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Air Arabia has announced its financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2013 (1Q13) in which it reported a net profit of AED 59 million, exceeding analysts’ forecasts...
Cape Air president, Linda Markham, reported that the airline has signed a deal to take three piston-engined Britten-Norman Islanders.
Empire Airlines is to put passenger operations back on its certificate this summer as it prepares to begin operating three ATR 42-500s for Hawaiian as ‘Ohana later this year.
Regional airlines are not selling their souls to the majors by operating under capacity purchase agreements, according to CommutAir president John Sullivan.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has confirmed that its MRJ90 is on track for roll-out and first flight in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13).
Air Arabia 1Q13 net profit rises 20% to AED 59m
May 13, 2013Air Arabia has announced its financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2013 (1Q13) in which it reported a net profit of AED 59 million, exceeding analysts’ forecasts...
Embraer announces more E-Jets G2 systems suppliers
May 13, 2013
Embraer has named more suppliers of systems for the second-generation E-Jets, which are expected to go into service in 2018.
bmi regional adds six new routes
May 13, 2013
bmi regional has launched six new routes from Birmingham Airport and Bristol Airport in the UK.
SkyWest, Inc. announces combined April 2013 traffic for airline subsidiaries
May 10, 2013
SkyWest, Inc. has reported combined April 2013 traffic figures for its two airline subsidiaries, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines.
JetBlue announces April traffic
May 10, 2013
JetBlue Airways has reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2013.
Aer Lingus Regional celebrates a year of Dublin–Southend service
May 10, 2013
As Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, marks one year of the Dublin to London Southend Airport service, it has reported that it on track to fly a new monthly record of 5,600...
JetBlue announces flights to Port-au-Prince, Haiti
May 9, 2013
JetBlue Airways is to serve Port-au-Prince, Haiti with daily nonstop service from both New York JFK and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airports.
fastjet making rapid progress in Tanzania
May 9, 2013
fastjet clams that in fewer than six months of flying, it has become the preferred airline on the key Dar es Salaam–Mwanza route in Tanzania with over 64% of market share....
Partnership with EMTEQ to aid BAE Systems’ IntelliCabin development
May 9, 2013
BAE Systems and EMTEQ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on IntelliCabin, an integrated cabin management system for commercial aircraft original equipment...
RAA 2013: Cape Air acquires Islanders for Caribbean ops
May 8, 2013Cape Air president, Linda Markham, reported that the airline has signed a deal to take three piston-engined Britten-Norman Islanders.
RAA 2013: Empire returning to passenger service
May 8, 2013Empire Airlines is to put passenger operations back on its certificate this summer as it prepares to begin operating three ATR 42-500s for Hawaiian as ‘Ohana later this year.
RAA 2013: CPAs work for regionals says CommutAir president
May 8, 2013Regional airlines are not selling their souls to the majors by operating under capacity purchase agreements, according to CommutAir president John Sullivan.
SkyWest, Inc. reports first quarter 2013 results
May 8, 2013
SkyWest, Inc. has reported net income of $3.2 million for the quarter (1Q13) which ended on 31 March 2013, compared with a net loss of $0.7 million for the same period last year...
Pegasus now connecting Istanbul to Doha and Athens
May 8, 2013
Pegasus Airlines has just added Doha and Athens to its list of destinations, taking its number of destinations to 71 in 29 countries and bringing the number of its international...
Republic Airways’ April 2013 traffic data reported
May 8, 2013
Republic Airways Holdings has announced its preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2013.
Frontier announces April 2013 traffic data
May 8, 2013
Frontier Airlines has reported its preliminary traffic results for April 2013.
RAA 2013: PW1000G family ticking the boxes
May 7, 2013Winning its place on five aircraft programmes has almost wrapped up the large regional/small narrowbody market for engine supply for Pratt & Whitney, according to the company’...
RAA 2013: GE Aviation offering new tailored maintenance support
May 7, 2013GE Aviation has announced a tailored workscoping maintenance programme to help airlines smooth out peaks in the cost of supporting their engines.
RAA 2013: Embraer sticking to its sweet spot with E-Jets
May 7, 2013Embraer has found the sweet spot in the market with its family of E-Jets and has no plans to cede any territory for the E-170/190 jets.
RAA 2013: MRJ on track for 4Q13 first flight
May 7, 2013Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has confirmed that its MRJ90 is on track for roll-out and first flight in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13).
