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October 20, 2008
CO, DL Regionals Profitable, AA Not, Analysts Predict ’09 Mainline Profits
Just as we’ve seen in previous quarters, the regional programs at Delta and Continental posted profits for the quarter, while expenses for the regional affiliates at American overwhelmed revenues. The results came as Delta and Continental reported...
October 20, 2008
JBLU, Cape Air in Pilot Deal
JetBlue’s year-old pilot training partnership with Cape Air resulted in over three dozen new pilots being added to the program run in partnership with the University of North Dakota (UND) and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). In addition to...
October 20, 2008
Aircraft Market Watch – Embraer, Copa, BAE Systems
African Carrier Takes ERJ 190 Embraer and LAM - Linhas Aereas de Mocambique – signed a contract for two ERJ 190 aircraft, plus two purchase rights for the same model. The total value of the deal is $75 million, at list price, and could double, if all...
October 20, 2008
Quick Takes – Nordic, Leading Edge Av Services
NAC Nordic Aviation Contractors Changes Name Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is the new name of NAC Nordic Aviation Contractor, the world’s largest independent regional aircraft lessor. The name change and new corporate identity, launched to coincide with...
October 20, 2008
AIR Reports Pilot Hiring Up
Airlines nearly doubled their hiring between August and September, according to AIR, Inc, which said its reporting airlines hired a total of 429 pilots in September, approximately 99 percent more pilots than the previous month. Even so, the organization...
October 20, 2008
Airbus, Pratt Launch PW1000 Testing
Testing for Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan, now knows as the PurePower 1000G, began joint flight testing with Airbus last week with the first flight on an Airbus-owned A340 test aircraft in Toulouse, France. Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have...
October 20, 2008
XJT Reaches Tentative Accord with Unions
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (XJT) reached tentative agreements with all four of its labor unions representing the pilots and instructors, mechanics, flight attendants and dispatchers. Voting is scheduled to be completed by November 1. If ratified, ExpressJet...
October 20, 2008
ATA Sues FAA on Slot Auctions
As expected the Air Transport Association (ATA) filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration federal court to invalidate two slot auction rules, one rule for LGA and another for both JFK and EWR. ATA’s law suit challenges FAA’s claim...
October 20, 2008
ERA Watch – Eco Resolution, New VP, Emergency Handbook Revised, Awards
ERA Emissions Resolutions Passed The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) reacted strongly to last week’s vote of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to impose 100 percent auctioning of carbon permits for aviation by 2020, saying...
October 20, 2008
News Slots at DCA
The Department of Transportation is assigning a single roundtrips worth of slots to Washington National Airport by year end and Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) hopes to gain the new service if US Airways wins the award. Akron has been working on such service for...
October 20, 2008
Embraer Order Book Up 34 Percent
Based on the first three quarters of 2008, when it delivered 45, 52, and 48 jets, respectively, Embraer shows a steadier production process, which represents a 34 percent increase over the same period in 2007 when the company delivered 108 jets, prompting...
October 20, 2008
New Airport May Not Be So Crazy, After All
Panama City, Fla – Those who think building a new airport with a 10,000 foot runway in the middle of a nature preserve and on the cusp of sea change in the aviation industry, is crazy haven’t talked to the folks involved in the $330 million...
October 13, 2008
DOT Continues with Slot Auction
Despite a finding by the General Accountability Office that the Department of Transportation’s proposed slot auction is illegal, DOT is proceeding with plans to auction 293 slots at the New York airports, announcing it last week under cover of a plan...
October 13, 2008
ERA Watch – Industry Growth, New Member
European Regional Growth Slows Following in the footsteps of their American counterparts European regional growth slowed to a point not seen since 9/11, according to the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) which convened last week for its general...
October 13, 2008
Deeper Cuts Revealed for Q4
The latest schedules uploaded to the Official Airline Guide (OAG) forced the company to revised its report on airlines cuts and reveals that continuing problems within the U.S. economy are impacting airline operations with worse than expected declines in...
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