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Berlin Airport Delayed To March 2013 - Sources
May 16, 2012
Berlin's new Brandenburg airport will probably not open before March 2013 because of problems with fire regulations, sources said on Wednesday, further embarrassing authorities who had predicted a three-month delay from the original date of June 3.
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Managers To Buy Bankrupt Cimber Sterling
May 16, 2012
Managers of bankrupt Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling are to buy the core of the business, which will continue to fly under the Cimber name.
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Lufthansa To Focus On Cost Cuts Before Deals
May 16, 2012
Lufthansa said on Wednesday it had no plans to veer from its cost-cutting path to focus on acquisitions but would still look at assets up for sale, such as Portugal's flag carrier TAP.
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EADS Doubles First Quarter Profit
May 16, 2012
EADS on Wednesday reported a doubling of first-quarter operating profit to EUR€480 million (USD$613.2 million).
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AMR Agrees Deals With Five Work Groups
May 15, 2012
Five out of seven work groups represented by the largest union at American Airlines voted to accept contract terms offered by the bankrupt airline that will cut thousands of jobs, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) said on Tuesday.
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Airline News
Managers To Buy Bankrupt Cimber Sterling
May 16, 2012
Managers of bankrupt Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling are to buy the core of the business, which will continue to fly under the Cimber name.
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Airport News
Berlin Airport Delayed To March 2013 - Sources
May 16, 2012
Berlin's new Brandenburg airport will probably not open before March 2013 because of problems with fire regulations, sources said on Wednesday, further embarrassing authorities who had predicted a three-month delay from the original date of June 3.
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Aviation News
EADS Doubles First Quarter Profit
May 16, 2012
EADS on Wednesday reported a doubling of first-quarter operating profit to EUR€480 million (USD$613.2 million).
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Airwise News
Cargo/Freight News
Cathay Pacific April Cargo Down But Pax Up
May 16, 2012
Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that its April freight traffic fell 11 percent from a year earlier as the general air cargo market stayed soft, but passenger numbers grew helped by additional flights in the region.
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