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22nd Jan 2010, 18:14

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etihad shopping for Regional jets

Etihad in talks to purchase Mitsubishi MRJ

22nd Jan 2010, 19:01

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Amamzing how things have turned from getting bigger aircraft now to getting medium sized ones

23rd Jan 2010, 03:07

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RJ's kinda make sense when now A340-500s are occasionally used in AUH-BAH-AUH runs (and other short sectors, DOH, MCT) with ~50 pax each way. What a waste!

23rd Jan 2010, 08:04

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CRJ

Offered 2 x CRJ that were sitting in RAK.
This was over 1 year ago, they said dont be silly...why do we want tiny little ships like that....
Times they are a changing.
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