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Key Takeaways:

  • Australian regional airline Rex predicts a "bloodbath" due to a pilot shortage, potentially forcing small airlines out of business and leading to flight cancellations.
  • Four Corners Regional Airport in New Mexico narrowly avoided closure, requiring a $740,000 council infusion after a $1.09 million restaurant renovation.
  • Qatar is constructing a new $9 billion international passenger and cargo airport, projected to open in 2010 with an annual capacity of 60 million passengers.
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Australian regional airline Rex is predicting some small airlines may not survive a pilot shortage it claims will turn into a “bloodbath” later this year. Rex has started its own flight school but has still cancelled flights because of a lack of pilots …

Four Corners Regional Airport in New Mexico was almost closed after a restaurant renovation came in at $1.09 million. The airport needed a cash infusion of $740,000 from the local council to keep operating …

A huge international passenger and cargo airport under construction in Qatar will cost $9 billion and is expected to open in 2010. The facility will ultimately handle 60 million passengers a year.

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