Content Archive: May 2008
Training and Workforce
New-school thinking sparks bizav career fair
An airport-wide aviation career fair that drew some 45 exhibitors and close to 1,500 middle- and high- school students over a two-day period started with a
ATC
Controllers, pilots meet at BDL
“Grab your fast food and join us for lunch” was how the invitation opened.
Aircraft
In The Works: CMC Leopard Six
CMC is “still soldiering on,” in the words of founder and CEO Ian Chichester-Miles, but his long search for funding has yet to bear fruit.
Aircraft
In The Works: Maverick Jets Maverick Leader
Jim McCotter, president and CEO of Maverick Jets of Melbourne, Fla.
Aircraft
In The Works: VisionAire Vantage VA-10
VisionAire, now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is focusing its efforts on obtaining additional funding.
Aircraft
In The Works: Ibis Aerospace AE270
The dearth of orders (only five) for the lower-powered Ae270P turboprop single compared with the higher-powered Ae270HP and the difficulties inherent in ru
Regionals Update: Piedmont, Allegheny pilots agree on US Airways restructuring
After months of heated debate over future regional jet jobs at US Airways, the pilots of wholly owned subsidiaries Piedmont and Allegheny Airlines ratified
Airports
Regionals Update: Toronto City Center to host new regional airline
As part of a plan to develop Toronto City Center Airport into a viable commercial hub, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA) has entered negotiations with a loc
Regionals Update: Air Dolomiti signs with United, Flybe and Continental
European regional airlines strengthened their ties with their major airline counterparts from across the Atlantic last month, when Italy’s Air Dolomiti sig
Regionals Update: All Nippon to buy Q400s
Japan’s All Nippon Airways has placed an order for four 74-seat Bombardier Dash 8Q-400s, the first of which it plans to place into service next fall.
