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Key Takeaways:

  • Rex Airlines predicts a severe pilot shortage will lead to a "bloodbath" for small airlines, having already caused the airline to cancel flights.
  • Four Corners Regional Airport narrowly avoided closure after a $1.09 million restaurant renovation necessitated a $740,000 cash infusion.
  • A $9 billion international passenger and cargo airport under construction in Qatar is projected to open in 2010 and handle 60 million passengers annually.
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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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