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| 10.20.2008 |
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CO, DL Regionals Profitable, AA Not, Analysts Predict ’09 Mainline Profits
Just as we’ve seen in previous quarters, the regional programs at Delta and Continental posted profits for the quarter, while expenses for the regional affiliates at American overwhelmed revenues. The results came as Delta and Continental reported...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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JBLU, Cape Air in Pilot Deal
JetBlue’s year-old pilot training partnership with Cape Air resulted in over three dozen new pilots being added to the program run in partnership with the University of North Dakota (UND) and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). In addition to...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Aircraft Market Watch – Embraer, Copa, BAE Systems
African Carrier Takes ERJ 190 Embraer and LAM - Linhas Aereas de Mocambique – signed a contract for two ERJ 190 aircraft, plus two purchase rights for the same model. The total value of the deal is $75 million, at list price, and could double, if all...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Quick Takes – Nordic, Leading Edge Av Services
NAC Nordic Aviation Contractors Changes Name Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is the new name of NAC Nordic Aviation Contractor, the world’s largest independent regional aircraft lessor. The name change and new corporate identity, launched to coincide with...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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AIR Reports Pilot Hiring Up
Airlines nearly doubled their hiring between August and September, according to AIR, Inc, which said its reporting airlines hired a total of 429 pilots in September, approximately 99 percent more pilots than the previous month. Even so, the organization...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Airbus, Pratt Launch PW1000 Testing
Testing for Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan, now knows as the PurePower 1000G, began joint flight testing with Airbus last week with the first flight on an Airbus-owned A340 test aircraft in Toulouse, France. Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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XJT Reaches Tentative Accord with Unions
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (XJT) reached tentative agreements with all four of its labor unions representing the pilots and instructors, mechanics, flight attendants and dispatchers. Voting is scheduled to be completed by November 1. If ratified, ExpressJet...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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ATA Sues FAA on Slot Auctions
As expected the Air Transport Association (ATA) filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration federal court to invalidate two slot auction rules, one rule for LGA and another for both JFK and EWR. ATA’s law suit challenges FAA’s claim...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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ERA Watch – Eco Resolution, New VP, Emergency Handbook Revised, Awards
ERA Emissions Resolutions Passed The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) reacted strongly to last week’s vote of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to impose 100 percent auctioning of carbon permits for aviation by 2020, saying...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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News Slots at DCA
The Department of Transportation is assigning a single roundtrips worth of slots to Washington National Airport by year end and Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) hopes to gain the new service if US Airways wins the award. Akron has been working on such service for...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Embraer Order Book Up 34 Percent
Based on the first three quarters of 2008, when it delivered 45, 52, and 48 jets, respectively, Embraer shows a steadier production process, which represents a 34 percent increase over the same period in 2007 when the company delivered 108 jets, prompting...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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New Airport May Not Be So Crazy, After All
Panama City, Fla – Those who think building a new airport with a 10,000 foot runway in the middle of a nature preserve and on the cusp of sea change in the aviation industry, is crazy haven’t talked to the folks involved in the $330 million...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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DOT Continues with Slot Auction
Despite a finding by the General Accountability Office that the Department of Transportation’s proposed slot auction is illegal, DOT is proceeding with plans to auction 293 slots at the New York airports, announcing it last week under cover of a plan...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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ERA Watch – Industry Growth, New Member
European Regional Growth Slows Following in the footsteps of their American counterparts European regional growth slowed to a point not seen since 9/11, according to the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) which convened last week for its general...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Deeper Cuts Revealed for Q4
The latest schedules uploaded to the Official Airline Guide (OAG) forced the company to revised its report on airlines cuts and reveals that continuing problems within the U.S. economy are impacting airline operations with worse than expected declines in...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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RJET in Hawaii?
In addition to providing rescue investment to Midwest and Frontier, Republic Airways Holding (RJET) is now investigating a code-share relationship between subsidiary Shuttle America and Mokulele Airlines through which Shuttle would operate Embraer ERJ 170s...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Horizon Investigates Cockpit Videos
Horizon pilots joined their counterparts at JetBlue and Trans States, for using poor judgment as they filmed takeoffs and landings and then put them on You Tube. Related Story They are now being investigated by the...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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India Launches Air Show
The importance of the Indian market is not only illustrated by the inaugural International Exhibition & Conference on Civil Aviation, India Aviation 2008, at Hyderabad Airport but the fact that Bombardier will join some 150 other companies from 30...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Invasive Drug Test Clarified
Given the fact that only six airline pilots test positive in the current drug/alcohol testing, the new policy calling for personnel regulated by the FAA under Parts 121/135 and some Part 91 operations, to be observed directly when they pee into the little cup...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Labor Watch – Mesa, Trans States
Mesa, Pilots Reach Accord Even as Mesa Air Group, Inc. prepares to lay off numerous employees in a downsizing that reflects the loss of its Delta Connection contract with Freedom, it was able to reach a tentative agreement with the Air Line Pilots...
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