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China's new turboprop rolls off production line: official media
BEIJING AFP — China has unveiled a more advanced home-made turboprop aeroplane, moving a step closer to its ambitious goal of becoming one of the world's major propeller plane providers, state press said. The 60-seat "Modern Ark 600" (MA600), comparable to versions from Canada's Bombardier and France's ATR, was...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, aircraft, Bombardier Inc., China, Manufacturing, media, turboprop, Xinhua News Agency
Research articles 2008-06-29
Controller error blamed in near-collision at SFO
A controller's error may have left two airplanes just 50 feet short of a collision at San Francisco International Airport about two weeks ago, federal investigators said Monday. At about 1:30 p.m. on May 26, an air traffic controller cleared a SkyWest Airlines turboprop arriving from Modesto...
Tags: FAA, Manufacturing, SFO, turboprop
Research articles 2007-06-13
Controller error blamed in near-collision at SFO
A controller's error may have left two airplanes just 50 feet short of a collision at San Francisco International Airport about two weeks ago, federal investigators said Monday. At about 1:30 p.m. on May 26, an air traffic controller cleared a SkyWest Airlines turboprop arriving from Modesto...
Tags: FAA, Manufacturing, SFO, turboprop
Research articles 2007-06-13
Controller error blamed in near-collision at SFO
A controller's error may have left two airplanes just 50 feet short of a collision at San Francisco International Airport about two weeks ago, federal investigators said Monday. At about 1:30 p.m. on May 26, an air traffic controller cleared a SkyWest Airlines turboprop arriving from Modesto...
Tags: FAA, Manufacturing, SFO, turboprop
Research articles 2007-06-13
Bombardier's Greener Turboprop
Bombardier's popular Q400 turboprop is emerging as a top performer when it comes to reducing the environmental impact of aircraft.
Tags: Bombardier Inc., turboprop
Research articles 2008-04-22
Regional Divide Now Set at 100 Seats
Regional Aviation News 06-05-2006 As scope clauses liberalize and economic pressures increase, the dividing line between regional and mainline services has increased to 100 seats, based on forecasts outlined at manufacturer briefings during the recent Regional Airline Association RAA convention in Dallas. Unions are stubbornly resisting allowing regionals to fly...
Tags: aircraft, Bombardier Inc., carrier, Embraer, Manufacturing, Saab, turboprop
Research articles 2006-06-05
New air carrier wins some support from flyers
Even with the approval of RegionsAir as the new carrier at three northern West Virginia airports, some travelers say they have no interest flying locally. Others, though, likely will be satisfied by the new service.RegionsAir was approved by the federal Department of Transportation last week, among several bidders for service...
Tags: FBI, Government, Manufacturing, Pittsburgh, turboprop
Research articles 2005-09-16
Pentagon tinkers with Predator
Pentagon Tinkers With Predator: The Air Force has signed a $68.2 million contract with General Atomies Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to further develop the Predator B variant of its radio-controlled aircraft, the Defense Department announced last week. The Predator B, which the company sent on its maiden flight in 2001, flies...
Tags: Air Force, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Pentagon, turboprop
Research articles 2005-04-04
Skywest Airlines, Inc
St. George -- SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. announced the joint decision with Continental Airlines to end their relationship for turboprop flying as a carrier serving certain markets from Continental's Houston, Texas hub.
Tags: Continental Airlines Inc., Houston, turboprop
Research articles 2005-03-01
Small US commuter plane crashes in Missouri, killing at least eight
WASHINGTON AFP — A US commuter plane en route from Saint Louis, Missouri, to the town of Kirksville in a northern part of the state has crashed, killing at least eight of the 15 people on board, police said. Two of the passengers survived the crash and are listed...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, Missouri, turboprop
Research articles 2004-10-20
New Killeen, Texas, airport ready for first flight.
By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 31--KILLEEN, Texas -- Plush leather seats, gleaming tile floors and the city's first escalator grace Killeen's new airport, which will receive its first flights on Monday. At...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., turboprop
Research articles 2004-07-31
Regional Jets Replace Turboprops at Newport News, Va., Airport.
By April Taylor, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5--NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- US Airways Express will add regional jet service from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport to Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C., beginning July 11. Regional...
Tags: Charlotte, Manufacturing, Philadelphia, turboprop, US Airways Group Inc., Virginia
Research articles 2004-05-05
ATA Airlines to Double Turboprop Flights in Indianapolis-Chicago Route.
By Chris O'Malley, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 16--ATA Airlines is betting that passengers who fly between Indianapolis and Chicago won't mind the hum of propellers if it gives them more flight choices. The nation's 10th-largest...
Tags: ATA, Chicago, Delta Air Lines Inc., Indianapolis, Saab, Southwest Airlines Co., turboprop
Research articles 2004-03-16
Delta, other Airlines Like Mini-Jets, but Passengers Aren't So Happy.
By Kirsten Tagami, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 14--Frequent traveler Jerry Grasso calls them "flying minivans" because they're small and seem to be everywhere these days. Regional jets -- miniature airliners that typically carry 50 or 70...
Tags: Delta Air Lines Inc., Regional, Transportation, turboprop
Research articles 2004-02-14
US Airways to shut down a subsidiary
ARLINGTON, Va. -- US Airways announced plans Wednesday to shut down its Allegheny Airlines subsidiary by the end of March, either by merging operations into another subsidiary or by liquidation. Allegheny Airlines, based in Middletown, Pa., near Harrisburg, employs 1,421 workers and flies 41 Dash-8 turboprop planes that...
Tags: FINANCE, Litigation, Manufacturing, turboprop, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2004-01-15
Allegheny Airlines' Fate May Ride with New Jets.
By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 11--The future of Allegheny Airlines, a local company with a long history in the midstate, remains up in the air, literally and figuratively. Allegheny's parent company, US Airways,...
Tags: Aviation, FINANCE, Manufacturing, turboprop, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2003-10-11
Smaller Regional Jets Take Over South Carolina Runways.
By Dave L'Heureux, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 31--Regional jets have become the workhorse of commercial air travel in South Carolina. The 50-passenger jets are ...uickly replacing turboprops and large jets as the favored plane...
Tags: carrier, turboprop
Research articles 2003-08-31
Regional Jets' Presence Grows in Airline Industry.
By Richard Newman, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 15--Rob, the lone flight attendant on Continental Express Flight 29180 from Newark to Daytona Beach, Fla., said the little jet was going nowhere until at least two people moved to...
Tags: aircraft, carrier, Continental Airlines Inc., Manufacturing, turboprop
Research articles 2003-06-15
Area Businesses, Schools Pledge Money to Lure Airline to Roanoke, Va., Airport.
By Lois Caliri, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 12--A half-dozen businesses and two universities have pledged about $1.2 million in air travel for one year to lure a low-fare carrier to Roanoke Regional Airport. These...
Tags: Atlanta, carrier, pledge, turboprop, Virginia Tech
Research articles 2003-04-12
Fast Regional Jets Replace Propeller-Powered Planes at Indianapolis Airport.
By Jack Naudi, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 29--Four times a day, travelers from Indianapolis board 19-seat Midwest Express turboprop planes bound for Milwaukee. Few realize the historic part they are playing in local commercial aviation. ...
Tags: Indianapolis, Manufacturing, Midwest, turboprop, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2003-01-29
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