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Fast-growing CommutAir promotes Michael Traster to Director of Maintenance (14 CFR 119). He will report to CommutAir’s Vice President of Maintenance & Technical Services, Lon Ziegler, and be based at the company’s headquarters near Cleveland, Ohio.

Dream of Driving a Dreamliner, Long for that Long Layover in Lima, Betting on Banking Big Bucks? Many of us pilots dream of flying for a Mainline Airline. To answer your “How do I get there?” and “Who can get me there the fastest?”, we lined up former CommutAir Captain and recent United Airlines Career Path Program graduate, Captain Larry, for a Q&A.

US regional carriers play a crucial role in the American air transport system. But will increasingly serious staffing problems affecting many of those airlines lead to economic thrombosis? Alan Dron reports.

Last month, CommutAir set the airspeed record for the fastest time to send a pilot to United Airlines through the Career Path Program (CPP). Captain Mike, who joined the company in January 2016, as a First Officer, springboarded to United in February 2018 – after just 2 years and 10 days! Many of you have asked “How come?” and “Will I get to do the same?” The answers are simple.

CommutAir had flown flights out of Cleveland for the former Continental Airlines, but Continental was merged into United Airlines and its flights from Hopkins ended when United trimmed its operation there in 2014.

We are pleased to establish a test program which provides line and hangar maintenance employees with winter jackets at Albany, Newark, and Washington Dulles.

CommutAir said farewell to its turboprops as they flew their last revenue flights, and hello to a new era. For the first time in history, CommutAir is an all-jet carrier, operating ERJ-145s and completing a year two fleet-transition project.

Associate Chair and Professor Kevin Kuhlmann, of Metropolitan State University, left, and Captain Michael McCasky, of United, shake hands after talking with students, in aviation program at Metropolitan State University, about a new partnership between United and Metro on Feb. 5, 2018 in Denver.

Fast-growing CommutAir announced it has appointed Vernon Berry as Director of Quality Control and Chief Inspector (14 CFR 119). Vern will report to CommutAir’s Chief Operating Officer, Joel Raymond, and be based at the company’s main maintenance base in Albany, NY.

This weekend marks the end of an era, as United Express will no longer operate the Bombardier Q200 turboprop aircraft, making United Express an all-jet operation in North America.