Delta Replacing RJs with M/L Equipment
Two weeks after the Delta/Northwest merger, Delta is adding new mainline service at Memphis but is replacing regional jets with mainline equipment as it adds service to Memphis. With plans to increase capacity among its U.S. hubs 14.5 percent in January, its new Memphis flights include new service to New... [read more]
PNCL Flight in Tug Incident
Pinnacle’s Northwest Airlink Flight 2544 from Grand Rapids to Detroit landed at 6 a.m. and was taxiing to the gate when it was struck by a Delta/Comair baggage tug. The tug struck the left wing and dented the fuselage, according to Spokesperson Joe Williams, who said fuel began leaking, prompting...
XJT Asks for SEC Extension
ExpressJet asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for an extension on filing its 10Q for the third quarter rescheduling it until last Friday. It cited a change in accounting on its convertible notes. The change impacts its bottom line which was stated at a $4.8 million loss last week but the 10Q will...
EAS Awards Bring New Entrants
As mature regionals rebid their Essential Air Service contracts, some are finding that the Department of Transportation is opting for new entrants over carriers that have been serving the markets for years. Two such new entrants include Macon, Ga-based Georgia Skies and Seattle-based SeaPort Airlines...
Delay Task Force Falls Short
After nearly a year of studying and planning, the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy On-Board Ground Delays issued its report on what can be done to mitigate such events and largely came up empty. The 62-page report issued no firm recommendations except that airports...
Embraer Posts New Forecasts
Embraer continues to see dynamic growth in its new 20-year forecast released last week calling for a 5 percent annual growth rate in the worldwide commercial aviation business between 2009 and 2028. It expects China to lead the growth with an average annual growth rate of 7.5 percent followed by emerging...
Panama City Seeking Foreign Trade Zone Status for New Airport
Prompted by statistics showing the importance of foreign trade to Florida, the Panama City – Bay County International Airport Authority directed Airport Executive Director Randy Curtis to evaluate the options for establishing a Foreign Trade Zone at the new international airport currently under...
Aviation Infrastructure Investment Benefits Economy
Expanding the Federal Aviation Administratin’s Airport Improvement Program to include not only current projects but investment and deployment of NextGen technology provides should be part of the next economic stimulus package, according to Aerospace Industries Association Vice President of Civil...
Travel Managers Studying Consolidators
A survey by the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) revealed that corporate travel managers are studying the use of air ticket consolidators. BTC indicated that it is not unusual for a $10,000 fare, available via a corporate travel program, to be offered by a consolidator for $5,000. About 33 percent of...
Airline Performance Improving
Pinnacle trailed only Hawaiian and Frontier in providing the best industry on-time performance in September, according to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report. Indeed, On-time performance reached a higher rate this past September than in either September of last year or...
Market Watch -- Recivery in 2011, Porter in Chicago, Fare Sales
Domestic Travel Recovery in 2011 It won’t be until 2011 that domestic travel will return to 2006 levels, according to Boston-based Global Insight Inc. However, it said U.S. domestic person trips are expected to total as much as 573 million in the third quarter of this year, up from 566 million in the...
Quick Takes -- ATR, BBD, ERJ
New VP Training for ATR Ivan Lauthier was named ATR’s new vice president training and flight operations, succeeding Jean-Michel Bigarré. Lauthier holds an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the French Ecole de l’Air and degrees as airline and test pilot. He is also a licensed pilot in...
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