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Mike Press and Mason Holland announced their formation of Eclipse Jet LLC (Eclipse Jet) with partners Roel Pieper, Raul Segredo and John Cracken to acquire and operate the assets of Eclipse Aviation Corporation (Eclipse) for the benefit of existing and future customers. Eclipse Jet will focus on building a healthy, viable platform for the Eclipse

On March 10, 2009, after presidential review, the United States Department of Transportation issued its Final Order to Baltia Air Lines. The Final Order authorizes Baltia to engage in foreign non-stop air transportation of persons, property and mail from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia. Based at

In face of declining passenger numbers, Lufthansa is considering the introduction of short time in the passenger business. The envisaged measure would affect around 1,000 ground staff, mostly employed on customer services and support, at several stations in Germany. The details prior to submitting an application are to be worked out with employee representatives in

Ryanair confirmed that it had successfully concluded a round of intensive negotiations at its 31 pilot bases across Europe, under which all of Ryanair

Ryanair announced a further series of route, flight and frequency cuts at Dublin Airport from July, as the impact of the EUR 10 tourist tax and other Government price hikes cause numbers at Dublin to decline

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The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) reported that Emirates Airlines will introduce their Airbus A380 on the Toronto-Dubai route, effective June 1, 2009. Emirates launched three weekly flights between Toronto and Dubai in October of 2007. This move to offer service on the A380 adds capacity to the popular route, and marks the first scheduled

Industry veterans Nick Finazzo and Bob Nichols, who were the co-founders and sole shareholders of Miami, Florida-based AeroTurbine, are ramping up operations for a new commercial aviation venture

Finnair is to place its pilots on unpaid leave as a consequence of a change in flight schedules. The periods of leave, of at least one week, will be implemented as of mid-April. The reduction in human resources will vary depending on the aircraft type. The measures cover at this stage some 700 pilots and