SkyWest Commits to 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines could be flying the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) by 2017.
WestJet Orders 45 Bombardier Q400 Turboprops for New Regional Airline
Canada's WestJet announced this week that they had signed a letter of intent to buy up to 45 Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop aircraft to launch a new regional airline.
Today in Aviation History: February 18th
Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop dies, the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes its first flight, four die in a terror attack on an El Al 707, the DC-1 is flown by TWA, Hawthorne Nevada 708 crashes, and more...
FAA Suspends Controller After Southwest Jet Close Call Over Florida
Federal investigators have suspended an air traffic controller in Florida after giving instructions to a Southwest Airlines passenger plane to check on an unresponsive small airplane, causing them to fly too close to each other.
10 Killed as Guatemalan Air Force Helicopter Crashes on Rescue Mission for Another Downed Chopper
Ten people were killed on Tuesday when an Guatemalan Air Force helicopter crashed in northern Guatemala after being sent to help with another helicopter crash in the region, defense officials said. There were no survivors.