Category Archives: Delta Connection

Comair may lay off up to 100 pilots

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Comair (Delta Connection) (subsidiary of Delta Air Lines) (Cincinnati) may be forced to lay off up to 100 pilots.

News link:

www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0947893320090709?rpc=44

Mesa Air Group wins its appeal against Delta

News link:

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aBZsgz_C4k3I

Delta to return to Love Field via Pinnacle CRJ200

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) will return to Dallas’ Love Field on July 6, 2009 through Pinnacle Airlines (Delta Connection) (Memphis) which begins flying three daily roundtrips with Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets. Pinnacle will connect DAL with the MEM hub.

Shuttle America withdraws its last DL ERJ 170

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Shuttle America (Indianapolis) has now moved out the last Embraer ERJ 170 from the Delta Connection contract. All DL operations are now flown by by larger ERJ 175s.

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ASA grounds its 60 Bombardier CRJ200s

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ASA (Atlantic Southeast Airlines) (Delta Connection) (subsidiary of SkyWest) (Atlanta) on March 31 grounded its 60 Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets after an internal audit discovered it may have missed some critical engine inspections. ASA serves 111 airports in 30 states. The fleet is gradually being returned to service.