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It appears that the next 100 days will be critical for Mexicana following its "possible rescue" by a group of investors.

QantasLink has grounded about one-quarter of its Bombardier Q400 fleet due to problems with the landing gear.

Horizon is changing its business model to turn over decision-making for all of its routes to Alaska Airlines.

Malaysia Airlines moved into the red in the fiscal 2Q, but is still planning to add new aircraft to its fleet.

ANA plans to use the 787 on domestic routes only "to train as many pilots as possible."

Latin America's leading airline trade group intends to improve the region's safety standards.

Carriers are strengthening their networks, but the current fleet does not provide efficiencies to sustain growth.

Mexicana will return almost 40% of its mainline fleet to lessors under agreements brokered since its bankruptcy filing.

16 AUG 2010, 01:49
Boeing 737-73V (WL)
HK-4682 - AIRES Colombia
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San Andres Island-Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport (ADZ) (Colombia)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
An AIRES Colombia Boeing 737-73V, registered HK-4682, was destroyed in a landing accident at San And... (more)

16 AUG 2010, 01:49
Boeing 737-73V (WL)
HK-4682 - AIRES Colombia
1 / 127
San Andres Island-Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport (ADZ) (Colombia)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
An AIRES Colombia Boeing 737-73V, registered HK-4682, was destroyed in a landing accident at San And... (more)

After serving themarket for more than a decade, the airline decided it was time to drop it.

Boeing next month expects to start training the first airline pilots scheduled to the 787.

Mexicana says it will return an unspecified number of aircraft to lessors.

Virgin Blue will redirect its Pacific Blue unit toward international service, abandoning the domestic New Zealand market.

Reports from the region say the aircraft may have been hit by lightning and that it split into three pieces on landing.

Transaction would create Latin America's largest operator, catapult the company into the top ranks of world carriers.

Southwest Airlines could decide whether to add the Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet by Dec. 1.

BAA officials said they are open to meeting with labor leaders over the weekend or at Monday session of ACAS, a U.K. organization that aids in settling disputes.

12 AUG 2010, 10:40
Airbus A319-111
4K-AZ04 - Azerbaijan Airlines
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Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST) (Turkey)
International Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
An Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 sustained substantial damage when the gear collapsed in a runway ... (more)

12 AUG 2010, 09:16
Learjet 55C
PT-LXO - OceanAir Táxi Aéreo
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Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) (Brazil)
Executive flight, during Landing
A Learjet 55C corporate jet was damaged in a runway excursion accident at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumo... (more)