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February 13, 2006
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Embraer <B>US Airways Group [LCC] has ordered 25 Embraer [ERJ] 190s and additional 32 subject to reconfirmation. The first new plane will be delivered next November. US Airways is converting its previous order of 57 undelivered Embraer 170s into the new...
February 6, 2006
RAA Wants DOT To Hold Off With Oxygen Regs
Federal regulators need to start over before trying to force U.S. carriers to provide oxygen service to their passengers, opponents of the requirement say. In response to a proposed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rule, the Regional Airline...
February 6, 2006
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Bombardier A new Canadian regional airline, Porter Airlines, will fly Bombardier [BBD] Q400s from its base at Toronto's Island Airport. REGCO Holdings has signed a contract to buy 10 Q400s that will be flown by Porter Airlines. The contract includes options...
January 23, 2006
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Embraer China Eastern Airlines Wuhan approved the purchase of five 50-seat ERJ 145LRs from Harbin Embraer, a joint venture of Brazil's Embraer [ERJ] and China Aviation Industry Corp. II. The planes are to be delivered between November and June 2007. The order...
January 16, 2006
New Commuter Owner Sees Growth Ahead
With a new corporate parent, Arizona-based Commuter Air Technology is exploring adapting its well-received modification kits that it developed for the King Air for use on other aircraft. Founded in 1986 to transform the King Air 200 into a commuter aircraft...
January 16, 2006
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Embraer As a result of a decision by the U.S. Army last week to cancel an $8 billion spy plane program, Embraer [ERJ] announced that its plans to build an assembly plant in Jacksonville, Fla., are on hold. As part of a team led by Lockheed Martin [LMT]...
January 9, 2006
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AeroCentury VLM Airlines, a regional carrier based in Antwerp, Belgium, recent sold four Fokker 50s to AeroCentury [ACY] and then leased them back. VLM has worked with California-based AeroCentury since 1998 on aircraft deals. Airstream International United...
January 2, 2006
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Scandinavian Airlines Systems Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) recently sold five Fokker 50s in a sale-leaseback deal to Nordic Aviation Contractor, of Billund, Denmark. SAS currently operates the aircraft as part of its SAS Commuter. The carrier is...
November 21, 2005
Inventor May Hit Turbulance Starting New Hawaiian Regional
The inventor of the DigEplayer wants to transform a two-plane Part 135 charter operator in Hawaii into a scheduled carrier flying 10 Piper Chieftains around the islands. Bill Boyer, the former ramp attendant at Alaska Air [ALK] who invented the portable video...
November 21, 2005
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Embraer Embraer [ERJ] delivered the first of 12 Embraer 190s to Panama's Copa Airlines. The plane is configured with a 10-seat business class and 84 seats in coach. Copa will continue to take deliveries of the Embraer 190 through 2008. It also holds options...
November 14, 2005
Crews Want Wireless System, But Carrier Doesn't
While airline personnel seem uncertain about the safety benefits of installing flight deck door video monitoring systems, many seem to think that wireless communications between pilots and flight attendants is an idea whose time has come. On Sept. 21, the...
November 7, 2005
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ATR PIA, a carrier based in Karachi, Pakistan, last week signed a $100 million contract to buy seven new ATR 42-500s as replacements for its aging Fokker 27s. The first of the 48- seat turboprops will be delivered next May. The last plane will be delivered in...
October 17, 2005
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ATR Binter Canarias, a Spanish regional carrier, recently ordered a new ATR 72-500 as part of its ongoing fleet renewal process. The new plane, configured to seat 72 in the new Elegance-stye cabin, will be delivered in mid-2006. The plane will replaced an ATR...
October 10, 2005
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Bombardier Austria's Styrian Spirit has ordered a Bombardier [BBD] CRJ 900. The airline decided to order a CRJ 900 instead of a second CRJ 700 because of the larger capacity that it needs on some routes and the better fuel efficiency. The plane will be...
September 26, 2005
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Embraer Embraer [ERJ] delivered the first of 12 Embraer 170s to Finnair. The Finnish carrier has configured them to carry 76 passengers in two cabins. Four planes are scheduled to be delivered this year and eight more next year. Finnair has options for eight...
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