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SkyWest Outlines Plans to Acquire 100 Mitsubishi Jets – WSJ.com

SkyWest Inc. SKYW +14.43% on Wednesday announced plans to buy up to 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets, becoming the second U.S. carrier to commit to the new plane. The Japanese company recently revealed a delay to the program but aims to deliver the first of the MRJ jets by the end of 2015. SkyWest would receive …

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US Airways’ CEO Parker presses case for merger with American – USATODAY.com

The head of the nation’s fourth-biggest network airline says he hasn’t been able to press his case with American Airlines’ executives and its creditors that the best path out of bankruptcy for the nation’s third-biggest network airline is to merge with him.So he’s taking his case public. He told USA TODAY’s Editorial Board on Wednesday …

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OPShots TOPSHOT – Ed Jones; Guardsman, Firefighter, Plane Nut

Long a fixture here at OPShots, Ed Jones is a one man tour-de-force! He not only works at the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) facility here in Cleveland, but he is also a National Guardsman who has been deployed throughout the world. When he’s not fighting fires or, indeed, for our country itself, he finds time to attend airshows, raise a family, and indulge in his hobby of photography. Continue reading

Workhorse still going strong 77 years on: key.Aero, Historic Aviation

A DC-3C at Griffin-Spalding airport in Georgia. Photo: Andrew Thon - OPShots Contributor

On December 17, 2010, it will be 107 years since the first powered flight. It will also be the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3 – an aircraft that’s still flying on all six continents (including Antarctica). It still provides service with commercial entities operating in a variety of guises …

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