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November 5, 2009

AirTran to market SkyWest branded flying out of Milwaukee AirTran Airways stepped up the competition at Milwaukee yesterday, announcing a new marketing partnership with SkyWest Airlines under which the regional will operate five 50-seat CRJ200s under its own brand and livery to six destinations out of General Mitchell International starting Dec. 4. [MORE] WestJet offers 'heartfelt apologies' on res system snafus; posts C$31 million profit WestJet yesterday acknowledged that installation of the SabreSonic Customer Sales and Service reservation system last month has led to numerous complications, including a temporary website shutdown and ongoing difficulty in making changes to passengers' reservations, and asked customers for "patience" while it works out the kinks. [MORE] Bmibaby to cut fleet by nearly 50% Bmibaby will reduce its 737 fleet by five aircraft to 12 next year as part of a restructuring plan "that will see it focus its activities and efforts on routes where there are clear indications and prospects for future growth and development." [MORE] Babbitt calls Northwest overfly incident example of pilot professionalism 'problem' US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt yesterday said there is an "extreme need to refocus on professionalism" among airline pilots, citing the "recent very sad example" of two Northwest Airlines A320 pilots who "lost total situational awareness" and overflew their intended destination of Minneapolis-St. Paul. [MORE] Other News ExpressJet swings to loss, improves operating result KLM to operate 737 biofuel test with passengers FAA denies Burbank curfew [MORE]

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