http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2008 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 9:17:53 EDT Air Show Honors International Aviation Pioneers Farnborough International Ltd is commemorating both 60 years of the SBAC Airshow at its Hampshire base and the centenary of the UK’s first sustained powered flight. As part of these celebrations, the show will pay respect to those responsible for making... http://www.aviationtoday.com/am/categories/commercial/22492.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Only Values of a Few Widebodies Avoid Decline Over just six months values have again felt the chill wind of a downturn as fuel prices soar to record levels. The aircraft most vulnerable to a fall are essentially those no longer in production. Operators are having to reduce services to match the fall in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/avn/categories/commercial/23621.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT In what seems to be the opening move of United Express capacity drops, United is terminating its capacity purchase agreement with Chautauqua dropping the seven Embraer ERJ... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/23830.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Citing losses, ExpressJet and Delta have cancelled their Delta Connection arrangement. Effective September 1, ExpressJet loses its entire Delta Connection operation which entails flying 23 Embraer ERJ-145s at Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Delta is awarding the Salt Lake service to another Delta Connection... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/23835.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Four months ago, Rotor & Wing told you that Bell Helicopter executives were doubting the size of the market for the BA609. It is developing that civil tilt-rotor with AgustaWestland. Bell senior vice president for marketing and sales... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/ems/23829.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The U.K. aviation services company PremiAir is forming a new aircraft sales business. Based at Farnborough Airport, PremiAir Global is focused on acquiring and selling new and used helicopters and business jets and says it is not affiliated to any aircraft... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/ems/23831.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT On June 1, 1993, Comair launched North American CRJ regional jet service and ushered in the regional industry's jet age with a flight from the airline’s base at Cincinnati to Toronto. On June 26, 2008, the 15th anniversary was celebrated at Comair’s headquarters in a ceremony attended by Comair... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/23803.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT ARINC, Annapolis, Md., on Monday named Stephen L. Waechter vice president of business operations and chief financial officer. Waechter was most recently chief financial officer, treasurer and executive vice... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/23811.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. military is making its controlled airspace available for commercial airline flights off the East Coast during the July Fourth weekend to help reduce delays for air travelers... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/23812.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Department of Transportation’s inspector general says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) refuses to implement some of its recommended measures designed to prevent serious lapses in airline oversight. On June 30, DOT issued a review of the FAA’s oversight of airlines. The DOT IG... http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/23813.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT