (LAAS) has falle

ATC

January 9, 2008

PRM packs them in at nation’s busiest airports

One of the FAA’s less publicized programs to increase airport capacity is the gradual introduction of the precision runway monitor (PRM).

ATC

January 9, 2008

Service-fee Increases Enacted by Nav Canada

Nav Canada’s declining revenue, which resulted from reduced traffic volume over the last year as a consequence of the slowing economy and 9/11, has forced

ATC

January 8, 2008

RVSM Introduced in Indonesia

As of November 25, Indonesia implemented reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) between FL 350 and FL 390.

ATC

January 8, 2008

Aegean Airways bids for Olympic

Greek regional airline Aegean Airways has surfaced as one of six bidders for the country’s ailing flag carrier, Olympic Airways.

January 7, 2008

Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Latest

Fairchild strikes deals for 328 and Airbus components

Fairchild Dornier on December 20 sold its Airbus components manufacturing and general maintenance businesses to Switzerland’s RUAG Aerospace after weeks of

Entrepreneur plans ‘breakthrough’ regional

It doesn’t have any airplanes.

Embraer Lands Chinese Production Deal

Brazil’s Embraer last month signed a long-anticipated agreement to build a production unit in China through a joint venture with AVIC II subsidiaries Harbi

Mesaba Completes Big Sky Acquisition

Billings, Mont.-based Big Sky Airlines officially became part of the Mesaba Holdings stable early last month after Big Sky’s shareholders tendered some 90.

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Air Wisconsin Inks Deal for Six CRJs

Air Wisconsin last month placed a firm order for six more 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ200s to serve its recently inaugurated code-share relationship with Or

Aerolitoral Strike Ends with New Pilot Deal

The 255 pilots flying for Mexican regional airline Aerolitoral ended a two-day strike on December 2 after agreeing to a 5.5-percent salary increase.

American Eagle Faces More FAA Fines

The FAA has proposed fining American Eagle $363,000 for alleged violations of maintenance FARs.

Mesa Asks for Employee Wage Cuts

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has asked its employees to accept a voluntary 5-percent pay cut for one year in return for an incentive program tied to quarte

BAE pitches solutions to tight money markets

With no full-blown recovery in air transport demand predicted before 2005, regional airlines will be looking for low-cost fleet development solutions for t

Replacement ticketing could bankrupt European regionals

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has complained that European Commission (EC) proposals to increase passenger compensation will threaten the

US Airways affiliates held hostage by ‘Jets for Jobs’

The so-called “Jets for Jobs” program agreed upon by US Airways as part of the labor contract ratified by its ALPA-represented pilots over the summer has p

European Regionals Post Modest Gains

The number of passengers carried by members of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) increased by 7.2 percent in the first three quarters of 2002,

New inspection regimes could spell trouble for aging fleets

The FAA on December 6 issued its interim final rule on a controversial new aging-aircraft inspection regime proposed for multi-engine airplanes operating u

Caribbean governments back LIAT’s war against rival Star

Government shareholders of Antigua-based regional airline LIAT have pledged to support the ailing carrier’s efforts to combat competitive threats from the

Get Ready for ‘Wearable’ Aviation Computers

Following the wide acceptance of portable cockpit computers (even by the FAA), there comes news of wearable hardware for aircraft maintenance personnel and

LAAS timeline slips by one year

While the GPS wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) is likely to be commissioned for public use in July, the local-area augmentation system (LAAS) has falle

PRM packs them in at nation’s busiest airports

One of the FAA’s less publicized programs to increase airport capacity is the gradual introduction of the precision runway monitor (PRM).

Service-fee Increases Enacted by Nav Canada

Nav Canada’s declining revenue, which resulted from reduced traffic volume over the last year as a consequence of the slowing economy and 9/11, has forced

RVSM Introduced in Indonesia

As of November 25, Indonesia implemented reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) between FL 350 and FL 390.

Aegean Airways bids for Olympic

Greek regional airline Aegean Airways has surfaced as one of six bidders for the country’s ailing flag carrier, Olympic Airways.

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