Content Archive: January 2007

Mesa lends hand to launch new airline in China

Mesa Air Group will help establish a new Chinese regional airline under a contract it signed in late December with China’s Shenzhen Airlines.

Millman replaces Redenbaugh at Bell

Mike Redenbaugh, who joined Bell Helicopter in May 2003 as president after being a v-p at Honeywell engines, resigned from the company last month.
ATC

Controllers claim losses exceed hires

Although the FAA needs to hire 11,800 new controllers through Fiscal Year 2015 to replace retirees and other vacancies, the National Air Traffic Controller

Midwest Airlines hires SkyWest as AirTran foil

A new code-share contract signed last month by St.

Pinnacle buys Colgan Air

Pinnacle Airlines bought Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air for $20 million last month.
Training and Workforce

Sometimes nothing helps

The FAA wonders why pilots occasionally land on taxiways, and in new Engineering Brief No.

Profits up, departures down in third quarter

Notwithstanding recent complaints of poor operational performance by the nation’s biggest regional airlines, passenger boardings, revenue passenger miles (
Avionics

ADS-B taking hold in Europe

The promise of ADS-B is well known by now: provide quality surveillance at a lower cost than conventional radar and improve situational awareness in the co
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jetstar owners face parts issue

An upcoming standoff for parts could spell serious problems for Lockheed JetStar owners.
Regulations and Government

AOPA Fights ‘Terrorist’ Declaration

AOPA has requested that the state of Ohio remove a requirement that with their annual aircraft registration renewal aircraft owners in the state sign a dec