Republic
Airways Holdings Inc. says July traffic more than doubled from a year ago,
after the company bought Frontier Airlines.
Republic Airways July Traffic Doubled
Month: August 2010
American Eagle Pilots Talk About “The Spin”
American Eagle’s division of The Air Line Pilots Association has sent out an update from the union’s most recent meeting with American Eagle president and CEO Dan Garton. The meeting focused on the potential spinoff of American Eagle by AMR Corporation. AMR is the holding company which owns American Eagle as well as American Airlines.
SkyWest Buys ExpressJet for $133 Million
Regional airline operator SkyWest Inc. said Wednesday that its
Atlantic Southeast subsidiary would acquire ExpressJet Holdings Inc. for about
$133 million in cash.
Pilot Shortage May Hit Regional Airlines as U.S. Tightens Training Rules
U.S. regional airlines may have a
tougher time hiring pilots under legislation passed by Congress mandating at
least 1,500 hours of flying, six times higher than now required.