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Bush Unveils Operational Initiatives

President Bush yesterday unveiled a multi-pronged strategy aimed at improving the air travel experience during the upcoming holiday season, although airline groups were disgruntled with parts of the P

Call for airlines to provide failure insurance

A leading travel insurance provider is calling on more airlines to offer cover against failure. Mondial Assistance has stepped into the debate over passenger protection cover in the wake of numerous a

Wataniya Airways Sets New Premium Airline Benchmark

Top-notch in-flight entertainment and luxurious seats provide first-rate comfort and service Kuwait, 19th November 2008: Full service luxury airline Wataniya Airways' guests will soon enjoy attractive

Details emerge on alliance between Alaska Air and Delta Air Lines

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United Airlines to Start Nonstop Washington D.C.-Geneva Flights

United Airlines has announced that it is starting daily nonstop flights between Washington D.C. and Geneva. Services will depart from Washington Dulles at 6pm and land in Geneva at 8am the following d

Airline Stocks: Sector looks mixed ahead of US fuel data

At last check, the Amex Airline Index (XAL:XALNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by:, , ) was up less than 1% at 19.89 points wi

Southwest Seeks To Buy Bankrupt ATA's LaGuardia Slots

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) has submitted a $7.5 million bid to takeover the takeoff and landing rights of bankrupt carrier ATA Airlines at New York's LaGuardia Airport, as the na

Airline shares dip into the red ahead of U.S. fuel data

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Airline stocks looked weak early Wednesday as oil prices stayed flat ahead of the latest U.S. petroleum supplies data due later in the session. At last check, the Amex Airline

Cathay cuts year-end bonus for Hong Kong staff

Hong Kong (ANTARA News/AFP) - Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would cut the year-end bonus for its local staff to half a month's pay or 8,000 Hong Kong dollars (1,026 US), whichever

Southwest Airlines Seeks Rights to Operate at LaGuardia Airport

DALLAS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines confirmed today that it has submitted a bid that would allow the airline to assume ATA Airlines' rights to operate at New York's LaGuardia

Easyjet boss refuses to approve accounts

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has criticised the accounting policies of the board of easyJet which has led to his refusal to sign off on company accounts. Sir Stelios, who owns more than a third of the air

Italian investor buy of Alitalia set for approval

ROME (Reuters) - The administrator overseeing Alitalia's bankruptcy will approve the takeover of the airline by a group of Italian businessmen after getting the green light from the government, he sai

Bonus Bundle: AirTran to report annual loss; Alaska Air to defer plane deliveries

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Italian investor buy of Alitalia set for approval

ROME (Reuters) - The administrator overseeing Alitalia's bankruptcy will approve the takeover of the airline by a group of Italian businessmen after getting the green light from the government, he sai

Air NZ plans $20m+ annual savings

Chief executive, Rob Fyfe, explained that the airline had been reducing capacity to match demand recently and as a result had been reviewing staffing levels. We have been working hard on a series of i

PM approves hiring foreign consultant for airport project

) KHANH HOA - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a proposal by Vietnam Airlines and the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) to hire a foreign consultant for the planning of

Singapore Aviation Academy sets up new school

The Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) opens its fourth specialised aviation training school. Officially opened this morning by Mr Lim Kim Choon, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Civi

Aviation Security to continue to top the business agenda in 2009

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will turn its attention to stricter security for international inbound air cargo as it moves to implement 100% piece level screening of cargo transp

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