Monthly Archive: May 2012

Delta to take Southwest’s 717s – RN-T.com

Delta Air Lines plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines didn’t want anymore.Delta said it will start leasing the 717s next year as long as its pilots approve a new labor contract, which isn’t certain. Also, Southwest said some of the deal’s details still need to be …

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Contract Air Cargo Convair 580 Suffers nose gear collapse at Guatemala City, May 11th 2012 – The Aviation Herald

A Contract Air Cargo (subsidiary of IFL Group) Convair CV-440, registration N171FL performing freight flight TSU-8138 from Miami,FL (USA) to Guatemala City (Guatemala), landed on Guatamala City’s runway 19 when after touch down the nose gear bent backwards and collapsed. The left hand propeller contacted the runway, sheared off and penetrated the fuselage before the …

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WestJet launches service to the Windy City – Yahoo! Finance

WestJet today announced the launch of new, non-stop seasonal service to Chicago O’Hare from Vancouver and Calgary. The inaugural flights depart from Vancouver at 11:40 a.m. PDT and Calgary at 4 p.m. MDT. These new flights are timed to connect with WestJet’s code-share partner, American Airlines, to cities such as Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. American …

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Republic Airlines to Operate 32 Q400s as United Express – Yahoo! Finance

Republic Airlines to Operate 32 Q400s as United ExpressAircraft transition to begin in AugustBusiness WirePress Release: Republic Airways Holdings Inc. – 5 hours ago Email PrintCompanies: Republic Airways Holdings Inc.RELATED QUOTESSymbol Price ChangeRJET 5.09 +0.01Fantasy FinanceINDIANAPOLIS–BUSINESS WIRE–Republic Airways Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: RJET – News today announced that its Republic Airlines subsidiary has reached a tentative …

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