SpeedNews Aviation News Feedhttp://speednews.com/RSS/SpeedNewsConferencesRSS.aspxSpeedNews Aviation News Feed.Copyright 2007, <a href='http://www.penton.com'>Penton Media, Inc.</a> SpeedNews. All Rights Reserved.9/2/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxWILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP signed MOU to order six Superjet 100s, and option four, for delivery from September 2012 in deal valued at $300m.9/1/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxCOMAIR plans in 2010-2012 to reduce its 50-seat CRJ fleet from 65 to 16 (removing 19 in 2010/2011 and 30 in 2012); it will retain its 15 CRJ700s and 13 CRJ900s and operate 44 CRJs at end of 2012. Its reorganization will include staff reductions (TBA). 9/1/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE earned USS$91m on US$1.96b revenues for second quarter ended July 31 vs $154m on $2.4b a year ago; aircraft deliveries fell to 46 from 80 a year ago.9/1/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxAIR CHINA reached agreement with BOEING to switch 15 787-8s on order to 787-9s for delivery from late 2015.8/31/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxAIRBUS began A350 production in Germany (Stade) when it began building 32 x 6-meter carbon fiber upper wing shell.8/30/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxEgypt's SMART AVIATION ordered two Q400s, and optioned two, to launch scheduled and charter services as complement to its corporate aircraft activities in Middle East.8/30/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxIATA reports that 47 major airlines posted US$3.9b net profit in 2Q10 vs US$900m net loss in 2Q09.8/30/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxSOUTHWEST AIRLINES has agreed to acquire 36 slots at Newark from CONTINENTAL, which would satisfy US DOJ competition concerns over Continental/United merger. It would begin service at Newark in March 2011.8/28/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxMEXICANA suspended operations on August 28 until it can restructure. The suspension affects all operations, including the low-cost airlines MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink.8/27/2010http://www.speednews.com/News.aspxBOEING has further postponed first 787 delivery to ANA to middle of 1Q11 following an assessment of the availability of a Trent engine from ROLLS-ROYCE for the final phases of flight test this fall.