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Regulations and Government

ARC weighs in on new weight-and-balance AC

An aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) that includes five representatives from the regional airline industry has submitted the final draft of a proposal to
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

GECAS’ RJ ultimatum backs pilots into corner

GE Capital Aviation Services has amplified threats to withdraw its regional jet financing deals with US Airways if pilots do not accept a revised letter of
Avionics

Amazing OLEDs could challenge LCDs

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), a revolutionary new technology being applied to the production of commercial flat-panel displays, took center stage a

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

Remote-control Jet Idea Gets Cool Reception

In the aftermath of September’s terrorist attacks a number of federal agencies, private companies and pilots have suggested exploring ways of allowing civi
Aircraft

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

Iridium Proposes Real-time Cockpit Voice and Data Monitoring

Iridium Satellite LLC, the company that has emerged from the bankruptcy of the Motorola-led satellite communications consortium, last month submitted a pro
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Europe now in for the long haul

Bombardier Flexjet Europe has added a new intercontinental option to its Jet Membership block-charter program.

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
Aircraft

F100EJ brings bizliner role to retired Fokker 100 twinjets

Name a business jet that has standup headroom, seating for a crowd or luxurious expanses for a dozen, range of up to 3,200 nm and costs about $12 million f
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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

Cockpit Avionics: Retrofits and upgrades top operators’ lists as Free Flight draws closer

The typical business airplane at different points in its lifetime will receive overhauled engines, a refurbished interior and more than a few coats of fres

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
Aircraft

Honda provides more details about its HondaJet program

If the HondaJet were being developed by a traditional business jet manufacturer, we would undoubtedly know a lot more about its future.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Update: Continental Postpones ExpressJet IPO

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

James Schuster: Raytheon Aircraft's turnaround man

James Schuster has been the chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft since 2001, and is also an executive vice president of Raytheon Co.

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: 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: 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
FBOs

FBO owner continues family aviation legacy

By all accounts Reed Pigman Jr., president of Texas Jet, the largest independent FBO at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), was the luckiest te
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet acquires charter business for new subsidiary

ExecuJet Aviation has acquired German charter operator Jet Connection Businessflight for an undisclosed sum.
Aircraft

In the Works: Ibis Ae270

Ibis Aerospace expects to have its second prototype (S/N 003) flying on November 2 for a demonstration to the board of directors, as long as the weather co