Tag Archives: SAAB

Happy Air plies the friendly skies of southern Thailand

Copyright Photo: Wim Callaert. The sole SAAB 340A (HS-HPY) arrives back at the HKT base.

Happy Air (Phuket) is a new airline which started scheduled operations in late Happy Air (Phuket) is a new airline which started scheduled operations on October 31, 2009 with this single SAAB 340A registered with the appropriate registration of HS-HPY (msn 115). The company flies from the Phuket base to Hatyai/Genting and Langkawi in southern Thailand and Malaysia.

SkyBahamas’ SAAB 340A C6-SBE landing gear collapses at the gate

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SkyBahamas Airlines’ (Nassau) SAAB 340A C6-SBE landing gear collapsed while parked at the gate at NAS. There were no injuries.

News link:

www.thenassauguardian.net/national_local/301597178551449.php

SkyBahamas is expanding with new routes and has larger aspirations with larger aircraft. The company also wants to become a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility.

New link:

www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/01/04/336744/skybahamas-seeks-maintenance-certification.html

Colgan Air and pilots to begin negotiations

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough.  Please click on photo for more photos.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Please click on photo for more photos.

Colgan Air (2nd) (subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation) (Manassas) and its pilots, represented by ALPA, will begin contract negotiations on September 23.

News link:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Colgan-Air-Pilots-and-bw-1336490399.html?x=0&.v=1

SprintAir acquires two SAAB 340As from REX

SprintAir (Poland) has acquired two SAAB 340As (VH-ZLY and VH-ZRX) from REX-Regional Express of Australia. The aircraft will be delivered in the next two weeks.

Mesaba to start SAAB Atlanta operations March 2

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Mesaba Airlines (NWA Airlink) (Minneapolis/St. Paul) will start Delta Connection operations from Delta’s Atlanta hub on March 2. ย The first two aircraft will fly to Hilton Head Island and the Tri Cities, TN.