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Trenary Elected to Pinnacle Board

The board of directors of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines has elected company president and CEO Phil Trenary to join the seven-member board.

October 4, 2007

Russian tender may open doors to West

The governments of Russia and Ukraine have so far managed to prevent Western manufacturers from penetrating their countries’ markets for regional aircraft

October 4, 2007

New Regional Airplanes 2004

As more signs of air transport recovery rise out of a global economy still hampered by geopolitical unrest, regional airlines continue to parlay their cost

October 4, 2007

New faster DRVSM plan draws fire from NBAA

The FAA’s sweeping proposal to implement domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) in the U.S.

ATC

October 3, 2007

Germany to N.Y. BBJ shuttle to launch

Lufthansa will offer nonstop service in a Boeing Business Jet scheduled to operate six times weekly starting June 17 between Newark International and Dusse

October 3, 2007

Nav Canada To Restore Original User Fees

The temporary reduction in navigation and ATC user charges in Canada will be eliminated on December 31 in one of several steps Nav Canada is taking to stem

ATC

October 3, 2007

Trade Groups Support Contract Tower Program

Six aviation associations last month submitted a joint letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee urging it to support full funding of the FAA’s federal

ATC

October 3, 2007

Grand China Takes First ERJ 145

The Harbin-Embraer Aircraft joint manufacturing venture on September 28 delivered the first of 100 airplanes to its biggest Chinese customer, Hainan Airlin

October 3, 2007

More Q400 turboprops for ANA

All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline that became the launch customer for the new Boeing 7E7 in late April, just days later added a firm order for anoth

October 2, 2007

ATC program overruns attract COT's concerns

Concerned with the FAA’s recent history of cost and schedule overruns in acquiring equipment to update ATC, as well as shortfalls in that equipment’s perfo

ATC

October 2, 2007

RNAV SIDs introduced for Dallas/Fort Worth

Sixteen RNAV standard instrument departure (SID) procedures go into effect October 12 for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

ATC

October 2, 2007

European Regions Airline Association General Assembly 2007

Delegates from Europe’s regional airlines are “delighted” to be returning to the Greek capital Athens this month for their annual general assembly because

September 27, 2007

Key round of voting on ETS could cement aviation’s role

The European Parliament and Council of the European Union are debating the inclusion of aviation in Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (a so-called “cap and

September 27, 2007

New Regional Airplanes

Antonov | An-148 The 80-seat Antonov An-148-100 won type approval from Russian and Ukrainian authorities in late February, marking the successful

September 27, 2007

Landing-gear actuators focus of Q400 probe

Technical difficulties continued to dog regional airplanes built by a financially resurgent Bombardier last month, as no fewer than 85 Q400 turboprops sat

September 27, 2007

Local taxes rankle Aussie’s Rex

Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) will cease operating into the city of Parkes in response to the local government’s decision to hike passenger taxes by 1

September 27, 2007