Airline News Stories
Doomed Air France Plane Hit Sea Intact
July 3, 2009
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 investigators said on Thursday.
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US Court Stops Delta From Ending Contract
July 3, 2009
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.
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Air Canada Union Gears Up For New Talks
July 3, 2009
Negotiators for Air Canada's biggest bargaining unit are meeting in Toronto on Thursday to review their options before holding talks with the cash-strapped airline on Friday to try to forge a contract that union members will accept.
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Lufthansa Concessions Needed For Quick AUA Deal
July 3, 2009
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.
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United's O'Hare Computer Outage Addressed
July 3, 2009
United Airlines said on 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 to check the status of flights.
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JAL Seeks 30 Pct Rise In Int'l Cargo Charges
July 2, 2009
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 sources.
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Yemenia Crash Survivor Reunited With Father
July 2, 2009
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 on Thursday.
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British Airways Calls In Mediators
July 2, 2009
British Airways has put in a request for mediation in its dispute with unions over cost-cutting proposals, the Unite union said.
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Virgin Atlantic To Cut Winter Flights And Jobs
July 1, 2009
Virgin Atlantic said on Wednesday it will reduce capacity over the winter by 7 percent to battle a "bleak" outlook for the airline industry, meaning it will need to reduce staff by up to about 600 people.
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Full Planes Expected In US For July 4th Holiday
July 1, 2009
Travel on newly downsized US airlines will be as cramped as ever this holiday weekend, despite sharp declines in passenger traffic during the economic recession, experts said on Wednesday.
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Lufthansa Sees AUA Takeover Despite EU Probe
July 1, 2009
Lufthansa said it was "confident" it could complete its takeover of Austrian Airlines after the European Commission extended its review of the deal, throwing a spanner into the German carrier's plans.
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Air France-KLM Q1 Sales Fall Further - Report
July 1, 2009
Air France's first-quarter sales have fallen sharply, calling into question the airline's target for a 2009/10 operating loss of EUR129 million euros (USD$181.5 million), French newspaper La Tribune reported.
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Planes Hunt For Indian Ocean Crash Black Box
July 1, 2009
French planes searched on Wednesday for the flight recorder from the Yemenia plane that crashed into deep water off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros.
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Indian Ocean Plane Crash Search Resumes
July 1, 2009
French and US aircraft joined the hunt on Wednesday for possible survivors from a plane that crashed off the Comoros archipelago, while in Paris expatriate Comorans tried to block another flight by the same airline.
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ANA To Raise USD$1.9 Bln, Orders More 787s
July 1, 2009
All Nippon Airways plans to issue shares to raise up to USD$1.9 billion to shore up its battered finances and buy five more of Boeing's long-delayed 787s.
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