Company Watch - Bombardier.Apr 16, 2007 Pinnacle CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper skids off runway in Traverse City A Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ regional jet skidded off the runway on landing early this morning at Cherry Capital Airport Cherry Capital Airport (IATA: TVC, ICAO: KTVC) is an airport in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. In the fall of 2004 Cherry Capital opened a new terminal (with the inaugural flight, American Eagle flight 3886, on Thursday, June 92005) Since then, the Cherry Capital in Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,532. In 2005, the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area was the largest in Michigan and the 13th largest in . Apr 12, 2007 GE Aviation said yesterday that a new derivative of the CF34-8C5 engine, the CF34-8C5A2 providing 5% more thrust on normal takeoff, will be available for the CRJ1000, the 100-seat RJ launched by Bombardier in February . The CF34-8C5A2 will be rated at the same 14,510 lb. thrust as the original CF34-8C5 but will produce 5% more thrust for normal takeoffs and up to 3% more for maximum takeoffs at low-altitude airfields. The variant will include software modifications to the engine control to provide additional thrust, along with an upgraded high-pressure turbine "for greater durability" that could reduce maintenance costs by as much as 3%, GE said. Upgrades to the HPT HPT Human Performance Technology HPT Hyperparathyroidism HPT Heartland Poker Tour HPT Home Pregnancy Test HPT High Pressure Turbine HPT Host Print Transform HPT High-Performance Team HPT high-payoff target (US DoD) include improved coatings to the two stages of airfoils, enhanced cooling schemes and airfoil design modifications. Certification is expected by early 2009. CF34-8C5s power the CRJ700, CRJ705 and CRJ900. Apr 11, 2007 US NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board this week sent recommendations regarding rest for air traffic controllers to both FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Assn. in response to its continuing investigation into last August's Comair Bombardier CRJ100 crash at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX) is a public airport located in unincorporated Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, west of the city limits of and four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of the City of in addition to "four other incidents that provide clear and compelling evidence that controllers are sometimes operating in a state of fatigue because of their work schedules and poorly managed utilization of rest periods between shifts and that fatigue has contributed to controllers' errors." The board has not released its final report on the probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. for the accident. Apr 12, 2007 ExelTech Aerospace of Montreal will perform airframe and avionics modifications and structural upgrades on 44 Atlantic Southeast Airlines For the defunct low-fare airline, see . Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is a fully certificated American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. Bombardier CRJ200s over the next 14 months. Apr 10, 2007 Cirrus establishes Austrian subsidiary, plans to phase out Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8s Cirrus Airlines, a Lufthansa regional partner, has established an Austrian subsidiary based in Salzburg called Cirrus At. Apr 11, 2007 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 9, 2007 |
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