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Stay overnight on an ex-Avianca Boeing 727-44 HK-3133X in Costa Rica

Ex-Avianca (Bogota) Boeing 727-44 HK-313X (msn 18895) has been preserved as a resort suite in Costa Verde, Costa Rica.

News link:

www.luxist.com/2009/04/15/costa-verde-resort-offers-fuselage-suite

Air Libya paints 5A-DKV in full colors

Looking immaculate after repainting, 5A-DKV taxies at Tripoli.  Copyright Photo: Chris Smith.

Looking immaculate after repainting, 5A-DKV taxies at Tripoli. Copyright Photo: Chris Smith.

Air Libya (Benghazi) has brought on line and painted this ex-Air Algerie Boeing 727-2D6 registered 5A-DKV (msn 22374) in the full 2003 colors. Air Libya is privately owned and was originallyย established in 1995 as Tibesti Air Libya (Tripoli). The company now operates charter flights in support of the Libya oil industry. 5A-DKV is used on passenger charter operations and is part of a diminishing network of passenger operators of the trijet.

US Airways pilots lend support to AmeriJet pilots

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US Airways (Phoenix) pilots are joining the pilot picket line at AmeriJet International in Florida. The AmeriJet pilots are striking the company due to the lack of a new contract. The pilots started their strike on August 27. AmeriJet also leases 767-200F freighters from ABX Air.

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Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/US-Airways-Pilots-Lend-bw-489843726.html?x=0&.v=1

World Airways extends contract with Allied Air

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World Airways (Atlanta) has extended its contract with Allied Air Cargo (Lagos) to operate a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F freighter now through December 2011. The MD-11F operates on a cargo route from Ostend to Lagos onward to Nairobi and then return for Allied. Allied currently operates four Boeing 727-200F freighters. The contract started on October 1, 2008.

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Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/World-Airways-Extends-prnews-332390974.html?x=0&.v=1

SRX acquires its first Boeing 727-200F

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With the acquisition of SRX by AmeriJet International, AmeriJet has leased its Boeing 727-2F9 (F) N199AJ (msn 21426) to SRX (Opa-locka and Tashkent).  N199AJ prepares to land at Miami.  Please click on the SRX label for further information.  Copyright Photo: Robert Collazo.

With the acquisition of SRX by AmeriJet International, AmeriJet has leased its Boeing 727-2F9 (F) N199AJ (msn 21426) to SRX (Opa-locka and Tashkent). N199AJ prepares to land at Miami. Copyright Photo: Robert Collazo.

Cargojet buys remaining 49% of Prince Edward Air

Cargojet Airways (subsidiary of Cargojet Income Fund) (Hamilton) has agreed to buy the remaining 49 percent of Prince Edward Air (Charlottetown). Previously Cargojet acquired a controlling 51 percent interest in the feeder and charter airline on May 1, 2008. The deal is expected to be closed on March 31, 2009. Cargojet started the Cargojet Regional brand in October 2007 after it acquired Georgian Express on July 27, 2007

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