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Troubled Midwest wins new backing
Midwest has exhausted an investment by Northwest and is losing the co-operation of its unions as it slashes further Milwaukee-based Midwest, famed...
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NewsIndia's Kingfisher returning some aircraft and retrenching staff
Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is returning some of its leased aircraft and has started to retrench some workers in an effort to cut costs and stem its...
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Vietnam feeling growing pains
Vietnam's air travel market is starting to slow and carriers are revising their plans after a period of fast growth
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No easy task
Squeezed by their major partners and by rising costs, US regional airlines have tried investing in new ventures at home and abroad with mixed results, but...
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Fuel prices recede but the gloom still lingers
The mid-year predictions that the beginning of the winter season would prove a period of reckoning for the airline industry appear to be coming true. Although...
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Fate of commercial flights at Santa Fe uncertain
An environmental assessment continues to snag plans for commercial air service at newly-expanded Santa Fe Municipal airport in New Mexico. Santa Fe...
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The World Air Transport Forum is being held in Paris this year
After 16 years in the south of France, the World Air Transport Forum is coming to Paris to mark the 17th time this major industry event has taken place
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Ryanair versus the Screenscrapers
Carriers are starting to fight back against travel sales sites that scrape their fare data and display it themselves
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What has gone wrong at Austrian Airlines?
Air-France-KLM, Lufthansa and Russia's S7 airlines are all in the running to acquire a stake in troubled Austrian Airlines
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World Airways signs new freighter pact with Allied Air
Nigeria-based Allied Air has contracted World Airways to operate a single Boeing MD-11F aircraft from Ostend to Lagos, and continuing to Nairobi. The...
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Malta's resurgent travel market
In the past two years the Maltese market has boomed, fuelled by a resurgent Air Malta and the arrival of low-cost carriers Often overshadowed by faster...
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Ryanair sees Aer Lingus takeover boosted by Europe consolidation moves
Consolidation spurs Ryanair ambitions The recent rush of airline merger and acquisition activity in the region is prompting Ryanair to step up its...
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Several airport terminals are opening in the US just as traffic dwindles
US carriers will see four new airport terminals open this autumn in the midst of the worst airline downturn in recent history
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Emissions trading proves steep learning curve for airlines
Airlines are having to go back to the classroom to prepare for their inclusion in the European Union's emissions trading system, and there is plenty for...
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Alitalia administrator launches new call for offers
Alitalia's administrator Augusto Fantozzi has set a 30 September deadline for submission of any expressions of interest for all or part of the carrier following...
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Executive Appointments
Continental has added chief operating officer responsibilities to president Jeff Smisek, with chief executive Larry Kellner assuming responsibility...
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Who will take on Thielert?
Despite angry customers and reliability issues, hopes are high a saviour can be found
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China Eastern ownership saga continues
The saga regarding the future ownership of China Eastern Airlines, China's third largest carrier, continues to play out, as government officials are looking...
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Airport IT trends 2008
It has taken a long time, but advances in making the traveller's journey through the airport less painful are being made, according to the latest Airport...