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Air France Jet Likely Hit Ocean Intact |
[ 2009-07-02 23:43:29 ] |
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| LE BOURGET, France | Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life jack... |
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L.A. Officers Subdue Unruly Naked Airline Passenger |
[ 2009-07-02 23:38:31 ] |
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| ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on bo... |
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Boeing maintains deliveries in 2nd-quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 23:36:20 ] |
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| WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co. delivered 125 commercial jets in the second quarter, one less than the same period in 2008.The aerospace manufacturer said for the three month-period it delivered 99 of its 7... |
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Hawaii hotel rates, occupancy drop |
[ 2009-07-02 23:28:20 ] |
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| Hawaii hotel room rates continue to drop by double digits on most islands. For the week ending June 27, the statewide average was $175 a night, down 17.4 percent from the same week last year. Hotel ... |
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Hunting for Black Boxes |
[ 2009-07-02 23:17:02 ] |
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| Modern airplanes are marvels of technology. Yet when they crash, as two have in the past month, investigators often must hunt for the recordings of the flight data and pilot communications since these... |
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US Court Stops Delta From Ending Contract |
[ 2009-07-02 22:30:25 ] |
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| A US federal appeals court this week affirmed a decision by a lower court to prevent Delta Air Lines from ending a flying agreement with a regional carrier, court documents show. The court's prelimin... |
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United's O'Hare Computer Outage Addressed |
[ 2009-07-02 22:30:24 ] |
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| United Airlines said Thursday that a computer outage that had caused flight delays with its operations at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was being resolved, but advised passengers to continue ... |
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Lufthansa Concessions Needed For Quick AUA Deal |
[ 2009-07-02 22:30:24 ] |
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| Lufthansa could still win quick European Union regulatory approval for its planned takeover of Austrian Airlines if it makes concessions within days, the European Commission said on Thursday. Speed i... |
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Air Canada Union Gears Up For New Talks |
[ 2009-07-02 22:30:23 ] |
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| Negotiators for Air Canada's biggest bargaining unit are meeting in Toronto Thursday to review their options before holding talks with the cash-strapped airline on Friday to try to forge a contract th... |
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Boeing Says 17 Plane Cancellations In Last Week |
[ 2009-07-02 22:30:23 ] |
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| Boeing said Thursday it had 17 cancellations for its commercial aircraft in the last week, including a previously reported cancellation of 15 of its delayed 787s. The company's latest weekly update o... |
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Business Jet Market Faces Slow Recovery |
[ 2009-07-02 22:30:22 ] |
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| The business jet market, which soared in recent years as US companies posted record profits and new foreign buyers raised demand, is now facing a hard landing. The sector could be poised for big drop... |
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First report on Air France crash released |
[ 2009-07-02 22:29:37 ] |
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| The Airbus A330 of Air France Flight 447 plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean but did not break up in the air, said the BEA accident investigation agency on Thursday when it released its first r... |
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Air France Flight 447 fell intact into sea |
[ 2009-07-02 22:29:07 ] |
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| LE BOURGET, France – A French investigator says Air France Flight 447 did not break up in flight but plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean at a very high speed.Alain Bouillard, leading the inve... |
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Air France jet 'not destroyed in flight' |
[ 2009-07-02 20:59:09 ] |
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| An intact Air France Flight 447 slammed belly first into the Atlantic Ocean at high speed, a top French investigator said yesterday, adding that problems with speed sensors were not the direct cause o... |
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50 Year Celebrations for Air New Zealand and Brisbane |
[ 2009-07-02 20:56:06 ] |
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| Air New Zealand this week celebrates 50 years of operations between New Zealand and Brisbane. TEAL, the forerunner to Air New Zealand, undertook the first flight from Auckland to Brisbane on 4 July 1... |
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CDOT finishes first ARRA-funded job |
[ 2009-07-02 20:53:31 ] |
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| Colorado’s first road project paid for with money from the federal economic stimulus package is complete, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Thursday. The one-mile resurfacing of Be... |
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JetAmerica discount airline delays launch |
[ 2009-07-02 20:46:32 ] |
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| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. -- A fledgling discount airline is having trouble getting off the ground. Clearwater, Fla.-based JetAmerica issued a statement Thursday saying it's delaying the s... |
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Pilots struggled to pull Air France jet out of final dive |
[ 2009-07-02 20:36:33 ] |
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| A DISTURBING account has emerged yesterday of the last moments aboard the Air France jet that plunged 35,000ft into the Atlantic Ocean last month, killing all 228 people on board, five of them British... |
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Elan, NRG Energy, Boeing are big movers |
[ 2009-07-02 20:00:35 ] |
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| NYSE:Elan Corp., up 60 cents at $7.60Johnson & Johnson said it will take an 18.4 percent stake in the Ireland-based drug developer with a $1 billion investment.NRG Energy Inc., down $1.25 at $24.80Exe... |
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Air France plane hit the sea belly first |
[ 2009-07-02 19:45:35 ] |
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| LE BOURGET, France (AP) - Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life... |
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JAL Seeks 30 Pct Rise In Int'l Cargo Charges |
[ 2009-07-02 19:45:18 ] |
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| Japan Airlines will seek a 30 percent jump in international freight rates from the middle of July as part of measures to bolster such operations, the Nikkei business daily said without citing any sour... |
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Boeing maintains deliveries in 2nd-quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 19:44:50 ] |
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| The aerospace manufacturer said for the three month-period it delivered 99 of its 737s - the company's best-selling jet - and 21 777s. In the same period last year, Boeing delivered 100 737s and 18 77... |
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Air France plane 'hit sea intact' |
[ 2009-07-02 19:43:33 ] |
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| The Air France passenger jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month en route from Brazil to France hit the water intact and at high speed, French investigators say. |
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Air France plane crashed intact |
[ 2009-07-02 19:42:27 ] |
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| Air France plane that crashed in June "did not break up in flight," officials say Airbus A330 was unable to fly on autopilot at the time of the crash Investigators will search for data recor... |
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Elan, NRG Energy, Boeing are big movers |
[ 2009-07-02 18:34:48 ] |
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| NEW YORK Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Elan Corp., up 60 cents at $7.60 Johnson & John... |
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Doomed Air France plane was not destroyed in flight |
[ 2009-07-02 18:27:09 ] |
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| The Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month with 228 people on board was not destroyed in mid-air but hit the water intact and at high speed, French investigators said today. Flight... |
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N.Z. airline crew strip down for safety |
[ 2009-07-02 18:26:39 ] |
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| Posted on: Thursday, 2 July 2009, 16:12 CDT A New Zealand airline has created an in-flight and online hit with a safety video featuring a pilot and cabin crew dressed only in body paint. The Air N... |
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Air France Flight 447 Broke up on Contact with Water |
[ 2009-07-02 18:25:56 ] |
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| French investigators trying to find out why an Air France plane crashed in the Atlantic say they believe it broke up on contact with the water, not in the air. They also found that the plane's speed ... |
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JetAmerica discount airline delays launch |
[ 2009-07-02 18:22:31 ] |
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| NEWARK, N.J. -- A fledgling discount airline is having trouble getting off the ground.Clearwater, Fla.-based JetAmerica issued a statement Thursday saying it's delaying the start of flight operations... |
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Brazil rejects accusations over Air France plane crash |
[ 2009-07-02 18:15:42 ] |
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| Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian civil aviation authorities on Thursday rejected accusations from France that it took far too long to determine that the Air France plane flying across the Atlantic had disap... |
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Delta plans more Cincinnati flight cuts |
[ 2009-07-02 18:13:05 ] |
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| said that planned capacity reductions to take place in September will result in about 50 fewer daily flights out of Cincinnati. Many of the cuts, such as direct flights to London and Frankfurt, alrea... |
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HomeAway taps president for European operations |
[ 2009-07-02 18:12:59 ] |
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| HomeAway Inc. has named Petra Friedmann to the position of president of HomeAway Europe. Friedmann, a veteran of the travel industry who most recently served as chairman of top travel agency Opodo, r... |
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Alaska Airlines begins Portland-Maui service Friday |
[ 2009-07-02 18:12:53 ] |
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| Alaska Airlines will begin its service between Portland and Maui on Friday. The flights operate three times a week. The Portland-Maui flight leaves Portland at 9:50 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, F... |
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Alaska Airlines begins Portland-Maui service Friday |
[ 2009-07-02 18:09:39 ] |
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| Alaska Airlines will begin its service between Portland and Maui on Friday. The flights operate three times a week. The Portland-Maui flight leaves Portland at 9:50 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, F... |
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Boeing ahead of last year’s delivery pace |
[ 2009-07-02 18:09:38 ] |
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| said it delivered 246 commercial airplanes so far in 2009, ahead of last year’s pace when it had delivered 241 by the same time. In this year’s latest quarter, Boeing delivered 125 commer... |
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Alaska Airlines begins Portland-Maui service Friday |
[ 2009-07-02 18:09:24 ] |
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| Alaska Airlines will begin service between Portland and Maui on Friday. Flights operate three times a week. The Portland-Maui flight leaves Portland at 9:50 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, Fridays an... |
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Airline crew bares all to get flyers' attention |
[ 2009-07-02 17:59:26 ] |
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| WELLINGTON -- Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.The national carrier's safety video for domestic servic... |
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Gulf Air appoints Samer Majali as chief executive |
[ 2009-07-02 17:40:14 ] |
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| Manama: Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, appointed Samer Majali as its chief executive officer, replacing Bjorn Naf. Majali is former CEO of Royal Jordanian and will join Gulf Air in the next few... |
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FAA Issues New Advisory on In-cabin Lithium Fires |
[ 2009-07-02 17:09:13 ] |
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| Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) regarding procedures for fighting fires caused by lithium batteries in portable electronic devices. Both the disposable and the rechargeable type batteries are capabl... |
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FAA Issues New Advisory on... |
[ 2009-07-02 17:09:12 ] |
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| Industry Still Confused about SMS July 01, 2009 To clear up continuing confusion about safety management systems, FAA Flight Standards SMS office manager Don Arendt told attendees at last... |
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Boeing maintains deliveries in 2nd-quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 17:02:22 ] |
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| The aerospace manufacturer said for the three month-period it delivered 99 of its 737s - the company's best-selling jet - and 21 777s. In the same period last year, Boeing delivered 100 737s and 18 77... |
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L.A. Officers Subdue Unruly Naked Airline Passenger |
[ 2009-07-02 15:28:21 ] |
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| ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on bo... |
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Boeing maintains deliveries in 2nd-quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 15:24:47 ] |
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| WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co. delivered 125 commercial jets in the second quarter, one less than the same period in 2008.The aerospace manufacturer said for the three month-period it delivered 99 of its 7... |
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Boeing Looking To Buy Supplier Operations |
[ 2009-07-02 15:22:34 ] |
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| (SmarTrend(R) News Watch) -- Boeing (NYSE:BA) is reportedly talking to Vought Aircraft Industries of Dallas, about buying one of its facilities that makes fuselage parts for the 787 Dreamliner. Privat... |
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Air France plane was intact when it hit the ocean |
[ 2009-07-02 15:20:18 ] |
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| The Air France plane that vanished in the middle of the Atlantic with 228 people on board did not disintegrate in mid-air but plunged into the water intact and belly first, investigators said today.Al... |
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Alaska Airlines flies fewer passengers in June |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:43 ] |
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| (NYSE: ALK) of Seattle, reported the number of revenue passengers fell by nearly 9 percent to 1.4 million from 1.54 million in 2008. The airline’s available seat miles (the number of seats avail... |
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Alaska Airlines flies fewer passengers in June |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:38 ] |
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| (NYSE: ALK) of Seattle, reported the number of revenue passengers fell by nearly 9 percent to 1.4 million from 1.54 million in 2008. The airline’s available seat miles (the number of seats avail... |
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Alaska Airlines flies fewer passengers in June |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:30 ] |
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| (NYSE: ALK) of Seattle, reported the number of revenue passengers fell by nearly 9 percent to 1.4 million from 1.54 million in 2008. The airline’s available seat miles (the number of seats avail... |
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Aloft opening hotel near BWI Airport |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:24 ] |
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| Aloft is opening another hotel in the Baltimore area at the end of this month. Dubbed Aloft BWI Airport and located on 1741 W. Nursery Road in Linthicum, it will have 155 guest rooms and was designed... |
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Court nixes Delta cancellation of Mesa Air contract |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:22 ] |
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| from terminating a regional service agreement with a subsidiary of the Phoenix company. Mesa’s stock (Nasdaq:MESA) has gained some ground since the court ruling, closing at 15 cents a share Jul... |
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Catskills restaurant files for bankruptcy |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:20 ] |
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| , a long-standing restaurant and 35-room hotel in the Catskills, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Shamrock House is marking its 71st year in East Durham, Greene County, according to the compa... |
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Orange County resort tax falls again |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:12 ] |
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| Orange County resort tax collections fell 18.5 percent in May compared to the same month last year, the Orange County Comptroller’s Office reported. Collections dropped $2.5 million, from $13.6... |
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Rybak calls for business bridges to China |
[ 2009-07-02 15:15:09 ] |
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| American economic dominance is finished and the time of the global market is well underway, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said in a speech Thursday at the |
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Alaska Airlines flies fewer passengers in June |
[ 2009-07-02 15:11:43 ] |
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| (NYSE: ALK) of Seattle, reported the number of revenue passengers fell by nearly 9 percent to 1.4 million from 1.54 million in 2008. The airline’s available seat miles (the number of seats avail... |
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Boeing 787 assembly in South Carolina Rumors are flying |
[ 2009-07-02 15:11:30 ] |
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| of North Charleston, S.C., which likely will lead to establishing a second 787 assembly plant there. That’s a consensus among aerospace analysts after a Wednesday morning posting on the Flightb... |
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Boeing 787 assembly in South Carolina Rumors are flying |
[ 2009-07-02 15:11:23 ] |
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| in North Charleston, S.C., which likely will lead to establishing a second 787 assembly plant there. That’s a consensus among aerospace analysts after a Wednesday morning posting on the Flightb... |
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Boeing ahead of last year’s delivery pace |
[ 2009-07-02 15:11:05 ] |
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| said it’s delivered 246 commercial airplanes so far in 2009, ahead of last year’s pace when it had delivered 241 by the same time. In this year’s latest quarter, Chicago-based Boein... |
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Los Angeles World Airports renews with Delaware North |
[ 2009-07-02 15:10:46 ] |
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| Delaware North Cos. Inc. ’s Travel Hospitality Services to operate a popular restaurant in the Bradley International Terminal. The lease extension for the Daily Grill, which Buffalo-based Delaw... |
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Doomed Air France plane hit sea intact - investigators |
[ 2009-07-02 15:07:45 ] |
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| PARIS (Reuters) - The Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month hit the water intact and at high speed but was missing for six hours before an emergency was declared, French investiga... |
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Crashed Air France plane 'hit water intact' |
[ 2009-07-02 14:55:12 ] |
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| An Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic off Brazil hit the water intact and at high speed, French investigators have said. Flight AF 447, with 228 people on board, was not destroyed in mid... |
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Air France jet 'did not break up mid-air' |
[ 2009-07-02 14:52:23 ] |
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| THE Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic a month ago with 228 people on board did not break up in mid-air, the French bureau leading the investigation says.A month-long probe into the June... |
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Air France jet 'did not break up mid-air' |
[ 2009-07-02 14:52:10 ] |
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| THE Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic a month ago with 228 people on board did not break up in mid-air, the French bureau leading the investigation says.A month-long probe into the June... |
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Air France 447 Slammed Into the Sea on Its Belly |
[ 2009-07-02 14:46:31 ] |
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| the crash of Air France flight 447 grew longer today as France's investigation bureau said the plane was intact when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean May 31, and there was no trace of fire or explos... |
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World's riskiest airlines blacklisted by EU |
[ 2009-07-02 14:43:17 ] |
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| Congolese airline Hewa Bora Airways is one of dozens of airlines blacklisted from operating within the airspace of the European Union. Other notable air carriers banned include: Source: Reuters |
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Austrian Airlines to cut 1,000 jobs |
[ 2009-07-02 14:42:58 ] |
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| VIENNA: Austrian Airlines, the ailing carrier due to be taken over by Germany's Lufthansa AG, said on Thursday it will cut about 1,000 jobs by mid-2010 as part of an effort to boost its competitive... |
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Boeing aircraft deliveries steady at 125 in quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 14:40:21 ] |
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| civilian aircraft in the second quarter, little changed from the 126 in the same period a year ago.That brings the six-month total for 2009 to 246, up slightly from 241 in the first six months of 2008... |
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United Airlines computers back up at O'Hare |
[ 2009-07-02 14:34:18 ] |
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| KARA SPAK Staff Reporter United Airlines' computers are back up and running at O'Hare Airport late Thursday morning, slowly easing long lines of passengers headed out for the holiday weekend. It's n... |
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Austrian Airlines to cut 1,000 jobs |
[ 2009-07-02 14:29:59 ] |
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| (AP) VIENNA - Austrian Airlines, the ailing carrier due to be taken over by Germany's Lufthansa AG, said Thursday it will cut about 1,000 jobs by mid-2010 as part of an effort to boost its c... |
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Air France plane crashed intact, agency says |
[ 2009-07-02 14:29:20 ] |
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| Air France plane that crashed in June "did not break up in flight," officials say Airbus A330 was unable to fly on autopilot at the time of the crash Investigators will search for data recor... |
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Boeing aircraft deliveries steady at 125 in quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 14:11:29 ] |
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| Boeing Co. said Thursday it delivered 125 civilian aircraft in the second quarter, little changed from the 126 in the same period a year ago. That brings the six-month total for 2009 to 246, up slight... |
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Boeing Delivers 125 Planes In 2Q Despite Delay |
[ 2009-07-02 14:04:43 ] |
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| Boeing Co. (BA) said it delivered 125 commercial aircraft during the second quarter, four more than it delivered in the first quarter and one fewer than in the same quarter a year earlier. |
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Air France Flight 447 fell intact into sea |
[ 2009-07-02 12:06:55 ] |
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| A passenger in silhouette watches an Air France aircraft at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport September 25, 2002 in Roissy, France. (Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images/file) LE BOURGET, France (AP) - ... |
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Austrian Airlines to cut 1,000 of 8,000 staff |
[ 2009-07-02 12:03:46 ] |
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| Vienna - Troubled carrier Austrian Airlines AG announced Thursday it would take drastic cost-saving measures by downsizing its 8,000-strong staff by 1,000 until the middle of 2010. The flag carrier is... |
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Fairfield Inn opens near BNIA |
[ 2009-07-02 12:00:49 ] |
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| The 140-room Fairfield Inn & Suites — Buffalo Airport has officially opened its doors and welcomed its first guests. The Genesee Street hotel, built by |
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Lake Express adds new deal, third roundtrip |
[ 2009-07-02 12:00:47 ] |
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| high-speed ferry said Thursday that its ridership this year has exceeded projections and that it has added a third roundtrip crossing of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich., under its ... |
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Hotel occupancy level drops 16% |
[ 2009-07-02 12:00:45 ] |
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| Occupancy levels at metro Orlando hotels dropped an average of 16.1 percent during the final week of June compared to the same week in 2008, and room rates fell 18.5 percent, |
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JetBlue’s Tampa-Cancun service to take a break this fall |
[ 2009-07-02 12:00:44 ] |
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| announced it would begin nonstop daily service from Tampa to Cancun last December, Tampa International Airport had high hopes for the daily service to the Mexican party destination. Now, with swine f... |
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Boeing ahead of last year’s delivery pace |
[ 2009-07-02 11:57:35 ] |
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| said it’s delivered 246 commercial airplanes so far in 2009, ahead of last year’s pace when it had delivered 241 by the same time. In this year’s latest quarter, Chicago-based Boein... |
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Boeing 787 assembly in South Carolina Rumors are flying |
[ 2009-07-02 11:57:09 ] |
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| of North Charleston, S.C., which likely will lead to establishing a second 787 assembly plant there. That’s a consensus among aerospace analysts after a Wednesday morning posting on the Flightb... |
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Vought may sell facilities to Boeing |
[ 2009-07-02 11:57:02 ] |
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| 's plant in North Charleston, S.C., from the Dallas-based aircraft supplier, which likely will lead to establishing a second 787 assembly plant there. That’s a consensus among aerospace ana... |
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flydubai finances Boeing 737s with GECAS |
[ 2009-07-02 11:55:51 ] |
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| Ghaith al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai talks to Phil Blizzard about the financing deal with General Electric's aircraft financing and leasing business, GECAS, to finance four Boeing 737-300 aircraft worth $3... |
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Mesa Air scores a court victory against Delta |
[ 2009-07-02 11:52:51 ] |
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| ATLANTA A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a preliminary injunction barring Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, from terminating a regional flying contract with Me... |
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United systems back online, O'Hare lines 'easing' |
[ 2009-07-02 11:52:50 ] |
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| CHICAGO (AP) United Airlines' computers are back up and running at O'Hare International Airport, slowly easing long lines of passengers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. |
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Air Canada deal rejected by machinists |
[ 2009-07-02 11:50:03 ] |
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| A section of one of Air Canada's unions has narrowly rejected the airline's restructuring plan, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Wednesday. The deal was agreed t... |
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Boeing delivers 125 commercial jets in quarter |
[ 2009-07-02 11:40:39 ] |
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| -3.22% said Thursday it delivered 125 commercial jets to customers in the second quarter. Boeing delivered 99 737s, two 747s, three 767s, and 21 777s during the quarter. |
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Air France jet didn't break up in the air |
[ 2009-07-02 11:40:25 ] |
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| LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Air France Flight 447 didn't break up in the air but plunged directly into the ocean off the coast of Brazil, French investigators have found in their preliminary assessment. ... |
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Airline stocks weaker after jobs report |
[ 2009-07-02 11:40:18 ] |
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| NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Airline stocks were looking weak early Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy shed jobs at a faster pace than May. At last check, the NYSE Arca Airline Index |
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'State subsidised airline a threat' |
[ 2009-07-02 11:39:23 ] |
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| Having a state subsidised domestic airline could jeopardise the future of the private industry, joint CEO of Comair and Kulula Gidon Novick said on Thursday. "If the government puts money in a loss... |
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Airline bares all for safety |
[ 2009-07-02 11:39:22 ] |
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| Wellington - New Zealand's national airline has come up with an imaginative way of encouraging passengers to pay attention to the pre-flight safety video - showing cabin crew in the nude. The Air N... |
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United Airlines' Computers Down in Chicago |
[ 2009-07-02 11:34:27 ] |
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Air France CEO meets with families of crash victims |
[ 2009-07-02 11:27:40 ] |
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| The head of Air France-KLM met on Wednesday with the families of victims of Flight AF 447, one month after the jet plunged into the Atlantic, killing all 228 people onboard. The airline's chief exe... |
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Gulf Air names Majali as third new CEO in 3 years |
[ 2009-07-02 11:21:33 ] |
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| (AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Middle East carrier Gulf Air has named its third full-time CEO in as many years as it struggles to turn itself around amid a global travel slump. The Bahra... |
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Kwan to Join Yu-na in Local Ice Show |
[ 2009-07-02 11:16:16 ] |
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| By Kang Seung-woo Staff Reporter Five-time world champion Michelle Kwan will join Kim Yu-na at Ice All Stars 2009. IB Sports, Kim's agency, announced Thursday that the American star figure skat... |
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Korean Automakers Shine in US Market |
[ 2009-07-02 11:16:12 ] |
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| South Korean automakers have increased their market share in the United States thanks to a combination of marketing, pricing and solid products, AFP reported Thursday. Once bit players in the crowd... |
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[Exclusive] Teachers Fight Over 'Unfair' Vi.. |
[ 2009-07-02 11:16:08 ] |
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| The Constitutional Court will review whether visa regulations requiring foreign English teachers to undergo HIV or drug test is discriminatory or not. / Korea Times File By Kang Shin-who Staff Repor... |
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Will Food Leftovers Be Trashed |
[ 2009-07-02 11:16:01 ] |
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| Reuse of Side Dishes Subject to Sanctions From Today By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter Lee Sun-young, a 26-year-old office worker, rarely eats side dishes at small restaurants or bars. That's beca... |
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NK Fires 2 Short-Range Missiles |
[ 2009-07-02 11:15:56 ] |
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| North Korea Thursday test-fired two short-range missiles, Yonhap News Agency reported. The missiles ground-to-ship missiles were fired from its eastern coast. News cable channel YTN confirmed th... |
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Education Officials Top Prostitution List |
[ 2009-07-02 11:15:53 ] |
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| By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter Education ministry officials formed the largest group on the list of civil servants who were caught paying for sex. According to data submitted by the National Pol... |
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'Lion King' Revives World Cup Hopes |
[ 2009-07-02 11:15:48 ] |
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| By Kim Jae-won Staff Reporter Jeonbuk Motors veteran striker Lee Dong-gook is making a strong case for his inclusion on the national squad ahead of next year's World Cup. Lee led his club to a ... |
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Rocky Point hit by ‘perfect storm’ |
[ 2009-07-02 09:19:59 ] |
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| It’s been a tough year for Rocky Point. And, businesses in Phoenix and Rocky Point that depend on tourism in the Mexican beach resort aren’t expecting any improvement. Tourism flows from ... |
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Bjorn Naf steps down as Gulf Air CEO |
[ 2009-07-02 09:16:34 ] |
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| Royal Jordanian Airlines days prior to this unexpected announcement. In the interim, Gulf Air chairman Talal Al Zain will manage the carrier temporarily as executive chairman until Majali takes charge... |
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Gulf Air appoints new Chief Executive Officer |
[ 2009-07-02 09:16:12 ] |
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| Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, announced today the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the airline as it enters the next phase of its realignment strategy. |
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Report to shed light on Air France crash |
[ 2009-07-02 09:01:54 ] |
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| FRENCH investigators are set to release the first report shedding some light on the mysterious crash of Air France Flight 447, even though the plane's black boxes have not been found. The Airbus 330 ... |
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United Airlines' Computers Down in Chicago |
[ 2009-07-02 08:55:41 ] |
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BAA Competition Hearing Set For October |
[ 2009-07-02 08:21:50 ] |
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| The Competition Appeal Tribunal has set October 19 as the hearing date for BAA to appeal a decision requiring it to sell three of its UK airports. BAA, majority owned by Spain's Ferrovial, is disputi... |
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Kiwi airline bares all for safety |
[ 2009-07-02 07:01:31 ] |
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| New Zealand's national airline has come up with an imaginative way of encouraging passengers to pay attention to the pre-flight safety video -- showing cabin crew in the nude. |
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Initial findings on Air France crash to be released |
[ 2009-07-02 07:00:24 ] |
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| LE BOURGET, France (AP) - France's version of the NTSB releases its preliminary report this morning on the Air France crash into the Atlantic more than a month ago. Families of the victims are report... |
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Korean Air spending huge sums despite industry slump |
[ 2009-07-02 06:47:24 ] |
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| Korean Air Lines employees haul baggage from a passenger jet at Incheon International Airport in South Korea. While other airlines cut back, the carrier is spending hundreds of millions to upgrade pla... |
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Morgan Stanley upgrades Continental Airlines |
[ 2009-07-02 06:34:15 ] |
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| +4.06% ) to overweight from equal-weight, saying recent weakness in the shares has made relative valuation more favorable and created an attractive entry point. "Moreover, Continental's status as a ... |
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Naked passenger forces U.S. Airways plane to land |
[ 2009-07-02 06:27:39 ] |
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| MOSCOW, July 2 (RIA Novosti) - A U.S. Airways plane en route to Los Angeles was forced to land at an airport in Albuquerque after a passenger stripped off his clothes and began running around the plan... |
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Airline IT spend to drop to 1.7% |
[ 2009-07-02 05:58:45 ] |
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| According to the 2009 Airline IT Trends Survey, co-sponsored by SITA, IT and telecommunications operating spend as a percentage of airline revenue, is forecast to be 1.7%, the lowest level recorded si... |
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Yemenia Crash Survivor Reunited With Father |
[ 2009-07-02 05:54:00 ] |
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| The sole survivor of a Yemeni jet that crashed into deep water while attempting to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros was reunited with her father back in France early Thursday. Bahia Ba... |
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Bird Strikes A Growing Problem At US Airports |
[ 2009-07-02 05:53:59 ] |
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| Despite renewed efforts by New York officials to keep skies around the city's airports clear of wildlife, a passenger plane was damaged after hitting a bird as it landed this week in what is a growing... |
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British Airways Calls In Mediators |
[ 2009-07-02 05:53:58 ] |
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| British Airways has put in a request for mediation in its dispute with unions over cost-cutting proposals, the Unite union said. It is not clear, however, whether the negotiations over conditions for... |
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EADS Aims To Sell Airbus Planes To Iraqi Air |
[ 2009-07-02 05:53:58 ] |
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| EADS aims to sell Airbus planes to Iraqi Airways and break the monopoly currently enjoyed by Boeing with that airline, chief executive Louis Gallois said on Thursday. Gallois was in Baghdad on a visi... |
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Naked passenger forces US plane to land |
[ 2009-07-02 05:10:07 ] |
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| A 50-year-old man on board a US Airways jet en route to Los Angeles has been arrested after he stripped naked and ran around, forcing the plane to divert and land in Albuquerque, according to media reports Thursday. |
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Official report into Air France crash due |
[ 2009-07-02 04:43:51 ] |
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| French authorities will today publish the first official report into the Air France plane crash in the Atlantic last month. All 228 people on board lost their lives. Three Irish women were among tho... |
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Result of Air France investigation to be released today |
[ 2009-07-02 04:30:05 ] |
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| French authorities will today publish the first official report into the Air France plane crash in the Atlantic which claimed 228 lives.Three Irish nationals were among those aboard the Airbus A330 ai... |
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Tiger Airways ready for air fare war |
[ 2009-07-02 04:13:04 ] |
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| THE world's third busiest travel route has welcomed a new player to the market, with Tiger Airways launching budget flights between Melbourne and Sydney. From tomorrow, up to four daily services will... |
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Future Combat Systems cut hits Boeing |
[ 2009-07-02 03:57:12 ] |
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| The Boeing Co. will have to compete for work on part of the Army’s modernization plan following the service’s decision to break up the giant contract that the company managed. Boeing was t... |
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Two Koreas Begin Talks on Industrial Park |
[ 2009-07-02 03:47:58 ] |
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| South and North Korea Thursday began their meeting to discuss an inter-Korean industrial park and the fate of a South Korean worker detained in the communist North. The meeting began at 10 a.m. at ... |
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Alafco delivers nine planes |
[ 2009-07-02 03:36:19 ] |
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| Emirates ups Sri Lanka, Maldives flights Etihad launches online 'tour' Alafco delivers nine planes GECAS agrees $320m finance deal for flydubai Flydubai inks Boeing finance deal |
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EU probes Lufthansa bid for Austrian Airlines |
[ 2009-07-02 02:33:47 ] |
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| European Union regulators on Wednesday launched an investigation into Lufthansa AG's bid for Austrian Airlines, saying the deal could reduce choice and hike fares for passengers on some routes.The Eur... |
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21 more victims of Air France crash identified |
[ 2009-07-02 02:19:23 ] |
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| Brazilian officials say they've identified the remains of 21 more people who were aboard an Air France jet when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean last month.Authorities say 17 newly identified victim... |
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Chinese airlines to open branches, sell tickets directly |
[ 2009-07-02 02:17:00 ] |
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| TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The six Chinese air carriers that have already opened representative offices in Taiwan are expected to be among the earliest Chinese enterprises to set up branches here so that they ... |
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Alafco delivers nine planes |
[ 2009-07-02 02:11:18 ] |
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| Emirates ups Sri Lanka, Maldives flights Etihad launches online 'tour' Alafco delivers nine planes GECAS agrees $320m finance deal for flydubai Flydubai inks Boeing finance deal |
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American Airlines Enhances Customers' Inflight Dining Experience |
[ 2009-07-02 02:08:40 ] |
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| American's new table settings for customers in First and Business Class include: China that features a refined, platinum-rimmed design Cutlery with a distinctive and decorative American Airlines eagle logo on the handles of the forks, spoons and knives Additionally, a larger stemmed wine glass with a tulip-shaped globe was introduced in First Class ... |
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Touchy-Feely Flight Attendant Arrested |
[ 2009-07-02 02:03:05 ] |
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| A United Airlines flight attendant is accused of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old male passenger's hand and making inappropriate comments to him. |
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First Official Report Due |
[ 2009-07-02 02:02:24 ] |
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| Paris in the early hours of June 1. But UK aviation experts fear the cause of the disaster may never be known. Hope of finding the plane's "black box" flight recorders has almost gone and experts do... |
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US Airways flight diverted after passenger takes off clothes |
[ 2009-07-02 01:58:46 ] |
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| A US Airways flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque after a male passenger removed his clothing mid-flight. Dan Jiron, a spokesman for the Albuquerque airport, says 50-year-old Keith Wright of New York disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of the aircraft. |
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Airline calls in negotiators over pay row |
[ 2009-07-02 01:47:37 ] |
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| Help ... British Airways says it had asked a conciliation service to help reach a deal with unions on pay and job cuts / File British Airways calls in negotiators Fears workers will strike Twitter : Follow our business blog STRUGGLING British Airways says it had asked a conciliation service to help reach a deal with unions on pay and job cuts, in a ... |
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Private planes are on the rise |
[ 2009-07-02 01:15:45 ] |
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| The number of private planes in Korea has steadily increased over the past decade due to mounting demand from the business sector, a government report said yesterday. |
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