Month: December 2010

Mesaba Airlines to Fly as US Airways Express

Minneapolis/St. Paul based Mesaba Airlines has announced that the carrier is expecting to fly as a new US Airways Express carrier in 2011. Mesaba will fly seven leased SAAB
340Bs recently returned to Delta Air Lines from another Delta Connection carrier.
Mesaba is expected to base the aircraft from a new crew base at New York’s
LaGuardia Airport.

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Flying Across the Atlantic in a 757

Chris Carey is a graduate of ATP’s Career Pilot Program and ATP’s Regional Jet Standards Certification Program. Chris now flies the Boeing 757 for Continental Airlines and is a Career Coach and Mentor on BeAnAirlinePilot.com. In the remainder of this blog Chris shares details from a trip he recently flew while piloting a Continental Airlines 757 from Newark’s Liberty International Airport to the Netherland’s Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport.

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ExpressJet to Hire 96 Pilots in January 2011

“We learned today that ExpressJet plans to hire 96
pilots beginning in January 2011. This is more welcome news in addition to the
recent return of our pilots from furlough. We believe it indicates a continuing
positive trend for our Company and for the future careers of our pilots. More
information about this hiring and the expectations for staffing will be
provided once it becomes available.”

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Why Would I Want to Fly for a Regional Airline? Part Two

Regional Airlines have suffered through some tough times recently. Their exposure in the news and some social internet sites has cast them in a less than flattering
light at times. Pay rates and work rules for Regional Pilots, alleged pilot
training and professionalism issues have all been reported and then replayed
over and over again on the cable news stations.

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Why Would I Want to Fly for a Regional Airline?

Regional Airlines have suffered through some tough times
recently. Their exposure in the news and some social internet sites has cast
them in a less than flattering light at times. Pay rates and work rules for
Regional Pilots, alleged pilot training and professionalism issues have all been
reported and then replayed over and over again on the cable news stations.

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