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Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, announced Dec. 13 the company has entered into a termination agreement with Bombardier covering the Canadian manufacturer’s residual value guarantee (RVG) agreements on 76...

United Continental sees potential as profit margins are squeezed on international routes. Until recently, the big three U.S. airlines turned toward more international flying, cutting service to smaller U.S. cities in favor of profitable overseas routes. Now it is...

New York-based Jet Blue Airways has taken a minority stake in fast-growing, California-based jet charter company JetSuite. JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes announced the investment in JetSuite during a third-quarter investor call Oct. 25. Hayes said JetSuite was “changing the...

Just a reminder! This Friday, October 28th 2016, 9-11 AM Chico State University and the Department of Construction Management, alongside JetChico, and in partnership with the architectural firm of Nichols, Melburg, and Rossetto, and Slater & Son General Contractor,...

Chico State University and the Department of Construction Management, alongside JetChico, and in partnership with the architectural firm of Nichols, Melburg, and Rossetto, and Slater & Son General Contractor, will unveil a terminal renovation and expansion plan that...

Sonoma County’s airport is getting another major boost to its expansion efforts with the world’s largest airline announcing plans Monday to begin daily, nonstop service to Phoenix starting in February. American Airlines will become the second major carrier offering...

Santa Maria Public Airport officials are in the process of recruiting new airlines. Just four weeks ago, United Airlines announced it will stop service in October in Santa Maria after a decrease in passengers. Allegiant Airlines is the only other option, and only...

The next 20 years will see an unprecedented global investment in infrastructure. Two primary factors will fuel this boom: The aging of the infrastructure in the developed world. Economic growth, especially in the developing world. New and better infrastructure will be...

A backpack on his shoulders and sandals on his feet, Healdsburg sculptor T Barney was waiting for his luggage to arrive Wednesday at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, with only a few dozen other travelers on hand. Barney, who flies out of the local airport...

In conjunction with a first-ever visit to the annual Sonoma County air show by a Mexican dignitary, airport officials announced a near-term goal for direct flights between Sonoma County and Mexico. “I think our prospects for service to Mexico from Sonoma County are...

[bitmovin_player id='574'] Here are a few of the photos from the PDF presentation from MN&R Architects & Engineers.   jetchico Conceptual Terminal...

For those who couldn't attend, the group discussed the conceptual floor plan for an enlarged air terminal that could accommodate regional jets. Attached is that floor plan as a PDF. Please review and e-mail me your comments in the next week so that I may gather them...

When California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law on Sept. 29 to facilitate infrastructure financing, he gave hope to people in the Golden State and beyond that local governments would pick up where constrained state and federal budgets have failed to meet enormous...

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Eight U.S. airlines have tentatively been awarded flights to Havana, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday. The decision would give 10 U.S. airports at least one weekly non-stop flight to the Cuban capital. In total, the DOT approved 14 different...

Alaska Airlines will begin nonstop service from San Luis Obispo to Seattle in April. “It’s a nice bit of good news for our local economy,” San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill said Tuesday. “One of the areas we all know we have the opportunity to enhance here...

At the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a new passenger terminal at Del Norte County Airport, “cooperation” was the buzzword. There would have been no new terminal without teamwork, was the consensus among speakers at the event. The shovels forced into dirt...