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January 09, 2009

Boeing To Slash 4,500 Jobs At Commercial Airplanes In 2009

Will Return Ranks To Early-2008 Levels

Confirming a rotten piece of news that, alas, many in the industry viewed as inevitable, on Friday Boeing announced employment at its Commercial Airplanes business unit is expected to decline by approximately 4,500 positions in 2009.

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More Furloughs, Layoffs Coming For Airline Workers

American, ASA Employees Will Soon Need New Jobs

More signs of tough times for the airline industry... as about 250 workers at two carriers will be forced to look for new jobs soon.

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United Airlines Appoints Vice Presidents For Safety, Maintenance

New Execs Come From Delta, Pratt & Whitney

UAL Corporation, parent company of United Airlines, named Michael Quiello, vice president of corporate safety, security, quality and environment, and Mark Mounsey, vice president of base maintenance for United Services this week.

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TAM Receives Its Fourth Boeing 777

Will Be Used On Sao Paulo-London Run

Brazil's TAM received its fourth Boeing 777-300ER this week, which will operate the route Sao Paulo - London beginning this month. Next week a new Airbus A330 aircraft will also join the fleet, which will allow the company to operate additional flights to Miami during the high season.

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Embraer Sells Third ERJ 135 Jet To Thai Government

Follows Planes Already Delivered To Royal Army, Navy

While the market for Embraer's earliest turbofan-powered regional jet has largely waned in North America, the Brazilian planemaker continues to sell the plane in other lands. Embraer recently signed a contract with the Royal Thai Army for a second ERJ 135 jet.

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NATA Partners With New Aviation Fuel Search Software Provider

Scheduling Sidecar To Be Unveiled At NBAA Schedulers Conference

National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President James K. Coyne announced this week a partnership with Scheduling Sidecar Inc. (SSC), a new fuel research and optimization program that complements flight planning software.

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