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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Dozens of services delayed or cancelled, but assurances given over safety A problem with the system that collects airlines' flight plans is causing widespread cancellations and delays across the US. The country's Federal Aviation Administration could not say how many flights were affected or when the problem would be resolved. An AirTran Airways spokesman said there was no danger to flights in the...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks carved out early gains Friday, bucking a mild retreat in the broader market as the price of oil pulled back below $77 a barrel. The NYSE Arca Airline Index gained almost 1% to 26.22 points with 10 of its 13 components trading higher. AirTran Holdings was the hardest hit, down 3.5% to $4.15 while UAL Corp. and US Airways led advancers, up almost 2% each....
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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Asia's airline industry is pulling out of a slump sparked by the global recession with signs passenger numbers are rising, a regional body said Friday, but there were warnings a rebound will be slow. "Hopefully, we are at least through the worst of the downturn," Andrew Herdman, director-general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), said at an industry forum in Singapore. "There...
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The airline industry faces rising oil prices and worries over a second wave of the H1N1 strain of influenza this winter season, while many airlines are still suffering from sharp declines in yields and profitability, a Singapore transport minister warned.
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AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
More than 400 flight attendants and 170 pilots now have strong union voices after voting to join the Flight Attendants-CWA( AFA-CWA ) and the Air Line Pilots ( ALPA ) in three elections, recently certified by the National Mediation Board ( NMB ). In the latest victory for airline workers, the 300 flight attendants at Compass Airlines voted 2-to-1 for AFA-CWA representation. Compass flight attendant...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
CHICAGO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- OAG (www.oagcorporate.com) is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 OAG Airline Industry Awards. Known as the "Oscars of the Airline Industry," 2009 marks the 27th anniversary of the awards, which are significant and valued in the airline industry because the awards are voted for by frequent flyers around the globe. The OAG Airline Industry Awards demonstrate...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
HOUSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will launch daily nonstop service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Munich, effective March 27, 2010.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
NEW YORK -- Airline stocks declined Thursday with the wider market. At last check, the NYSE Arca Airline Index fell nearly 1% to 26.37 points with all but one of its 13 components trading down. Shares of US Airways fell 2.7% to $3.18, American parent AMR Corp. lost 2% to $5.65 and Continental shed 1.8% to $13.13. Trading up were shares of Tam Sa , adding 3% to $16.96. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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Berlin City (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Accordingly, there is no change in the risks that are relevant to the airline industry," the company said in its report. "In particular future demand ...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW DELHI, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Disappointing forecast from tech companies and an unexpected drop in home construction data added to worries about the economy and sent stocks modestly lower than the previous closing. This drove us to do research on the following 6 stocks Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS), Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A (NYSE: GOL), Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ), Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE:...
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OPNTALK (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | yesterday
Continental Airlines matched late Thursday a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way, according to the Associated Press. Earlier in the week, Delta, Northwest, United...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) today held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program at its Boeing Charleston facility. The facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of airplanes.
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ifp | 17/09/2009
The low-cost airline Easyjet is accused of employing labour illegally in France. The case is being brought by the French social security authorities, who are claiming over €10 million in unpaid social security contributions. They claim that during the three year period between 2003 and 2006 Easyjet employed 170 staff at its base at Orly airport, which it did not declare to the authorities. Easyjet
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ifp | 17/06/2009
Whether Ryanair can be described as a ‘low-cost airline’ is open to question after it announced it would charge passengers to check-in online. The fee was brought in late last month and is compulsory as the airline will scrap all its airport check-in desks and only offer a baggage drop off facility at airports. Passengers will face a charge of £5/€5 per person, per flight, on bookings, although promotional
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Carter Stewart | 10/03/2009
When American Airlines (AA) and British Airways (BA) filed for antitrust immunity in 2002 there was little hope that an agreement could be reached with the US and EU Regulatory authorities. New entrants into the EU-US market were prohibited, and AA and BA were opposing businesses nearing an effective monopoly hold on daily departures between Heathrow and the US. In 2007, the first phase of the new
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