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Order 2010-6-4: re-selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba Airlines, doing business as Delta Connection, utilizing 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Iron Mountain/Kingsford and Escanaba, Michigan, for a new two-year period, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $4,181,068.
With the merging of Northwest Airlines into Delta Air Lines, Mesaba underwent numerous changes as a subsidiary of the new company. A portion of the Saab 340 fleet was relocated to Atlanta. Delta also allocated five more CRJ900 regional jets to Mesaba to be operated out of Delta's Salt Lake City hub. In 2009, several routes were added, utilizing ...
The acquisition included Fokker F27 turboprop and Fokker F28 jet aircraft (Pilgrim Airlines had previously acquired New Haven Airways (dba NewAir). Acquired Mall Airways in September 1989. Acquired Beechcraft 1900 and Saab 340 turboprop feet of Brockway Air in December 1989. Acquired five BAe-146 jet aircraft in 1992 (former Discovery Airways ...
The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. It is designed to seat 30-36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different operators.
The upgraded Saab 340 AEW-300 aircraft, entered service in 2009. In November 2007, Thailand announced the intention to buy two S 100B AEW aircraft from the Swedish Air Force. On May 29th, 2024, the Swedish Ministry of Defense announced that two [ 4 ] Airborne Surveillance and Control aircraft (ASC 890) will be sent to Ukraine, in the 16th ...
The Lippisch P.12, P.13a and P.13b were related design projects for a ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor aircraft studied in 1944 by German designer Alexander Lippisch. The P.12 and P.13a were unarmed, relying on reinforced wings to ram its opponent. The P.13a and b were to be powered by producer gas made in-flight from powdered coal.
The new service began on May 4, 2009 and supplemented the Atlantic Southeast Airlines service to Atlanta. In 2010, Pinnacle Airlines began flying Canadair CRJ200 regional jets as Delta Connection began phasing out Saab 340 turboprop aircraft from their fleet. In June 2019, Delta Connection added a fourth flight to Atlanta, an early afternoon ...
On July 1, 2010, Delta Air Lines sold Mesaba Airlines to Pinnacle in a $62 million transaction. Mesaba's fleet consisted of 41 CRJ-900s, 18 CRJ-200s, and several Saab 340 aircraft. After acquisition, Pinnacle merged all three subsidiary airlines into one. All pilots flying for Mesaba and Colgan eventually became pilots for Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.