Sentences with phrase «regional jets»
The phrase "regional jets" refers to smaller airplanes that are designed to fly shorter distances or within a specific region. They are not as big as regular commercial planes and are often used for connecting flights between smaller cities or towns. Full definition
The 50 - seat regional jet played a key role in the industry's recovery.
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Fly in comfort to both major airports on regional jets.
Virgin was focused on transit between major hubs and didn't have its own network of regional jets to feed passengers into the larger cities.
I am used to these small regional jets but this one was smaller than the others I had flown.
These are large regional jets with first class cabins.
As a result, regional jet capacity grew by 97 percent between 2000 and 2003, suddenly making these planes an integral part of the system.
The new planes are slated to replace less efficient, 50 - seat regional jets.
Sure, Bombardier makes great planes but it was not able to crack the market for regional jets in a significant way by itself.
A Boeing - Embraer tie - up may give the Chicago giant a foothold to sell small regional jets in China, where the state - run Commercial Aircraft Corp of China is testing locally - built passenger planes, Edward Jones» Windau said.
The daily flight leaves Denver at 6:25 p.m., using a 73 - seat Embraer regional jet with business and regular economy seating.
I often use Avios for short flights, especially those operated by regional jets.
The product is to be installed in the first three to five rows of the Economy cabin by removing seats from the current configuration on Delta's domestic Boeing 767, 757, 737, MD88, MD90, DC9 and Airbus, A320, and A319 aircraft, and two - class regional jets including the CRJ900, CRJ700, E170, and E175 aircraft by summer 2012.
All the above flights will use regional jets operated by United Express partners.
She noted that Australia is a world leader in quantum computing, Ireland is a leader in software development for financial services, Brazil's Embraer builds regional jet aircraft, and the Czech Republic is coming on strong in development of low - cost electric vehicles.
The new planes from Embraer and Bombardier will add to American's fleet of large regional jets with premium cabins.
Embraer E175 two - cabin regional jet offers 12 seats in United First and 64 seats in United Economy, including 16 extra-legroom Economy Plus seats.
He said the countries fought a long running battle between Bombardier and Embraer over subsidies for the South American regional jet builder.
United regional jets will get Wi - Fi.
Bombardier hopes the fuel - efficient aircraft that's been in development for a decade will be a game - changer for the company, whose regional jets face an uncertain future amid increased competition.
Big global airlines have complex route networks, and regional jets like Embraer's are easier to fill than some Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s for short routes, another reason Boeing may want them in its stable.
Otherwise, with an entire weekend to get to our first destination, we probably would not have chosen North Carolina — a two - hour flight by regional jet from our home base in the New York City area.
Separately on Thursday, Bombardier said client American Airlines Group Inc had placed an order for 15 new CRJ900 regional jets worth $ 719 million.
Because of these dynamics, every major airline had secured permission to fly more regional jets by the mid-2000s.
The small regional jets once loved because they replaced rickety, noisy, slow turboprops have multiplied into the majority of domestic airline flights in the U.S., and are now seen as some of the least desirable airplanes.
Although regional jet and business jet segments have not been on Boeing's radar historically, that has changed with the recent executive management changes at Boeing and Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Safran said.
CRJ Series regional jets have transformed the airline industry over the past 25 years, and promise to keep making aviation...
American Airlines Group Inc. split a $ 1.4 billion order of regional jets between Bombardier Inc. and Embraer SA, extending a push to update its...
Cargo carriers and 747s are blue and violet, while regional jets and puddle jumpers are green and yellow.
Regional carriers typically provide service from small cities, using primarily regional jets to support the network carriers» hub and spoke systems.
United introduced the new seat on a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by United Express carrier SkyWest Airlines.
United Airlines will add 50 Embraer 175 aircraft to its United Express regional jet fleet.
On these routes, Alaska, United, and Air Canada tend to use cramped prop planes — not even regional jets.
It's a great value if you need a quick flight, but then you have to deal with the Remote Terminal for regional jets at LAX and a CRJ - 200 on most flights.
I've got to say one thing that did surprise me about the available Delta flights is the prevalence of regional jets servicing the Phoenix — Seattle route.
Flights have been cut such that I often find myself on regional jets up and down the West Coast.
Worth International Airport this month opened a new 10-gate concourse extension of Terminal B to handle American Eagle regional jet flights.
Construction on phase 2 will begin immediately, and when it is completed in summer of 2015, Concourse B will house a total of 27 Delta gates, and will replace the airline's current Terminal 2 regional jet facility.
Installation of Gogo Wi - Fi on Delta Connection regional jets with First Class cabins is getting underway.
The airline also operates the world's largest Wi - Fi - equipped fleet, with more than 1,000 connected Delta aircraft, including the airline's entire fleet of 660 domestic mainline aircraft, Delta Connection two - class regional jets and 99 percent of its widebody international fleet.
Because US Airways has so many short flights on regional jets, the bulk of which offer a first class cabin, Suzanne tells me that 34 % of the flights on the combined route network are under 500 miles and offer a first class cabin.
United will use the new aircraft to replace some of its older 50 - seat regional jets in the United Express fleet.
Mesa Airlines will operate regional jet aircraft as United Express.
The Embraer 175s will be the first 76 - seat regional jet aircraft that United Express will have in its fleet.
Lastly, for the few times I've sat in coach on American (mainly on 1 - cabin regional jets), I've always received a free buy - on - board food product and drink thanks to my Executive Platinum status.
In late June, American Airlines canceled more than 40 flights out of Phoenix, Ariz., when daytime highs of nearly 120 degrees made it too hot for smaller regional jets to take off.
The new flights will operate six days per week with 37 - passenger Embraer regional jets.