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Regional Express (Rex) is predicting pilot shortage crises in Australia …Four Corners Regional Airport threatened by renovation expenses …60 million passengers may come through new Qatari airport in 2010.

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.