Air Transport World articles from March 2002

Air Transport World archives from March 2002

Top 25 Airlines. (Trends).(ranked by revenue passenger kilometers)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Top 25 Airlines January-November 2001 Airline RPKs (000) 1 United 174,370,247 2 American 159,771,599 3 Delta 145,164,514 4 Northwest 109,032,945 5 British Airways...

Exchange Rate. (Trends).(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Exchange Rate Currency units per US dollar Country/Currency 1/31/02 11/30/01 Brazil/Real 2.5194 2.5953 Canada/Dollar 1.589 1.5808 China/Yuan 8.2865 8.2874 Euro 1.612 ...

Stop the madness. (Editorial).(airport security measures going too far)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... By now most of ATW's readers, at least those who travel in the US, are familiar with what passes for airport security in the post-Sept. 11 environment. Those who have not yet been subjected to a time-consuming and intrusive personal...

British Airways to cut 5,800 more jobs. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... On the heels of reporting a loss of [pounds sterling]144 million ($204.8 million) for its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 versus a profit of [pounds sterling]36 million in the year-earlier period, British Airways said it will shed another...

Court of Justice AG says bilaterals defy EU law. (News Briefs).(European Court of Justice)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... As expected, the European Court of Justice's advocate general said that eight European countries that have concluded bilateral air transport agreements with the US violated European Union law. "All the defendant member states have infringed the...

Ryanair aims for short-haul dominance. (News Briefs).(Ryanair Holdings PLC orders 100 new aircraft from Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... At a time when many airlines are scrambling to defer, delay and cancel aircraft deliveries, Ryanair's order for 100 737-800s with an additional 50 options, announced Jan. 24, illustrates the vastly different environments facing traditional...

United averts mechanic strike. (News Briefs).(United Air Lines Inc., International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Negotiators for United Airlines and the International Assn. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract covering the airline's mechanics and related workers that will make them "the best compensated...

Air Canada. (North America Report).(fourth-quarter financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Air Canada's fourth-quarter loss widened 39% to C$380 million ($237.5 million) as traffic sagged following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Operating revenues dropped 18% to C$2.12 billion and operating expenses fell 15% to C$2.43 billion for an...

Delta Air Lines. (North America Report).(receives aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Delta Air Lines deferred delivery of 39 aircraft, or 75% of the 52 planned for 2002-03, and will accelerate the retirement of its 50 remaining 727s from early 2005 to late 2003. Under the revised schedule the airline will take a total of...

SkyTeam. (North America Report).(receives approval from Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SkyTeam transatlantic alliance received final approval from DOT for US antitrust immunity, allowing Delta, Air France, Alitalia and Czech Airlines to coordinate pricing, schedules and marketing as if they are one airline.

Continental Airlines. (North America Report).(delivery of aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Continental Airlines will rake delivery of only 20 of the 48 aircraft originally slated for delivery this year-two 777-200ERs, 10 767-400ERs, two 757-300s, two 737-900s and four 737-800s. The deferred aircraft, along with the airline's other 39...

Despite losing. (North America Report).(US Airways Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Despite losing $1.97 billion last year and anticipating a "significant loss" for the first quarter ending March 31, US Airways Chairman and CEO Stephen Wolf painted an optimistic picture of the future, saying, "For all of the wrong reasons, in...

American Airlines. (North America Report).(to recall flight attendants)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... American Airlines intends to recall 400 flight attendants as it rebuilds capacity, which was cut 20% following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. AMR Corp. Chairman and CEO Don Carty said that although AA "still is losing lots of money each day,"...

WestJet. (North America Report).(WestJet Airlines Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... WestJet posted a fourth-quarter net profit of C$9.4 million ($5.8 million), up 14% compared to C$8.2 million a year earlier. Revenues increased 42% to C$132.9 million with earnings from operations gaining 11% to C$14.9 million from C$13.3...

AirTran Holdings. (North America Report).(financial results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... AirTran Holdings, parent of the airline, posted a $14.2 million fourth-quarter net loss versus a $13.1 million profit in the year-ago period as cost-cutting measures failed to offset plunging revenues and yields. Operating revenues dropped...

JetBlue Airways. (North America Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... JetBlue Airways, a winner of ATW's Market Development Award for 2002, announced an initial public offering of up to $125 million worth of common stock Feb. 12. All shares are being offered by the company. In 2001, its first full year of...

Midwest Express. (North America Report).(workers vote against union representation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Midwest Express maintenance workers voted against representation by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn.

Alaska Air Group. (North America Report).(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Alaska Air Group said President William S. Ayer will assume the additional post of CEO of Alaska Airlines. John F. Kelly will remain chairman, president and CEO of the parent company as well as chairman of subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and...

Frontier Airlines. (North America Report).(financial results)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Frontier Airlines posted a $908,623 net profit for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 versus earnings of $10.3 million a year earlier as government aid edged the carrier into the black Without the grant and other unusual items it would have...

Southwest Airlines. (North America Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Southwest Airlines said it will rake delivery of four previously deferred 737-700s, including two each in March and April.

Harding Lawrence. (North America Report).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 1, 2002... Harding Lawrence, legendary Braniff International chairman and CEO, died Jan. 16 of pancreatic cancer.

US NTSB. (North America Report).(regulations on rudder use)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... US NTSB recommended that FAA require aircraft manufacturers and airlines to "establish and implement pilot training programs" in the use and limitations of the rudder, particularly in unusual situations. The recommendations arise out of NTSB's...

Boeing. (North America Report).(signs deal with Japan Aircraft Industries and Japan Aircraft Development)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Boeing signed a deal for Japan Aircraft Industries and Japan Aircraft Development to conduct research and development work on technologies including composites for the Sonic Cruiser and other potential new aircraft.

Hawaiian Airlines. (North America Report).(signs contract)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Hawaiian Airlines signed a 20-year, $325 million deal with Pratt & Whitney After market Services for a fleet management program for 36 PW4060s powering its 767-300ERs.

ARINC and RQuest Product Development. (North America Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ARINC and RQuest Product Development introduced a cockpit security system that they said creates a 'safe zone" for flight crews. The key components are a bulletproof cockpit door with a secondary webbed door, bullet-resistant seatbacks for the...

Aviation Sales. (North America Report).(cockpit doors being developed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Aviation Sales said its Timco and Timco Engineered Systems divisions partnered with AIM Aviation to develop new ballistic-and impact-resistant cockpit doors for commercial aircraft.

US Majors Traffic. (News Briefs).(airline traffic statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... US Majors Traffic January 2002 Load RPMs % chg. ASMs % chg. factor (billions) 2001 (billions) 2001 (%) ...

Air France. (Europe Report).(financial results)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Air France said that losses for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 would be "less than expected" and it expects to post "positive operating income for the fiscal year to March 31." AF attributed the good news to stronger-than-anticipated...

KLM. (Europe Report).(financial results)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... KLM posted a [euro]94 million ($80.8 million) net loss for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 versus a [euro]4 million profit in the year-ago period. Operating revenues fell 16% to [euro]1/47 billion and operating expenses dropped 9% to...

SAS Group. (Europe Report).(financial results)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Describing SAS Group's airline situation as "precarious," CEO Joergen Lindegaard said that the company had no choice but "to adjust downwards" through previously announced restructuring after posting a record annual loss of Sekl.06 billion...

Swissport. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Swissport, Swissair Group's global ground-handling unit, was sold for Sfr580 million ($341 million) to Candover Investments, a European private equity group. Swissport serves 550 airlines at 130 airports in 23 countries, employing 13,000 staff...

Iberia. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Iberia's 2001 net profit plunged 75% versus a year earlier to [euro]50.2 million ($44 million). It posted a [euro]4.9 million operating profit, down 92.6% from [euro]65.8 million in 2000, as revenues rose 5.5% to [euro]4.74 billion and expenses...

TAP Air Portugal. (Europe Report).(Transportes Aeros Portugueses EP)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... TAP Air Portugal's preliminary net loss for 2001 narrowed 56% versus the previous year to [euro]53.2 million ($46.7 million). Operating revenues rose 6.8% to [euro]1.21 billion and the operating profit of [euro]17.9 million doubled budget...

Lufthansa. (Europe Report).(Considers no-frills subsidiary)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Lufthansa confirmed it is mulling the launch of a no-frills subsidiary to counter encroachment by foreign budget competitors that siphon passengers from its home territory.

Greece. (Europe Report).(The sale of state owned Olympic Airways)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Greece extended its deadline to sell Olympic Airways after the sole bidder for the financially troubled state airline failed to meet the initial target of Jan. 31.

European Commission. (Europe Report).(Aid package for French airlines)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... European Commission approved a [euro]54.9 million ($47.4 million) aid package to compensate French airlines for losses caused by the closure of US airspace Sept. 11-14.

Bmi british midland. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Bmi british midland's new lowfare airline, bmibaby, will fly a dedicated fleet of 737-300s and serve destinations including Barcelona, Nice, Palma, Malaga, Faro and Alicante. It will launch service March 23. Breakeven is not expected before...

Reduced vertical separation. (Europe Report).(Ceates six additional flight levels across Europe)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Reduced Vertical Separation Minima took effect at 0001 GMT Jan. 24 in 41 countries across Europe--excluding Russia--and parts of North Africa, creating six additional flight levels. Eurocontrol expects the move to increase airspace capacity by...

UK's new Swanwick ATC center. (Europe Report).(air traffic control center)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... UK's new Swanwick ATC center, originally due to open in 1996, began operating Jan. 27. The [pounds sterling]623 million ($886.9 million) Swanwick center controls 200,000 sq. mi. of airspace above England and Wales except for London and the...

Airbus. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Airbus contracted Eaton to provide a fluid conveyance system for the A380. Eaton said the deal will be worth about $70 million over the next 20 years.

British Airways. (Europe Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... British Airways installed SITA's Aerocater service to integrate its catering supply chain and inventory management systems.

European Airline Traffic. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... European Airline Traffic January 2002 Load RPKs % chg. ASKs % chg. factor +/- (billions) 2001 (billions) 2001 (%) 2001 AF ...

Japan Airlines and Japan Air System. (Asia/Pacific Report).(Merger plans)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Japan Airlines and Japan Air System estimate their proposed merger will reduce costs by [yen]73 billion ($547 million) by FY05 and involve cutting about 3,000 jobs. They plan to form a holding company, Japan Airlines System, on Oct. 2 before...

ANA Group. (Asia/Pacific Report).(All Nippon Airways Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ANA Group intends to postpone delivery of three of nine 767-300s slated to arrive in the fiscal year beginning in April even as it triples its flights to the Asian region starting April 18. The 767s now are scheduled for delivery in the year...

Singapore Airlines. (Asia/Pacific Report).(Defers delivery of Boeing aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Singapore Airlines said it reached an agreement with Boeing to defer delivery of two firm and three option 777s and a firm 747-400F. The firm 777s were scheduled for delivery in Aug. and Sept. but will be pushed back to Aug. and Nov. 2003. The...

Malaysian Airlines System. (Asia/Pacific Report).(plans to split services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Malaysian Airlines System plans to split its international and cargo services from its domestic operations by forming a new company with a working name of Newco to handle the international/cargo side. The split will allow investors to emphasize...

Air New Zealand. (Asia/Pacific Report).(names CEO)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Air New Zealand named Ralph Norris, former head of AS Bank, to fill the vacant CEO's seat. Norris, an independent director of the airline for three years, succeeds Roger France, who was given an interim appointment in Oct. after the departure...

Qantas. (Asia/Pacific Report).(defers delivery of planes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Qantas is deferring delivery of three of seven A330-200s ordered in late 2000 and pulling our of the Indian market in response to weak market conditions. The remaining A330s will be delivered as planned between Nov. and early next year. Orders...

Ansett. (Asia/Pacific Report).(aircraft contract)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ansett's prospective new owners secured an MOU with Airbus for delivery of 30 A320s and A321s, with an option for 10 more, beginning in the second half of this year. Under the tentative agreement, Airbus also will provide all training and...

Garuda Indonesia. (Asia/Pacific Report).(president resigns)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Garuda Indonesia President Abdulgani submitted his resignation to the government on Jan. 23. A successor had not been designated at this writing. Abdulgani dismissed suggestions he had been forced to resign but offered no reason for the timing...

China Airlines. (Asia/Pacific Report).(CEO leaves airline)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... China Airlines President and CEO Christine Tsai-yi Tsung left the carrier to become Taiwan's new economies minister.

Dragonair. (Asia/Pacific Report).(maintenance contract)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dragonair contracted for an initial one-year term the maintenance of V2500 engines on its A320/A321 aircraft to MTU Maintenance Hannover.

TAM. (Latin America Report).(discontinues certain flights)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... TAM suspended its service to Frankfurt, Zurich and Montevideo, one of its daily frequencies to Miami and two of its five daily flights to Buenos Aires. Services were considered unprofitable but may return as market conditions improve. The...

Relaunch of Transbrasil. (Latin America Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Relaunch of Transbrasil, grounded since last Dec., appeared unlikely at press time following the collapse in late Jan. of a deal to sell 78% of the airline to little-known Brazilian entrepreneur Dilson Prado da Fonseca for a symbolic 1 real.

Cintra. (Latin America Report).(debt restructuring)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cintra, the holding company of AeroMexico and Mexicana, announced it successfully completed a debt restructuring on behalf of its subsidiaries. The amount involved was not disclosed. Cintra also denied it has been considering bankruptcy or any...

Varig. (Latin America Report).(forms maintenance unit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Varig has moved forward on previously announced plans to hive off its maintenance operation into a separate subsidiary called Varig Engineering and Maintenance. The new organization is expected to bill $250 million in work this year and double...

A TAME 727-100. (Latin America Report).(jet accident in Ecuador)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A TAME 727-100 en route from the Ecuadorian capital of Quito to Tulcan crashed into the side of a dormant volcano along the Ecuador-Colombia border Jan. 28, killing all 92 passengers and crewmembers.

El Al. (Africa/Middle East Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... El Al, which lost $109 million in 2000 and originally forecast up to $150 million in red ink for 2001, has revised its expected 2001 deficit sharply downward to under $90 million. The revision came despite a 16% downturn in passengers last year...

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. (Cargo).(financial results)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.1 million versus a $31.2 million profit in 2000 as special charges wiped our seasonal gains. Operating revenues rose 27% to $283.8 million and operating expenses soared 72%,...

Ryanair. (Equipment).(orders 100 aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ryanair ordered 100 737-800s and took options on 50 more. The order and options are worth $9.1 billion at list prices, according to Boeing, while CFMI valued the engine business at $1 billion. Aircraft are scheduled for delivery beginning this...

American Trans Air. (Equipment).(options for additional aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... American Trans Air exercised options for two additional 757-300s for delivery in May and June 2003.

Transavia. (Equipment).(Luchtvaartmaatschappij Transavia Holland B.V.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Transavia ordered four 737-700s for delivery in spring 2003.

Vietnam Airlines. (Equipment).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Vietnam Airlines selected PW4O84Ds to power four 777-200ERs it ordered in Dec. The deal is worth about $145 million, according to Pratt.

Air Tahiti Nui. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(other airlines also included)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Air Tahiti Nui leased an A340-300 from ILFC far seven years. Air-India leased a CF6-80C2-powered A3l0-300 for three years. Air Transat leased a Trent 772-powered A330-200 far delivery in May. Aeris leased a 767-300ER that delivered in Dec. for...

Ansett Worldwide. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(leases aircraft to Hawaiian Airlines Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ansett Worldwide leased eight 767-300ERs to Hawaiian Airlines. Three of the aircraft entered service in the 2001 fourth quarter and the remaining five are scheduled for delivery between Sept. 2002 and May 2003.

Emirates. (Leasing & Finance Briefs).(Emirates Airlines)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Emirates signed a $94.2 million, 12-year finance lease arranged by Credit Agricole Indosuez covering a Trent 700-powered A330-200 delivered at the end of Jan.

ASA adds first 70-seater to Delta Connection fleet. (Regional News).(Atlantic Southeast Airlines adds CRJ700 aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... They rolled out the red carpet in Atlanta to greet the newest addition to the Atlantic Southeast Airlines fleet, a 70-seat CRJ700. It is the first of 57 scheduled for delivery to Delta Connection carriers ASA and Comair and is at the forefront...

Embraer acquires US maintenance firm. (Regional News).(Celsius Aerotech)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Embraer signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Celsius Aerorech, a company specializing in maintenance, repair and overhaul for the regional aviation industry. Celsius is located in Nashville and is owned by Reliance Aerotech, a...

Big Sky Airlines. (Notes).(discontinues services to Hobbs, New Mexico)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Big Sky Airlines, an affiliate of Northwest Airlines, discontinued service to Hobbs, N.M., as of Jan. 21. Big Sky began service to Hobbs in October 2000 under a program funded by the state of New Mexico. Lea County, which had funded the service...

Fairchild Dornier and Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH. (Notes).(Will set up spare parts distribution centers in Washington Dulles and Munich)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Fairchild Dornier and Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH have joined to set up spare parts distribution centers in Munich and Virginia in a move to enhance customer service. Virginia operations will start in July ar new facilities at Washington...

ANA's youthful state of mind: All Nippon Airways prepares to meet the challenges posed by Sept. 11 and the JAL-JAS merger by taking a fresh approach. (Profile).(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... When you ask All Nippon Airways' new president and chief executive, Yoji Ohashi, what the airline's greatest strength is as it faces the most daunting challenges in its 50-year history, he smiles and quotes the famous poet Samuel Ullman: "Youth...

Locking up: Securing the cockpit while preserving safety margins is tough, hut the looming retrofit schedule is tougher. (Security).
March 1, 2002... Temporary measures protecting US airliner cockpits from invasion must replaced by a new generation of cockpit doors, but the timetable will be tough for some to meet. The doors, providing better protection to the crew while recovering the...

White hats/black hats: A pre-screened group of passengers may make it easier to concentrate security efforts on the rest, but efforts to construct a 'trusted traveler' system are off to a slow, uncoordinated start. (Security).
March 1, 2002... The promises of increased security and shortened airport delays through use of a "trusted traveler" card may be oversold, at least in the near term. While airlines want it and frequent fliers seem to want it and the technology appears to be...

Environmental hazards: Inflexible airport noise restrictions increase pilot workloads at flight-critical times with unintended, and sometimes tragic, results. (Safety).
March 1, 2002... When Crossair Flight 3597 departed from Berlin Tegel Airport on its way to Zurich last Nov. 24, the flight crew intended to land the RJ-100 on Runway 14 using the ILS-assisted approach path they likely had discussed prior to takeoff. Instead,...

Custom tuning: The many variables affecting the maintenance supply chain make the coveted savings elusive. (MRO/Supply Chain).
March 1, 2002... By several conservative estimates, surplus spare parts are tying up more than $10 billion in capital among the world's airlines, or around twice the amount of cash that the US government made available to bail out the entire US airline industry...

Distribution leaves the family: Airlines developed and built the CRSs from which sprang the GDSs; now outsiders are moving in. (Distribution).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Commission caps and cuts, a push to the Web, the rise of online agents and consolidation already have roiled the once-cozy airline distribution business. Now, following Microsoft's creation of online travel site Expedia, two more...

One for the record books: 2001 was going to be a bad year well before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Finance).(for US airlines)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... The 10 US Major passenger airlines lost $7.38 billion last year, far surpassing the previous record loss of $4.79 billion suffered in 1992, according to the Air Transport Assn. In 2000 the same airlines earned $2.53 billion. Southwest was the...

Regional Airframe & Engine Directory.(Directory)
March 1, 2002... Regional airlines continue to be the success story of the aviation industry. Last year US Regionals introduced 100 all-new routes, a testament to their ability to respond quickly and adjust to market fluctuations. And following the Sept. 11...

Motor City makeover: Northwest's new midfield terminal at Detroit Metro is a jewel in the airline's crown. (Airport).(Detroit Metropolitan Airport)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When the bulldozers began preparing the site for Northwest Airlines' much-needed and long-anticipated new midfield terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport three years ago, no one could have foreseen that upon its opening the industry would be...

AFRAA awakens: Under Christian Folly Kossi, the long-somnolent African Airlines Assn. has found its voice. (Organizations).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Long regarded by observers--and indeed, by many members--as an "ineffective" organization, the African Airlines Assn. has become a meaningful voice of the African air transport industry since Christian Folly Kossi took over as secretary general...

People.(multiple airline industry executive appointment briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Aerospace Products Int'l. promoted Glen Golden to executive VP & COO, Distribution Div., and Mark Luetkemeyer to VP-IT, Logistics Div. AeroStrategy Ltd. has been formed by David Stewart and Kevin Michaels. Airport Consultants Council...

Aircraft values. (Facts & Figures).(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2002 (*) 2007 (**) 2012 (**) 2017 (**) CRJ200ER 1998 $14.0 $10.8 $8.4 $6.2 ERJ-145ER 1999 $13.2 $10.2 $8.0 $6.0 F28-4000 Typical ...

Aircraft data. (Facts & Figures).(fleet statistics)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... AIRCRAFT DATA MD-80 A320 A319 MTOW, 000#S 140-160 162-169.8 141.1-166.5 Engine Types JT8D-217 278 CFM56-5A 374 CFM56-5A 100 ...

Aircraft operating costs. (Facts & Figures).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AIRCRAFT OPERATING COSTS US passenger carriers All items in US$ per block hour, unless noted Years ending second quarter 2000 2001 % chg. MD-80 Fleet (units) ...