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FAA Announces Serious Runway Incursions Down by 50 Percent

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that serious runway incursions were down 50 percent for the most recent 12-month period compared to the previous year.There were 12 serious incursions in fiscal year 2009 which ended Sept. 30, with only two involving commercial carriers, compared to 25 such events in [...]

Serious Runway Incursions on the Decline

Serious runway incursions down 50 percent for most recent 12-month period compared to previous year.

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AEA: Europe’s airlines face ‘paradigm shift’

Assn. of European Airlines warned that Europe’s network carriers are facing not a “crisis” but “a paradigm shift with far-reaching and irrevocable consequences” as it forecast that its member airlines will post a combined full-year 2009 operating loss of €2.9 billion ($4.3 billion).

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Jet Airways CEO Prock-Schauer to take bmi helm

Bmi appointed Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer as its new CEO effective Dec. 1, succeeding Nigel Turner.

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Denver works to keep Frontier jobs; Menke relinquishes CEO title

Denver and the state of Colorado are offering an incentive package aimed at preventing nearly 25% of Frontier Airlines’ workforce from being relocated, while new parent Republic Airways Holdings apparently does not plan for the carrier to have a CEO.

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Europe’s regional airlines report low traffic, yields

European Regions Airline Assn., which represents 66 European carriers operating intra-Europe flights, recorded a collective drop in passenger traffic of 7.2% for the first six months of 2009.

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Ryanair asks Irish government why its bid for Aer Lingus was rejected

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Emirates issues US bond offering to finance 777-300ER deliveries

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LOT Polish Airlines to cut 400 jobs by March

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Astrium signs major contract with Kazakhstan during President Sarkozy’s visit to Astana

Astana – Astrium signs major contract with Kazakhstan during President Sarkozy’s visit to Astana

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