Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing Following
Depressurization
It hasn't been a good week for new Airbus planes. Five days
after an A340-600 bound for Etihad Airways met its end against a concrete retaining
wall at Toulouse-Blagnac airport during an engine
run-up, six persons were injured following a depressurization
incident Wednesday during a shakedown flight of an A330
destined for Air Mauritius.
BAE Systems tells ANN that 'Africa's airlines are
recognizing the potential of regional jets and are beginning to
grow their fleets of these aircraft.' Speaking at the 16th Annual
Air Finance for Africa conference in Nairobi on Wednesday November
21, Nigel Benson, Director Sales and Leasing for BAE Systems
Regional Aircraft stated, "Nearly half of the total African
airline fleet are regional aircraft but only 10 percent, or 64
aircraft, are regional jets. However, this figure has increased
from only three percent of the fleet total twelve months ago."
Karthik Narayan, Chairman, Asia and Middle East for Kanyan
Capital, signed Letters of Intent for two CRJ-Phoenix regional
airliner conversions during the Dubai Air Show last week. He signed
the contract on behalf of Opus Capital, a Dubai based private
equity company, with Project Phoenix President Mike
Cappuccitti.
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