Continental Airlines announced that it has contributed $50 million in cash to its defined benefit pension plans, exceeding its minimum funding requirement for the current period.
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Boeing released that employment at its Commercial Airplanes business unit is expected to decline by approximately 4,500 positions in 2009 as part of an effort to ensure competitiveness and control costs in the face of a weakening global economy. The reduction will bring Commercial Airplanes’ employment to approximately 63,500, similar to the level it was
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GOL Brazil’s low-cost airline, released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of December 2008. Domestic passenger traffic for December 2008 decreased 1.7% and capacity increased 5.1% year-over-year. Domestic load factor for the month was 68%.
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Embraer reported the sale of eight Super Tucano aircraft to the government of the Dominican Republic through a contract that was finalized at the end of last year. The aircraft will be operated by the nation’s Air Force to perform internal security and border patrol missions, within an operations theater focusing on fighting the drug
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SkyWest has reached an agreement with Delta Air Lines to operate an additional 10 CRJ900 regional jet aircraft. The aircraft were previously ordered by Delta and are now being contracted for flying with SkyWest, Inc. wholly owned subsidiary, Atlantic Southeast Airlines (“ASA”). ASA is the principal Delta Connection carrier at Delta’s Atlanta hub, and currently
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Embraer has signed a contract with the Royal Thai Army for a second ERJ 135 jet. This third airplane for the Government of Thailand will be used to carry civilian and military officials, and the delivery is scheduled for 2009. At the end of 2008, Embraer delivered one ERJ 135 to the Royal Thai Army
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