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December 8, 2008
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...
December 8, 2008
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...
December 8, 2008
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...
December 8, 2008
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...
December 8, 2008
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...
November 24, 2008
Thanksgiving Break
In recognition that the over-indulgence of Thanksgiving week will lay waste the...
November 24, 2008
Safety Watch
Dash 8 in Allentown Incident No injuries were reported to the 35 passengers aboard a US Airways Express de Havilland Dash 8 flight that declared an emergency when it could not lower its nose gear. Operated by Piedmont Airlines, the incident occurred at...
November 24, 2008
Market Watch
Mokulele Launches Jet Service In the midst of lawsuits with Mesa, Mokulele Airlines launched its Embrear ERJ 170 interisland service with two jets. The service is part of a capacity purchase agreement with Republic Holdings. Related Story However, its new...
November 24, 2008
Aircraft Watch – Embraer, Horizon, BBD, Copa, ATR, African Aircraft Financing
Embraer Places Two 145s As part of a marketing effort to place used ERJ 145s, Embraer and Passaredo Linhas Aéreas signed a contract for the airline to added two leased Brasilias to its six-aircraft Brasilia fleet. Delivery of the first aircraft...
November 24, 2008
Performance Based Navigation Discussed
Dispatch from Air Safety Week The aviation industry must accelerate implementation of advanced airspace management technologies to counteract pressure from a public increasingly concerned about the environment, improved schedule reliability and increased...
November 24, 2008
Frontier Reports Financials
Required by its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing which includes monthly operating reports, Frontier reported an operating loss of $5.8 million and a consolidated net loss of $30.4 million for the three-month period ending September 2008. Included in the net loss...
November 24, 2008
New Leaders at Comair, Compass, Comair
The industry saw a little shuffling in its executive suites last week with new CEOs at Lynx, Compass and Comair. Compass Prez to Comair Compass President John Bendoraitis was tapped to succeed John Selvaggio as president of Comair, a wholly owned Delta...
November 24, 2008
Holiday Express Lanes Expanded, Consumer Rules Proposed
The successful implementation last year for airlines to use military airspace along the East Coast to expand the airspace – the so-called Holiday Express Lanes – have been expanded this holiday season and, at the same time, the Department of...
November 24, 2008
SKYW Increases Dividend
SkyWest Airlines Inc increased its quarterly dividend by 33 percent to $.04 per common share after the November 12 meeting of its board which authorized the continuing repurchase of common stock. The...
November 17, 2008
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...
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