Future Proofing the Regional Airline Sector
With a single new aircraft now on hand, one small airline is thinking about the future of regional operations across the U.S.
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Lufthansa Regional Part 3: Why Is Air Dolomiti So Different?
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve detailed trips I took on two different Lufthansa Regional carriers. The Lufthansa CityLine brand is best integrated into the Lufthansa group, wearing Lufthansa’s colors and sharing a nearly-identical name. Air Dolomiti, while still a wholly-owned member of the Lufthansa Group, doesn’t match the group’s branding as closely. After […]
ExpressJet to End Operations On Sept. 30
In a message sent to employees on Monday, ExpressJet announced that it will end its operations for United Airlines at the end of September. When it was beaten out by CommutAir for a contract to operate Embraer ERJ145s for United Airlines, ExpressJet had hoped to continue operating with the legacy carrier through the end of […]
United Nixes Long-Time ExpressJet Regional Contract
United Airlines and ExpressJet, a regional airline that operates under the United Express brand, have announced that United is dropping its contract with ExpressJet by the end of 2020, per an internal ExpressJet email to employees obtained by AirlineGeeks. “As you may be aware, United made a strategic decision to retain only one [Embraer] ERJ145 […]
Wexford Capital Acquires Bankrupt Via Airlines, Set To Launch New Carrier
Wexford Capital, a Florida-based investment firm, announced that it and some of the firm’s partners received bankruptcy court approval to reorganize and acquire Via Airlines, a regional airline based in Maitland, Florida. The court’s approval will allow Via to relaunch flight operations when approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and recertified by the […]
Interview: Regional Carriers at Fulcrum of U.S. Airline Industry Recovery
Two U.S. regional carriers are largely prevailing as victors in a battle for survival as airlines globally continue to weather an unprecedented downturn in travel demand. Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines and St. George, Utah-based Skywest Airlines have both posted profits for the last quarter while larger airlines report losses in the millions of dollars per day. […]
Regional Carrier Trans States Airlines Makes Final Flight
Trans States Airlines’ final flight landed at Denver International Airport Wednesday morning. Operating as UAL4695 from Springfield, Mo., the aircraft landed at 10:38 a.m according to FlightAware24. It spent 2 hours 23 minutes in flight. Final flight for United affiliate Trans States Airlines lands in Denver (Video: FlyingPhotog). https://t.co/NSboW3U0N5 pic.twitter.com/GTFf4OpI3C — Breaking Aviation News (@breakingavnews) […]
