Mesa Air Group Gains Reprieve
Mesa Air Group Inc. won a preliminary injunction in the Federal Court in Atlanta enjoining Delta Air Lines from terminating Freedom Air's ERJ-145 contract. Freedom Airlines currently operates 34 50-seat ERJ-145 and seven 76-seat CRJ-900 aircraft for Delta Connection. Commenting on Thursday's court ruling... [read more]
Analysis: Travelers Avoid Trips, Blame the Hassle Factor, Government
Given all the coverage of how passengers are dissatisfied with airline service and the growing crescendo of announcements about additional fees they will be charged by airlines, it is a shock that a Travel Industry Association survey indicated travelers are blaming government not the airlines. In fact, when...
Eco Watch
Aircraft Replacement Seen as Near Term Solution to Emissions Airlines need only replace their aging aircraft with more modern equipment in order to achieve a 20 percent reduction in emissions, according to Embraer’s Director, Strategies and Technologies for the Environment Graciliano Campos. Other...
AA San Juan Restructuring, Saab Retirement, LCC’s Replace Legacy Capacity
American is restructuring its operations at San Juan as part of its capacity reduction efforts, and retiring American Eagle’s fleet of Saab 340s beginning in September. This round of reductions will affect American and American Eagle flights originating from San Juan to the United States and various...
Music to BBD’s, EMB’s Ears
Boeing is scrapping plans to develop a single-aisle replacement for it 737, the company announced at the Berlin Air Show, where Aviation Today Publisher John Persinos is keeping watch and producing a daily blog www.aviationtoday.com/av/blog/?cat=4. Reaction at Bombardier, which is producing the C-Series as a...
Horizon Cuts Weaker Routes
As part of its effort to improve its financial performance, Horizon is closing Butte and transferring its nine employees after cutting its twice-daily, 19-year-old service to Seattle. After Horizon's last flight from Butte on Aug. 24, the nearest Horizon nonstop service to Seattle will be via Helena (68...
Quick Takes -- ACE/Jazz, Find a Pilot, R/W Lights at BOS
ACE Sells Jazz Balance ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE) sold in the market a total of 11,726,920 units of Jazz Air Income Fund for total net proceeds to ACE of approximately $85.0 million. It also sold a total of 19,892,088 units of Aeroplan Income Fund for total net proceeds to ACE of approximately $349.3...
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