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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Regionals Update: US Airways shuts down Potomac Air

Potomac Air, the wholly owned US Airways Express carrier established in January  as part of an asset divestiture plan for the failed merger agreement

October 4, 2007

Regionals Update: Code-Share Breathes New Life Into Shuttle America

Less than six months after Shuttle America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Windsor Locks, Conn.-based de Havilland Dash 8 operator signed a

October 4, 2007

Regionals Update: Delta Sells SkyWest Stake

Delta Air Lines last month sold its equity position in SkyWest Airlines in a block trade of 6.2 million shares worth $125 million.

October 4, 2007

Regionals Update: Continental Postpones ExpressJet IPO

The sagging market valuations of airlines across the U.S.

October 4, 2007

Videos

Route transfers to affiliates stoke flames of legal firestorm

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon set the stage for an upheaval in the U.S.

October 4, 2007

Regionals get short end of government largesse

Hesitant to “look a gift horse in the mouth,” Regional Airline Association president Debby McElroy applauded the Office of Management and Budget’s decision

October 4, 2007

Mesa wants tasers in cockpits

Never one to shy away from controversy, Mesa Air Group chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein has announced that his airline will begin training its pilots to

October 4, 2007

ERA General Assembly Report: Member airlines meet in Athens amid

Operator attendance at the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual assembly in Athens last month was down about a third, as carriers reassessed f

October 4, 2007

Eurowings: ERA Regional Airline of the Year

ERA named German operator Eurowings regional airline of the year at last month’s general assembly, 12 months after the German regional airline placed secon

October 4, 2007

Crossair pressed into duty as Switzerland’s last global link

The demise of Swiss national carrier Swissair has pushed one of Europe’s largest regional airlines to a critical juncture in its development.

October 4, 2007

Alliance’s Robinson dodges a legal bullet

Alliance Aircraft has reached an agreement to settle an outstanding debt with its largest creditor–Rocket Science Computer Services–after a Superior Court

October 4, 2007

RJ builders react with more layoffs

Brazil’s Embraer said it will lay off 1,800 workers, reduce deliveries this year from 185 to 160 and lower its forecast delivery rate from 205 to 135 next

October 4, 2007

Reaction to September 11 brings mixed bag of cures

The regional airlines became an economic safety net of sorts after September 11, when the majors quickly realized they could not survive flying large airpl

October 4, 2007

Pilot discontent with ALPA spreads among regional ranks

What started as an annoyance three years ago appears to have turned into a legitimate threat to the essence of the Air Line Pilots Association’s long-held

October 4, 2007

UAL and Delta make clean break from ACA

United Airlines earlier this month formally rejected its code-share contract with Atlantic Coast Airlines, freeing the Sterling, Va.-based regional to spee

October 4, 2007

AvCraft scraps plans to outsource 328Jet wings

AvCraft Aviation, the Leesburg, Va.-based parent company of Germany’s Fairchild Dornier, has decided to build the wings for the Dornier 328Jet at its plant

Aircraft

October 4, 2007

MidAtlantic launch does little to soothe widespread anxiety

US Airways insisted the decision to place a new Embraer 170 flight simulator at its Charlotte, N.C., base didn’t necessarily signal an intention to move Mi

October 4, 2007

Mars Attacks

“We need the Mars! Get the Mars!” shouts a frantic firefighter over the VHF fire frequency.

October 4, 2007

Passenger complaints over RJs don’t compute

Regional jet salesmen must have cringed at the recent negative press surrounding passenger complaints about the lack of room in RJ cabins.

October 4, 2007

Enigmatic D’Long in race to fund flight of relaunched 728

When China’s D’Long Group announced last year it would buy the Fairchild Dornier 728 development program from bankruptcy administrators, many questioned th

Engines

October 4, 2007

Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Latest

Regionals Update: US Airways shuts down Potomac Air

Potomac Air, the wholly owned US Airways Express carrier established in January&nbsp; as part of an asset divestiture plan for the failed merger agreement

Regionals Update: Code-Share Breathes New Life Into Shuttle America

Less than six months after Shuttle America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Windsor Locks, Conn.-based de Havilland Dash 8 operator signed a

Regionals Update: Delta Sells SkyWest Stake

Delta Air Lines last month sold its equity position in SkyWest Airlines in a block trade of 6.2 million shares worth $125 million.

Regionals Update: Continental Postpones ExpressJet IPO

The sagging market valuations of airlines across the U.S.

Videos

More Articles

Route transfers to affiliates stoke flames of legal firestorm

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon set the stage for an upheaval in the U.S.

Regionals get short end of government largesse

Hesitant to “look a gift horse in the mouth,” Regional Airline Association president Debby McElroy applauded the Office of Management and Budget’s decision

Mesa wants tasers in cockpits

Never one to shy away from controversy, Mesa Air Group chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein has announced that his airline will begin training its pilots to

ERA General Assembly Report: Member airlines meet in Athens amid

Operator attendance at the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual assembly in Athens last month was down about a third, as carriers reassessed f

Eurowings: ERA Regional Airline of the Year

ERA named German operator Eurowings regional airline of the year at last month’s general assembly, 12 months after the German regional airline placed secon

Crossair pressed into duty as Switzerland’s last global link

The demise of Swiss national carrier Swissair has pushed one of Europe’s largest regional airlines to a critical juncture in its development.

Alliance’s Robinson dodges a legal bullet

Alliance Aircraft has reached an agreement to settle an outstanding debt with its largest creditor–Rocket Science Computer Services–after a Superior Court

RJ builders react with more layoffs

Brazil’s Embraer said it will lay off 1,800 workers, reduce deliveries this year from 185 to 160 and lower its forecast delivery rate from 205 to 135 next

Reaction to September 11 brings mixed bag of cures

The regional airlines became an economic safety net of sorts after September 11, when the majors quickly realized they could not survive flying large airpl

Pilot discontent with ALPA spreads among regional ranks

What started as an annoyance three years ago appears to have turned into a legitimate threat to the essence of the Air Line Pilots Association’s long-held

UAL and Delta make clean break from ACA

United Airlines earlier this month formally rejected its code-share contract with Atlantic Coast Airlines, freeing the Sterling, Va.-based regional to spee

AvCraft scraps plans to outsource 328Jet wings

AvCraft Aviation, the Leesburg, Va.-based parent company of Germany’s Fairchild Dornier, has decided to build the wings for the Dornier 328Jet at its plant

MidAtlantic launch does little to soothe widespread anxiety

US Airways insisted the decision to place a new Embraer 170 flight simulator at its Charlotte, N.C., base didn’t necessarily signal an intention to move Mi

Mars Attacks

“We need the Mars! Get the Mars!” shouts a frantic firefighter over the VHF fire frequency.

Passenger complaints over RJs don’t compute

Regional jet salesmen must have cringed at the recent negative press surrounding passenger complaints about the lack of room in RJ cabins.

Enigmatic D’Long in race to fund flight of relaunched 728

When China’s D’Long Group announced last year it would buy the Fairchild Dornier 728 development program from bankruptcy administrators, many questioned th

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Potomac Air, the wholly owned US Airways Express carrier established in January as part of an asset divestiture plan for the failed merger agreement