Regionals will probably serve as feeders for low-cost carriers despite the abrupt end this summer of an agreement in which Air Wisconsin's 50-seat Bombardier CRJs fed AirTran Airways at Atlanta Hartsfield from late 2002. Air Wisconsin president Geoff Crowley says the privately held carrier is looking for another opportunity. He explains: "We learned that if you are operating in the same markets with a low-cost carrier, it is hard to price the two products differently."
Source: Airline Business
Airbus A220 operators have been instructed to verify the presence and correct installation of fuse pins in the main landing-gear, after a pin was found to be missing on one aircraft. Examination of the aircraft during scheduled maintenance determined that a pintle fuse pin in the left-hand main landing-gear was ...
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
