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September 20, 2011

Grant Approved For Repair Work At Paine Field

Most Recent Grant Is For $8.2 Million For Improvements To Runway Infrastructure

Snohomish County in Washington State has received an $8.2 million federal grant for repair work at the county’s Paine Field Airport. With approval Friday by County Executive Aaron Reardon and the County Council, the federal Airport Improvement Grant from the FAA will be used to repair the paved shoulders along the main runway by installing edge drains, repaving the shoulders, and installing a new electrical duct bank system.

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Financing Appears To Be Available For Airliner Purchase

Money People See A Robust Traffic Numbers, Fleet Upgrade Possibilities

The people and companies who put up money for the purchase or lease of airliners seem to be at least cautiously optimistic about a return on investment in new, quieter, fuel efficient aircraft. The buzz at the meeting of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading, being held this week in Barcelona, Spain, is that airlines are poised to rebuild their fleets with newer, more efficient airplanes in an effort to increase their bottom lines.

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Airbus: Strong Growth In Airliner Numbers And Seating Capacity Foreseen

2011-2030 Global Market Forecast Projects Demand For Nearly 27,000 New Airliners

The continuing “democratization” of air transport – driven by emerging economies, a global increase in wealth, greater urbanization, the need for more eco-efficient aircraft and a nearly doubling of major airport hubs for mega-cities – will lead to the demand for more than 26,900 new passenger airliners and over 900 new factory-built cargo aircraft during the next 20 years, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast.

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Strong Need For Aviation Personnel In Asia Pacific Projected By Boeing

More Than 400,000 New Pilots And Technicians Essential To Support Rapid Growth

The Asia Pacific region will require hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support airline fleet modernization and the rapid growth of air travel, according to a forecast released Monday by Boeing.

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Obama Deficit Reduction Plan Hits Airlines For Increased Security Fees

Also Proposes Changes In The Way The Fees Are Collected

While business aviation took a huge hit in President Obama's proposal to reduce the federal deficit, airlines did not go unscathed either ... and it's a pretty sure bet that the fee increases imposed for airlines would be passed directly on to the passengers.

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Crewmember Of Crashed Tu-134 Intoxicated

Russian Investigators Include Poor Crew Resource Management In Causes

Russian investigators are now saying there were several factors involved in the crash of a RusAir Tu-134 airliner just minutes before it was scheduled to land June 20 at Petrozavodsk airport in northwest Russia. Of the 52 onboard, including four flight crew members, only five people survived.

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