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Key Takeaways:

  • Australian regional airline Rex predicts a "bloodbath" for small airlines due to a severe pilot shortage, which has already led to their own flight cancellations despite starting a flight school.
  • Four Corners Regional Airport in New Mexico nearly closed after a $1.09 million restaurant renovation, requiring a $740,000 cash infusion from the local council to remain operational.
  • Qatar is building a massive $9 billion international passenger and cargo airport, expected to open in 2010 and capable of handling 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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