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June 27, 2008

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 06.27.08

Ab-Initio Training, With Veteran Airline Pilot Karen Kahn

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 06.27.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.27.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Ab-Initio Training: 06.27.08 (ANN Special Report, with veteran airline pilot and aviation career counselor Karen Kahn.)

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Air India Crew Accused Of Napping On Job

Airliner Overshot Destination Airport

It's apparently happened again. Four months after a go! Airlines CRJ cockpit crew fell asleep on the job during a short Hawaiian interisland flight, two Air India pilots are accused of doing the same thing.

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Southwest Tweaks Schedule, Adds Service To Denver And FLL

Airline Has "Much Different Story To Tell" Than Competitors

Bucking the current industry trend to reduce capacity and flights, Southwest Airlines announced this week the low-cost carrier will add service in select markets and tweak its schedule. Through the elimination of 31 existing roundtrip flights from its current flight schedule, effective November 2 Southwest will add 40 new roundtrip flights in key growth cities such as Denver and Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood.

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ILFC To Remain Part Of Beleaguered AIG

But Will Have Added Autonomy

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), the world's largest aircraft leasing and remarketing company, will remain a core holding of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). Robert B. Willumstad, AIG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, ILFC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, agreed that ILFC should remain part of AIG following a just-concluded business review.

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United States, Brazil Agree To Expanded Air Services

Includes New Service To Five Cities

The United States and Brazil recently concluded an agreement that will provide for a nearly 50 percent increase in passenger flights between the two countries as well as eliminate restrictions on the number of airlines that can provide US-Brazil air service, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced Thursday.

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Frontier Announces Fleet Reductions, Staff Cutbacks

Will Slash Capacity 17 Percent... With Jobs To Follow

This week, bankrupt Frontier Airlines announced cuts even deeper than those announced by American, United and Continental on a percentage basis. Frontier, based in Denver, said 17 percent of its capacity will be trimmed, along with a "proportional reduction" in its workforce.

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AD: Embraer

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Airline Officials Ask Congress For Help

Want To End Oil Speculation... And Possibly Re-Regulation?

A few weeks ago, retired American Airlines Chairman Bob Crandall called for the US government to get involved in the current aviation industry crisis. Crandall stopped short of calling for a return to full-on industry regulation, pre-1978-style... but some other industry voices aren't being so shy.

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