Content Archive: November 2006
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Skyrocketing taxes, fees hitting regionals hardest
As a percentage of a $200 airline ticket, taxes and fees more than tripled between 1972 and 2004 thanks to inflation, a decline in the real cost of airline
Aircraft
Wheelchairs in 50-seaters?
A proposed DOT rule to lower the threshold to require wheelchair availability in Part 121-operated aircraft from 60 to 50 seats has rung alarm bells within
Aircraft
SkyWest To Take 20 More CRJ700s
SkyWest Airlines will fly another 20 CRJ700s for United Airlines as part of a deal that saw the St.
Comair Adds Another Piece to Puzzle
Comair’s flight attendants last month voted to accept a new five-year contract that would pay new cabin crew about 20 percent less than current employees,
Air Zimbabwe Buys Two MA 60s
Xi’an Aircraft Factory has landed the first sale of its new Pratt & Whitney Canada-powered MA 60 outside China with Air Zimbabwe’s order for a pair of the
AvCraft guardian angles for quick sale
Regional jet manufacturer AvCraft Aerospace GmbH could end up in the hands of a new owner next month following the second bankruptcy involving the Dornier
Air Wisconsin prepares for life outside the United fold
Last month’s decision by United Airlines to cut loose Air Wisconsin Airline Corp.
Regulations and Government
ERA pushes back hardon pax compensation regs
Regional airlines in Europe last month lodged a formal protest alleging that civil servants had misrepresented legislation about passenger compensation for
Maintenance and Modifications
PAS Denies MD 902 Spares Problems
Police Aviation Services (PAS), UK distributor of the MD 902 to police forces, has denied British media reports that the helicopters are being grounded for
