Feature Stories
Crash A Blow To Russian Aerospace Revival
May 12, 2012
The hilltop crash of a Sukhoi passenger jet ferrying journalists and dignitaries on a mission to drum up foreign sales in Indonesia potentially casts a shadow over Kremlin efforts to restore Russia's once mighty aerospace industry.
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Air India Restructures, Hopes To Remain Airborne
April 19, 2012
All eyes in India are focused skyward, as the government steps in to keep state-owned national carrier Air India flying. The company has begun restructuring its debt in what is the country's largest ever liability management exercise.
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American Air Boss Speaks Softly, Carries Stick
April 17, 2012
AMR chief executive Tom Horton may be soft-spoken, but people who know him say he has a backbone of steel and will not flinch if he has to cut thousands of jobs to save the bankrupt American Airlines.
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Creaking Airports Hamper SE Asia Carriers
March 25, 2012
It's a scene repeated endlessly at most of Southeast Asia's main airports - planes forced to circle overhead or idle on the tarmac and passengers stuck in long lines at immigration desks, security checkpoints and baggage carousels.
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Kingfisher Nearing Point Of No Return
March 21, 2012
Rich, famous and well-connected may not be enough for drinks baron Vijay Mallya to rescue his Kingfisher Airlines.
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