The FN SCAR is a gas-operated self-loading rifle with a rotating bolt. It is constructed to be extremely modular, including barrel change to switch between calibers. The rifle was developed by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types. The SCAR-L, for light, is chambered in 5.56Ã45mm NATO cartridge and the SCAR-H, for heavy, is chambered in 7.62Ã51mm NATO. Both are ...
At present, AirTran operates as a subsidiary of Southwest, but the operations will eventually merge under the Southwest name. AirTran has operated at Charlotte Douglas since 2005. It has a minimal presence in Charlotte in comparison with US Airways Group Inc., which operates nearly 90 percent of the flights here. Charlotte Douglas is the largest hub of Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline currently flying mainline jets into the airport with Airbus A319, Boeing 717 and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 jetliners. Delta Connection flies Canadair CRJ-200s and Canadair CRJ-700s from VPS as well. Other airlines serving the airport operate Canadair CRJ or Embraer ERJ regional jets. As a result of the American Airlines/US Airways merger, service between VPS and Reagan National in Washington, D.C. (DCA) was discontinued in early 2014.