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| 01.12.2009 |
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Air Azul Provide New Service
After Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky) gained a $1 million grant, Fort Lauderdale-based Air Azul now connects Somerset, Ky, via its first commercial air service, to Nashville. The route is the only commercial route the charter operator flies. The service from The Lake...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Aviation Stimulus Creates 800K Jobs
Investing $30 billion on transportation infrastructure would create 834,000 jobs, according to the National Air Transportation Association. In a letter to Congress, President James Coyne said modernizing the air traffic control system increases capacity and...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Safety Watch
AE Plane, Others Hit by Winds A 90 degree turn caused by 60-knot winds on the ramp delayed the boarding of a Detroit-La Guardia American Eagle flight. The ERJ 135 was one of four aircraft battered by winds at Detroit between 5:30 and 6:05 a.m. on Sunday...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Nov. Traffic Down 4.6 % Worldwide
World airlines took a 4.6 percent hit on traffic in November when cargo traffic dropped a dramatic 13.5 percent, according to statistics released by the International Air Transport Association last week. With a capacity drop of 1.0 percent, November...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Frontier in Net Profit for November, Reaches Pilot Deal
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. reported a consolidated net profit of $2.9 million in its Monthly Operating Report for November when it also reported an operating profit of $2.5 million for the month. Included in Frontier's operating profit were non-cash...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Financial Watch – Jazz, Mesa, Obesity Rules, Air Canada, Delta
Air Canada, Jazz in CPA Negotiations Jazz continues to negotiate new rates for controllable costs with Air Canada but if it does not reach an agreement by January 31, the issue will be referred to commercial arbitration as provided in its Capacity Purchase...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Second SSJ100 Takes Flight
On Christmas Eve, the second of four SSJ100 prototypes SN95003 took to the skies joining the flight test program for the Sukhoi SuperJet started earlier this year. The aircraft took off from the factory runaway and safely landed after a successful, two-hour...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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NTSB Concerned Over Losses at ASAP
After successfully gaining regional airline participation in the Aviation Safety Action Programs, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a concern over the loss of several major carriers from the program including American, Delta and Comair. Related...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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DOT to Cut Cap at LGA
Stalled from conducting slot auctions, the Department of Transportation said it will further cut flights at La Guardia as part of congestion reduction...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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New Board Member at PNCL
Susan MacGregor Coughlin, a former vice chair and member of the National Transportation Safety Board recently joined Pinnacle’s board. Coughlin is founder and president of Air Safety Management Associates, a consulting firm serving...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Market Watch
Air Panama Launches Saab Service Air Panama took delivery of its first ex Colgan Saab 340B in December, with a second aircraft scheduled for arrival in early 2009. Saab Aircraft Leasing acted as a broker for both the airline and TurboLease, a...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Lynx Adds Steamboat
Lynx Aviation, Frontier’s regional subsidiary, began service to its fifth Colorado market, Steamboat Springs/Hayden. The inaugural flight of the four daily roundtrips arrived at Yampa Valley Regional Airport on Thursday. Steamboat Springs/Hayden is...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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CPI Report Outlines Transportation’s Failures
Could it be somehow symbolic that the announcement for President-Elect Obama’s choice for secretary of transportation was dead last in filling out his cabinet? And, could the two-year failure of the reauthorization legislation be reflective of a lack of...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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LaHood Tapped for DOT Post
At press time, retiring Republican Representative Ray LaHood (Ill.), who served on the House aviation subcommittee, was to be nominated Friday by President-elect Barack Obama to be Secretary of the Department of Transportation. LaHood ends his 13-year tenure...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Aircraft Watch – ATR , BBD, Delta, Embraer/Azul
ATR Begins Ground -600 Ground Tests ATR launched the ground tests of the ‘-600 series’ pre-series aircraft, testing the functioning of the electrical systems and the equipment of the New Generation Avionics Suite, while integrating the first...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Colgan Air Pilots Join ALPA
Colgan Air pilots selected the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) to represent the 449 pilots at the airline, according to the National Mediation Board which reported that 313 pilots voted in favor of the union’s representation. Prior to the...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Safety Watch – CRJ Gear Failures, Icing
NTSB Investigates CRJ Gear Failures The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the twin gear failures aboard a US Airways Air Wisconsin CRJ 200 in Philadelphia and a Mesa Airlines United Express CRJ 700 at Chicago. The CRJ...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Wings Air Goes After Georgia Skies
The world of essential air service is anything but simple but now Georgia-based Wings Air says EAS carrier Georgia Skies has not lived up to its EAS commitment on the Macon-Atlanta and Athens-Atlanta routes on which Wings competes without subsidy. Wings Air...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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OPEC Doubles Production Drop
Just as the airlines dramatically cut capacity last summer, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plans to follow suit doubling the expected drop in production from...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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Mesa Requests Q3 Confidentiality
Mesa Air Group requested the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain confidentiality for its third quarter Mesa Requests Q3 Confidentiality 2008 financial report, according to the third quarter report issued last week...
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