Judge Blocks Mesa Use of Aloha Name
Yucaipa may have won the bid for Aloha’s name, but the deal allowing Mesa to rebrand its island operation, go!, as Aloha, the name of the airline that it helped to put out of business was a bit too twisted for the bankruptcy judge who rejected its use by Mesa citing the “lack of... [read more]
ARJ-21 Flies
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s ARJ -21 regional jet took flight above the Shanghai skies November 28 as the country’s first regional jet. The product of the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, the 90-seat jet has a range of 2,225 km with a full load and 3,700 km...
BBD Continues Solid Results
Bombardier revenues jumped eight percent to reach $C4.6 billion in the third quarter ending October 31. Net income increased by $C154 million, reaching $C245 million, compared to $C91 million for the same period last fiscal year. Its cash position remains strong at $C3.3 billion, it said, after a negative...
Pinnacle Bests Mainland Carriers
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., for four out of the last five months, led the U.S. mainland carriers in on-time percentage following its record in July when it bested all U.S. carriers in on-time arrivals. The record is significant given Delta’s attempt to abrogate its contract with Pinnacle earlier this year...
Mesa Sells D-8 Spares
Mesa Air Group is gaining $3 million from the sale of Dash 8-200 spares to Fokker Services, Inc., a part of the Stork Aerospace division for the sale, management, and repair of its DHC8-200 spare parts inventories. Under the agreement, Fokker Services will immediately pay Mesa approximately $3 million in...
Dornier Wins Judgment Against Hainan
In a five year old case, Dornier Aviation North America (DANA) won a settlement against Hainan Airlines through which it successfully garnished the first of several Hainan Airlines' bank accounts in order to pay creditors. DANA’s Liquidating Trustee Wiley Rein Partner H. Jason Gold won a civil judgment...
XJT Ups Repurchase Program
ExpressJet Holdings’s board authorized an additional $10 million for the previously announced securities repurchase program with the common stock acquired through the...
Campbell Takes Compass Helm
After Founding Compass President John Bendoraitis was named president of Comair, Delta named Tim Campbell, vice president of regional airline operations since 2007, to replace him at Compass. Related Story “Tim Campbell has a long history in the industry and has been integral in Compass’ success...
Safety Watch – Chautauqua, SkyWest
Chautauqua Flight Returns w/ Smoke A Chautauqua CRJ 200 en route to Louisville returned to Houston on November 24 but returned at 8 a.m. citing smoke in the cabin. There were 33 passengers...
Aircraft Watch – AMR, ERJ, MAS/ATR
AMR Sells ATRs In a sale and leaseback deal, AMR Leasing Corporation sold its 39 ATR 72 operated by American Eagle Executive Airlines to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (NAC) and KIRK Kapital A/S for a sale and leaseback transaction with AMR Leasing Corporation. AMR Leasing Corporation will sell the 39 ATR 72...
Market Watch – Delta, Mokulele, SkyWest, Southwest, LCC, Horizon
Delta Cuts More Capacity Citing the global recession and the fact that international load factors have dropped five percent, Delta is cutting system-wide capacity next year by six to eight percent, including domestic capacity another eight to 10 percent and international capacity by three to five percent...
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