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Regionals Update: Chautauqua launches Delta Connection service

Chautauqua Airlines on November 1 became the fifth regional airline to fly as Delta Connection, when a new 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 took off from Columbus,

May 9, 2008

SkyWest Signs New Deals with Delta, Bombardier

Shortly after announcing plans to accept delivery of another 10 ex-Comair Canadair Regional Jets, St.

May 9, 2008

Regionals Update: Bombardier signs new training deal in China

Bombardier announced during last month’s Zuhai Air Show that the Qingdao Fei Sheng International Aviation Technology Development Training Co.

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

Latest long-legged ERJ makes ExpressJet debut

Houston-based ExpressJet became the first airline to operate a scheduled flight with Embraer’s extended-range ERJ-145XR on November 1, when the Continental

May 9, 2008

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Storm clouds gather over RAA fall meeting

An RAA fall meeting understandably marked by apprehension and uncertainty also assumed a palpable air of cynicism this year, as an industry whose fate appe

May 9, 2008

Simplicity spells relief for Reding’s revamped Eagle ops

Over the years American Eagle COO Bob Reding has come to appreciate the virtues of order, simplicity and balance–whether they apply to flying the line or i

May 9, 2008

RJX tests accelerate as jet No. 2 joins program

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has completed four months of test flights in its new Avro RJX85, leaving officials “very confident” of meeting, if not exceed

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

One more turn of the screw at AMR

AMR’s long-anticipated plan to shed its San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Executive Airlines division appeared all but secured after American Eagle signed a lett

May 9, 2008

As Congress takes a recess, RAP’s Parker rallies his troops

Regional Aviation Partners (RAP), the new Phoenix-based lobbying organization established by Mesa Air Group chairman Jonathan Ornstein as an advocate for s

May 9, 2008

Fruits of reform slow to ripen in Latin America

Obstacles against the development of a thriving regional airline industry in Latin America in many respects look as formidable as ever.

May 9, 2008

Retooled and realigned, Augsburg set for recovery

Bavarian regional airline Augsburg Airways, wholly owned by Germany’s Haindl family, hopes to approach break-even margins by the end of this year following

May 9, 2008

Mesa-Frontier partnership best described as frosty

Less than nine months into a pro-rate code-share contract with Frontier Airlines that called for the introduction of seven Bombardier CRJs into the Frontie

May 9, 2008

Rekkof vies for Lufthansa RJ order

Rekkof Aircraft, the Dutch company trying to bring Fokker F70 and F100 twinjets back into production, has said the uncertain status of the Fairchild Dornie

May 9, 2008

Free Flight: impossible dream or future reality?

Free Flight describes a future air-traffic environment where we will fly unrestricted “trajectories” from departure to destination, based on our choice of

ATC

May 9, 2008

Will avionics makers be ready for inauguration of IFR WAAS?

The recent successful completion of a 60-day continuous performance test of the FAA’s wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) is expected to clear the way for

ATC

May 9, 2008

Avionics shops adjust to persistent downturn

In a down economy it usually makes sense to focus on the finer details of running a business.

ATC

May 9, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Tltrotor flight-test proceeding satisfactorily

A pair of Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotor transports have joined the remedial developmental flight-test program that’s hoped to get the cause of tiltrotor oper

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Coast Guard goes for unmanned tiltrotor

The U.S.

Rotorcraft

May 9, 2008

ITT Wins Nexcom Contract

The FAA has awarded an initial $20.5 million contract to ITT Industries aerospace/communications division to provide the agency with multimode VHF digital

ATC

May 9, 2008

FAA Unions Form Coalition

The unions representing nearly 20,000 employees of the FAA have joined in a coalition “to hold the FAA accountable” for meeting its modernization goals and

ATC

May 9, 2008

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Latest

Regionals Update: Chautauqua launches Delta Connection service

Chautauqua Airlines on November 1 became the fifth regional airline to fly as Delta Connection, when a new 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 took off from Columbus,

SkyWest Signs New Deals with Delta, Bombardier

Shortly after announcing plans to accept delivery of another 10 ex-Comair Canadair Regional Jets, St.

Regionals Update: Bombardier signs new training deal in China

Bombardier announced during last month’s Zuhai Air Show that the Qingdao Fei Sheng International Aviation Technology Development Training Co.

Latest long-legged ERJ makes ExpressJet debut

Houston-based ExpressJet became the first airline to operate a scheduled flight with Embraer’s extended-range ERJ-145XR on November 1, when the Continental

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Storm clouds gather over RAA fall meeting

An RAA fall meeting understandably marked by apprehension and uncertainty also assumed a palpable air of cynicism this year, as an industry whose fate appe

Simplicity spells relief for Reding’s revamped Eagle ops

Over the years American Eagle COO Bob Reding has come to appreciate the virtues of order, simplicity and balance–whether they apply to flying the line or i

RJX tests accelerate as jet No. 2 joins program

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has completed four months of test flights in its new Avro RJX85, leaving officials “very confident” of meeting, if not exceed

One more turn of the screw at AMR

AMR’s long-anticipated plan to shed its San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Executive Airlines division appeared all but secured after American Eagle signed a lett

As Congress takes a recess, RAP’s Parker rallies his troops

Regional Aviation Partners (RAP), the new Phoenix-based lobbying organization established by Mesa Air Group chairman Jonathan Ornstein as an advocate for s

Fruits of reform slow to ripen in Latin America

Obstacles against the development of a thriving regional airline industry in Latin America in many respects look as formidable as ever.

Retooled and realigned, Augsburg set for recovery

Bavarian regional airline Augsburg Airways, wholly owned by Germany’s Haindl family, hopes to approach break-even margins by the end of this year following

Mesa-Frontier partnership best described as frosty

Less than nine months into a pro-rate code-share contract with Frontier Airlines that called for the introduction of seven Bombardier CRJs into the Frontie

Rekkof vies for Lufthansa RJ order

Rekkof Aircraft, the Dutch company trying to bring Fokker F70 and F100 twinjets back into production, has said the uncertain status of the Fairchild Dornie

Free Flight: impossible dream or future reality?

Free Flight describes a future air-traffic environment where we will fly unrestricted “trajectories” from departure to destination, based on our choice of

Will avionics makers be ready for inauguration of IFR WAAS?

The recent successful completion of a 60-day continuous performance test of the FAA’s wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) is expected to clear the way for

Avionics shops adjust to persistent downturn

In a down economy it usually makes sense to focus on the finer details of running a business.

Rotorcraft Update: Tltrotor flight-test proceeding satisfactorily

A pair of Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotor transports have joined the remedial developmental flight-test program that’s hoped to get the cause of tiltrotor oper

Rotorcraft Update: Coast Guard goes for unmanned tiltrotor

The U.S.

ITT Wins Nexcom Contract

The FAA has awarded an initial $20.5 million contract to ITT Industries aerospace/communications division to provide the agency with multimode VHF digital

FAA Unions Form Coalition

The unions representing nearly 20,000 employees of the FAA have joined in a coalition “to hold the FAA accountable” for meeting its modernization goals and

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