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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Republic Airways is the first airline to implement Collins Aerospace’s Ascentia Repeaters application.

U.S. regional carriers Republic Airways and Mesa Air Group have announced their intent to merge, a transaction both companies expect will close by year’s end.

Longtime Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford is President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Brazil’s development bank BNDEs has approved financing for 16 Embraer E-175 jets for export to U.S. regional operator Republic Airways Holdings.

Republic Airways Holdings and its Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy are developing a flight training program along with Tuskegee University.

Since the post-pandemic peaks of "revenge travel," U.S. carriers have started to change how they use their feeder networks.

U.S. regional feeder emissions per ASK are nearly double that of the airlines they feed.  

Rapid hiring of US pilots is hurting regionals and raises safety questions.

While regional airlines still face constraints, a recent industry gathering in Washington spoke to improvements and further innovations ahead.

Listen in as Bryan Bedford talks with Aviation Week about the pilot shortage and other challenges affecting the U.S. regional airline industry.

The acute shortage of pilots, especially captains, continues to be a top challenge for U.S. commuter airlines.

Smaller US markets are seeing reduced flying as regional carriers pull out.

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford says the US federal aid package falls well short for airlines amid the coronavirus outbreak.

No ‘clear value’ in US majors owning all regional partners, ExpressJet CEO says.

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