XJT Targeted in New Tarmac Stats
The Department of Transportation revised the data requirements airlines must file including not only include extended runway times for flights that were latter cancelled but flights diverted to alternate airports, two items not now filed with the department. The tarmac delay data are now part of the... [read more]
Mesa Pilots Ratify Contract
Mesa’s 1,300 pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), ratified a new 24-month labor contract. A key provision in the contract, which won 51 percent of the vote, is a preferential bidding system allowing crews more schedule control. "This new agreement represents a step...
T-Prop & Larger RJ Values Remain Stabile
The value of regional jets have fluctuated over the last several months along with the dramatic fuel costs experienced earlier this year. But, their value may be recovering as fuel prices abate. However, that does not mean the 100+ 50-seaters spun out of fleets will return to major carrier route maps. It...
Larsen Makes 3-Point Landing
Well-known aviation consultant Tulinda Larsen joined NEXA Capital Partners, LLC as a principal, and is expected to use her skills as a rainmaker with the year-old, Washington-based company which focuses on providing capital for the aerospace, defense, transportation, homeland security and geomatics business...
IATA Predicts ’09 Worst for 50 Years
While the U.S. industry is expected to be profitable next year, thanks to its dramatic and continuing capacity cuts, next year is expected to be the worst the industry has faced in 50 years, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Its forecast for 2009, which shows the U.S. as the...
Federal Court Stays Slot Auction
Industry leaders lauded the decision of a U.S. District Court of Appeals yesterday that precludes the January slot auction planned by the Department of Transportation to auction slots at the New York area airports. The ruling came after Air Transport Association, Continental Airlines and the Port Authority...
Sukhoi Books Another 15
Kartinka Airlines signed a Heads of Agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) for 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s and another 15 optional aircraft. The order is valued at $448 million at list prices. With Friday’s announcement, Kartika Airlines is the first SSJ100 customer in South-East Asia. The...
Comair Joins Others in Dropping ASAP
Comair and its parent, Delta Airlines have joined American in dropping participation in the Aviation Safety Action Program, a program the National Transportation Safety Board sees as critical to reducing accident rates. Comair dropped it’s...
Mokulele Expands Partnerships
After cutting a similar deal with Alaska, Mokulele is partnering with Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet to provide inter-island service in Hawaii. Related Story The partnership, designed to enhance service for inter-island travelers, follows an announcement last month by WestJet that the airline was...
RAP Loses Funding
In the wake of Mesa’s shutdown of essential air service carrier Air Midwest and subsequent fiscal problems, Regional Aviation Partner lost one of its major funding sources. RAP also cited regulatory issues and an unprecedented rise in jet fuel and other operating costs that plague the entire industry...
Raymond Promoted @ CommutAir
Joel Raymond was appointed executive vice president of Continental Connection CommutAir after an 11-year stint with the company which including holding various positions in customer service and station management. In 2000, he was appointed director of scheduling and pricing with associated involvement in...
Aircraft Watch
UAL Continues to Bolster Liquidity Following in American’s footsteps, UAL Corporation, raised $150 million on a sale-leaseback agreement added it to the company's unrestricted liquidity. Related Story The company sold 15 Boeing 757 aircraft to East Shore Aircraft, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary...
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