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Monday, September 8, 2008
CRJ 1000 Flies
Bombardier’s prototype CRJ1000 NextGen jetliner took off on its maiden flight last week, successfully testing its new fly-by-wire systems. Serial number 19991, made its successful inaugural flight from the Bombardier facility at Mirabel, Quebec. Certification is set for fourth quarter 2009. Following a... [read more]
September 8, 2008 N/A
RJET Invests in Midwest, Contract Angers Pilots
In its second investment in a financially troubled carrier, Republic Airways Holdings (RJET) cut a new 10-year contract with Midwest Airlines fly 12 76-seat Embraer ERJ 170s as a Midwest Connect starting October 1. The deal, part of a $60 million Midwest...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Fitch Rates Sukhoi
Fitch Ratings, last week, assigned Russian-based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) a Long Term Issuer Default (IDR) rating of BB+, a senior unsecured rating of BB+ and a Short-term IDR of B. All ratings apply to foreign and local currency debt, said...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Mainlines, LCCs Replacing Competitor’s Dropped Services
The total impact of capacity cuts remain in flux as mainline carriers find opportunities in the service cuts of their competitors. In addition, low cost carriers are moving to fill some voids left by American but so far the moves are a drop in the bucket...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Sound Bites
Small City Fares Jump 37 Percent FareCompare.com reports that fares between small cities, largely served by regional airlines, rose 37 percent on average since the beginning of the...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Quick Takes – ASA, XJT, ATR
ASA Appoints New VP-In-Flight Services Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) named Brandee Reynolds as vice president – In-flight Services. Reynolds will direct the daily operations of more than 1,000 ASA flight attendants and lead the company’s...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Market Watch – Delta, Horizon, Embraer, Porter, ATR
Delta Exits CVG Concourse C After announcing it was cutting capacity at Cincinnati by 25 percent this fall, the latest in years of similar cuts, Delta is now abandoning its Concourse C operations in favor of 58 gates in concourses A and B. Putting a positive...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Energy/Air Service Task Force Issues Report, Recommendations
In a wide-ranging report which includes suggestions for 9/11-like government bailouts of both airlines and airports and finally shifting security costs to the government, the AAAE Energy/Air Service Task Force issued recommendations from its July summit...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Eco Watch – Airlines Tout Fuel Efficiency
At a time when airlines have become easy targets in the war on global warning The Air Transport Association (ATA) released its 2008 Economic Report documenting the ATA airlines’ environmental progress and concluding passenger and cargo carriers improved...
September 8, 2008 N/A
Safety Watch – SkyWest, Comair
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two runway incursion incidents and an aircraft separation incident, all of which occurred in the last few days. In the first runway incursion incident, a commuter jet narrowly missed a general aviation...
September 8, 2008 N/A
FAA Stops EWR Slot Auction, Opens PANYNJ Investigation
After the Federal Aviation Administration stopped plans to auction slots at Newark, Continental Airlines and the Air Transport Association applauded the order halting the planned September 3 auction. Almost at the same time, however, the FAA launched an...
September 8, 2008 Air Safety Week
Good Report Card for U.S. Air Carriers
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air safety inspectors found an overall adherence rate of 98 percent in conducting more than 5,600 audits of Airworthiness Directive (ADs) compliance at over 100 U.S. air carriers, Acting Administrator Robert A. Sturgell...
September 8, 2008 Air Safety Week
Impasse Between FAA and Southwest
Southwest Airlines has refused to pay the FAA a multi-million dollar penalty for alleged safety violations, with the matter awaiting movement to the federal courts. The U.S. aviation agency had set a deadline of Aug. 29 for payment. A Southwest spokeswoman...
September 8, 2008 Air Safety Week
Boeing 777 Airworthiness Directive Imminent
The UK's Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has concluded that ice in fuel lines "most probably" caused a twin-engine British Airways Boeing 777-236ER (G-YMMM) to lose power just prior to landing on Runway 27L at London Heathrow this past...
September 8, 2008 Air Safety Week
Open Safety Issues at Qantas
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) wants Qantas to make a series of improvements to the way it handles aircraft maintenance following a special review carried out by Australia's air safety regulator. CASA has ordered the air carrier to produce a plan to...
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