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Two Years After Katrina, New Orleans Airline Service Still Suffers

MSY Offers Incentives For New Routes

The combination of fewer tourists, less business and convention traffic and a smaller home population continues to spell trouble for Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, two years after that city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Moscow Air Show Brings $3 Billion In New Business

No New Orders For Sukhoi Regional Airliner

It's a start. The Moscow Air Show, which wrapped up Sunday, reportedly brought some $3 billion in new contracts for Russian manufacturers. That's a sizable increase overs years past... but a far cry from such notable Western shows as Le Bourget, Farnborough, and Dubai.

Indian Carriers Request ICAO Code Change

Current Code Represents Colonial Rule

The Indian government just celebrated 60 years of independence from Britain last week... and has renewed a request to change its international registration code on Indian aircraft.

Kang Pacific To Launch Operations with DC-10s

Last DC-10 Rolled Off Assembly Line 18 Years Ago

For those still pining over the decision by Northwest Airlines to retire the last of its Douglas DC-10s earlier this year, there's a new trijet carrier waiting in the wings. Upstart United Arab Emirates carrier Kang Pacific Airlines plans to launch operations in October at Fujairah International Airport... and it will do so with a fleet of DC-10s.

Indonesian Carrier Orders 10 ATR 72-500s

Turboprops To Be Flown By LCC Batavia Air

ATR and the Indonesian low cost carrier Batavia Air signed a contract last week for the acquisition of 10 new ATR 72-500s, and options for 10 additional aircraft. The contract is the first-ever signed by an Indonesian airline for new ATRs.

Comair 5191... One Year Later

What Lessons Have Been Learned... And Have They Been Heeded?

One year ago today, just after 0600 local time at a small regional airport in Lexington, KY, a Comair CRJ-100 regional jet lined up on runway 26, and started rolling on what the flight crew no doubt thought would be an uneventful, thoroughly routine takeoff. It wasn't.