| //04-08-2008 UK AIRPORT manager BAA has begun legal action against Ryanair to force it to pay it a recent 15 per cent increase in airport charges at Stansted airport in London. |
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A flight attendant poses in the first class section of Emirates' Airbus A380 after the jet arrived on its maiden flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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More PhotosUnited isn't flying it. Neither is Delta, American, Continental or any other domestic airline.
No, the first Airbus A380 to land in the United States is flown by Dubai-based Emirates Airlines.
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| //03-08-2008 Qantas is reporting strong fare sales to US tourists and business travellers, despite a fortnight of bad press.
The Australian airline has launched an advertising blitz in the US boasting in ads on the major TV American networks how it is "the world's most experienced airline".
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| //01-08-2008 HONG Kong International has been voted the world's best airport in the annual Skytrax survey, which polled more than 8.2 million travellers of over 97 nationalities. |
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| //01-08-2008 American Airlines is processing checked luggage as usual today at New York¡¯s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) after fixing a computer problem that stranded hundreds of bags and delayed dozens of flights |
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| //01-08-2008 What I really want is a cheap airfare to New York City from Columbus, Ohio. Since that's not on my horizon, I'm taking an Amtrak train from Cleveland and a Greyhound bus back. For adults traveling with children, both offer a discount that can't be beat. |
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| //01-08-2008 The inaugural Emirates A380 commercial flight is due to leave Dubai International Airport on Friday at 11am bound for New York. |
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| //31-07-2008 The biggest German airline, Lufthansa, has cancelled long-distance flights for the first time since cabin crews and ground personnel walked out on strike earlier this week, a spokeswoman said.
Lufthansa plans to cancel 78 flights in all today, including four to Calcutta, Calgary, Chicago and New York.
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| //31-07-2008 Airlines searching for extra cash to survive their deepening financial crisis are finding out just how valuable their frequent-flier programs really are.
United (UAUA) and Continental (CAL) airlines already have cut deals this summer bringing them $600 million and $235 million in cash, respectively, for miles to be awarded in the future to users of their bank-issued affinity credit cards. JPMorgan Chase issues both carriers' cards.
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| //31-07-2008 Aeroflot has declined to participate in the competition for the state package in Austrian Airlines, considering the risks of the deal to outweigh its benefits, according to Reuters. The German press reported at the end of May that the Austrian state corporation OIAG was selling its 43-percent share of the deeply financially troubled airline.
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| //31-07-2008 Japanese passengers selected Singapore Airlines as the best airline of the year, a recent passenger satisfaction survey found, while airlines from Japan lost several places from last year.
According to the annual survey about in-flight services, including the quality of their hospitality, meals and amenities, Singapore Airlines was chosen as the best airline for the overall ranking list, followed by Virgin Atlantic Airways of Britain and Emirates of the United Arab Emirates.
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| //30-07-2008 British Airways, Europe's third- biggest carrier, said it plans to merge with Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana as slower economies and higher fuel costs wipe out earnings. |
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| //30-07-2008 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines on Tuesday announced increases to some of its domestic and international baggage fees to help offset record fuel prices.
The fee to check a second bag for domestic flights will rise from $25 to $50, and fees for items that require special handling -- such as surfboards or ski equipment -- also will increase on domestic and international flights.
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| //30-07-2008 SANTIAGO, July 29 (Reuters) - LAN LAN.SN(LFL.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Chile's dominant airline, said on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose 10.7 percent from a year earlier, citing high demand in its main markets and beating some analysts' expectations. |
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| //29-07-2008 Michael O'Leary and Ryanair have done more to widen European horizons than Jacques Delors and the EU. But dirt-cheap air travel is not sustainable |
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| //29-07-2008 Rome , Italy - Next meeting on August 8th
(WAPA) - Alitalia needs time - this is the final decision announced by the company's Board of Directors last Saturday.
Next meeting will take place on August 8th when they will probably discuss and approve the six-month accounts.
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| //29-07-2008 HAMBURG ¡ª As carriers from American Airlines to Thai Airway International respond to high oil prices by shedding jobs, culling routes and grounding aircraft, Middle Eastern carriers are expanding as fast as they can in hopes of redefining their region as the aviation crossroads of the globe. |
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| //29-07-2008 MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) ¡ª Passengers aboard a Qantas jet that was forced to abort a domestic flight after a landing gear door failed to retract were never in any danger, the airline said Tuesday.
A Boeing 737-800 of the Australian airline was forced back to Adelaide airport shortly after take-off late Monday, in an air safety scare that came just three days after a Qantas jumbo jet was involved in a mid-air drama.
"Qantas flight 692 operating between Adelaide and Melbourne performed a routine 'air turn-back' shortly after take-off, due to an indication of one of the landing gear doors failing to retract," a spokeswoman told AFP.
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| //28-07-2008 AUSTRALIAN investigators are considering the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded mid-flight on a Qantas jumbo jet that made an emergency landing in the Philippines with a giant hole in its fuselage .
Australia¡¯s Civil Aviation Safety Authority said Qantas has been ordered to inspect every oxygen bottle aboard its fleet of 30 Boeing 747s.
Qantas boasts a strong safety record and has never lost a jet to an accident. Its last crash of a smaller plane was in 1951.
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