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Are you planning to attend AOPA Expo 2008 in San Jose, California? If so, please join us for two aviation career-oriented presentations. Wayne Phillips, an AOPA Flight Training magazine columnist, will present, "A Flying Career for Me? Really?" on Friday, November 7, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. He'll also moderate a forum for flight-deck job seekers on Saturday, November 8, from 3 to 4 p.m. For more information, see AOPA Online.

Alaska Airlines cuts routes, workers

Alaska Airlines is slashing its capacity 8 percent and its workforce by 9 percent in the face of high oil prices and falling travel demand. Record oil prices, a softening economy, and increased competition have burdened Alaska Air Group with a $50 million loss on an adjusted basis for the first half of the year, Chairman Bill Ayers said. The company operates a fleet of 111 Boeing 737s.

Gulfstream to announce G250

Gulfstream is reportedly planning to announce the launch of a new aircraft capable of carrying eight passengers 3,600 nm at Mach 0.80. The new design is likely to use a smaller version of the G550 wing. Like the larger G550 wing, the G250 will use heated engine bleed air for ice protection, and won't have any high-lift devices on the leading edges. The G250 is slated to use Honeywell engines and Rockwell-Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics.

Career-related news is updated weekly on AOPA Online.