Aeroflot: No Soviet Planes by 2010

According to Kommersant, a Russian newspaper, Aeroflot's board of directors met on the 31st of January and decided that the airline will retire its Soviet-built aircraft by 2010. This means that the Tu-134 and Tu-154 will have to leave soon. Those will all be replaced by Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Airbus A320s, and Sukhoi's Russian Regional Jet (RRJ). At the same time, however, the airline will take delivery of more Il-96s. The article mentioned that...

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Delta Pilots: We Strike If No Contract

I realize it's been a while since my last post. Actually, over a month. I've been very busy with things and I hope that those of you who actually read this haven't forgotten this site.In the past month, the fallout of Indy Air has led to higher ticket prices in some areas. But the big story is that United Airlines left bankruptcy on the first of the month. So they're free from the shackles of Chapter 11. We'll see how they do.Big story today is,...

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