Mesa Air Group has reached an agreement with US Airways to add an additional nine aircraft to its fleet of 38 CRJ-900 aircraft. The term of this new agreement is eight years. Under the agreement, Mesa will continue to provide US Airways Express service out of US Airways’ hubs in Phoenix, AZ and Charlotte, NC. […]
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Exchange Income Corporation has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire all of the shares of Regional One, a privately-owned US company that is a leading provider of aircraft and engine aftermarket parts to regional airline operators around the world. The acquisition is valued at approximately $80m, subject to adjustments for taxes, and will be
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has formally launched a Passenger to Freighter Conversion Program for Bombardier’s CRJ100 and CRJ200 aircraft. The program has been studied for over a year and the aircraft will be marketed as CRJ100 and CRJ200 Special Freighter (SF) aircraft. The program development costs are being fully funded by AEI. The modification touch labor
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The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has selected the Embraer Defense and Security’s A-29 Super Tucano for its Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor, and will be used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance, and light air support operations. After
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The Royal Saudi Air Force has formally inducted into service the Airbus Military A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport aircraft. The aircraft is the first of a batch of three that have now been contractually delivered. Deliveries of a second batch of three which were subsequently ordered will begin at the end of 2014. They will
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Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants have ratified a tentative agreement reached earlier this month between the company and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) on new contract terms covering the operation of long-range, single-aisle aircraft the company plans to acquire to complement its current fleet of wide-body aircraft serving Hawai’i from the U.S. West Coast. On
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Republic Airways reported full year 2012 net income of $51.3m, a $203.1m improvement from the full year 2011 results of a net loss of $151.8m. The Company also reported fourth quarter 2012 net income of $12.6m, a $136.1m improvement over the fourth quarter 2011 net loss of $123.5m.
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Pratt & Whitney completed the first phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, Conn., facility that prepares the Engine Center to produce its portion of PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for the Airbus A320neo and increases production capacity for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Military. The PurePower PW1100G-JM engines
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