Airline Industry

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• Christmas strikes loom for BA

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Two years after airline boss Willie Walsh agreed a deal with unions, winter disruption looks ever more likely Picture an unlikely scene: British Airways boss Willie Walsh standing next to the leader of his airlines biggest union and announcing a new dawn in industrial relations. "The central thing is we have two ...
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• Ryanairs latest card trick is tough to master

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  The budget airline is demanding that from January passengers who book flights with Electron cards also pay transaction fees Ryanair customers who have taken out Visa Electron cards to beat the airlines sky-high card charges will from next month face the same £5-a-leg fee as customers using conventional debit and ...
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• Heathrow owner presses on with third runway despite warning over flying curbs

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • BAA to launch a consultation to coincide with the general election • Carbon Trust warns airline expansion may need to be curtailed BAA is pushing ahead with a planning application for a third runway at Heathrow despite a warning from the government-backed Carbon Trust that airport expansion might have to be ...
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• Aer Lingus to cut hundreds more jobs as union talks collapse

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Irish flag-carrier airline says redundancies could exceed 1,000 after negotiations on changes in conditions, layoffs and pay cuts fail Aer Lingus has vowed to slash hundreds more jobs after talks with unions over its cost-cutting plans collapsed. The loss-making Irish airline has failed to reach agreement on its ...
  3 days ago

• Airfare Tickets Deals

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 440
  Airfare deals and getting the best price at the best time to travel seem to be a common topic among those who travel often. Although ticket prices seem to fluctuate considerably, it’s possible to glide to many destinations around the World for a lot less than the full standard fare,armed with some research and the ...
  4 days ago

• Dubai authorities may be forced to put up Emirates airline as debt collateral

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Dubais flagship airline, Emirates, has emerged as a potential pawn in the city states scramble for financial stability. One of the worlds fastest growing carriers, the scale of Emiratess ambition is underlined by its status as the biggest customer for the A380 super-jumbo and its lavish sponsorships of leading ...
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• Airlines Seek Cyber Monday Sales, Too

  
  Traveler's Check - BusinessWeek — Authority: 107
  It’s not just online retailers hoping to cash in on “ Cyber Monday ” this year – a few airlines are pitching for business, too. United ( UAUA ), JetBlue ( JBLU ) and Virgin America are all sponsoring fare promotions on Nov. 30. To my knowledge, Virgin is the only airline to specifically reference the ...
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• Sunny times for Thomas Cook as summer holidaymakers defy recession

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • Travel operators pre-tax profits hit £308.2m • UK travellers shun eurozone due to weakness of sterling Travel operator Thomas Cook today said holidaymakers were determined to take their summer break despite the recession, as the firm posted better than expected results. Bookings for next summer are on track ...
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• Simple plan means no need for third Heathrow runway

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Steeper landing angle is quieter and would enable more night flights – and thus no third strip, says Emirates airline A bitterly contested third runway at Heathrow can be avoided if airlines adopt a new landing approach involving thousands more night flights per year, according to a proposal by one of the ...
  6 days ago

• An Airline That Is Bucking The Trend,Paramount To Expand Fleet and Provide Value Additions

  
  Trakin' the india business buzz — Authority: 500
  The Indian airline industry has been living on the edge for sometime now. With skyrocketing fuel prices , the operating margins of all major airlines are being shot. Moreover, with the Indian skies opening up to a lot of players , it has become a different ball game to maintain profitability for airlines. The plight ...
  1 week ago

• Zagat Survey Says More People Booking Flights Directly

  
  The Latest Travel News and Information — Authority: 141
  A new survey indicates that travel agents are slowly losing their market foot-hold for airline bookings due to the massive influx of travellers self-booking online. The data was released y Zagat, a travel and food surveyor. According to the research, 8 percent of current airline reservations were made through a ...
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• Independent travellers to get greater financial protection

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  DIY travellers set to receive same protection as holidaymakers who book package deals, under European commission plans Millions of travellers who book their holidays independently could be protected from financial loss if their airline goes bust, under plans announced today by the European commission . Currently, ...
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• Boeing Forecasts Rise in Asia Pacific Airline Traffic over 20 Years

  
  The Latest Travel News and Information — Authority: 141
  Boeing is predicting that in the coming 20 years, Southeast Asia’ major airlines will be ordering over 2,100 new aircraft which could total an order for roughly US$330 billion. Randy Tinseth, the Vice President of Marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, announced the company’s collected market data and also ...
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• Montie Brewer: Five Reasons Why the Airline Industry Will Never be Profitable

  
  Swelblog / Swelbar on Airlines — Authority: 104
  Stuffing Romy’s Thanksgiving Turkey with Items for Secretary LaHood to Consider On Friday, November 20, Montie Brewer, most recently Air Canada’s President and CEO, made a presentation at MIT titled:  “Five Reasons Why the Airline Industry Will Never be Profitable.”  Prior to making his way to Air Canada ...
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• BMI shakeup puts 600 jobs at risk

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • Airline to suspend loss-making routes • Further cuts have not been ruled out by BMI Airline BMI today announced a restructuring involving a reduction in planes and routes and the possible loss of at least 600 jobs. The carrier, formerly British Midland Airways, said job reductions would come from all areas of ...
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• US Airways Defers 54 Jets Amid Finance Squeeze

  
  Traveler's Check - BusinessWeek — Authority: 107
  US Airways ( LCC ) has gained further financial breathing room, announcing a deal on Tuesday to defer 54 Airbus jets it had been scheduled to receive over the next three years. It will now take the planes in 2013 and later, saving the company $450 million by the end of next year. US Airways has lined up $275 million ...
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• EasyJet pulls in-flight magazine over Holocaust fashion shoot

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Airline apologises for poor taste of fashion spread that used Jewish Museum and Holocaust memorial as backdrop The budget airline EasyJet has been forced to withdraw almost 300,000 copies of its in-flight magazine because of protests over its use of Holocaust memorial sites as a backdrop for a fashion feature. An ...
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• Airlines: why it always has to come down to price

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: Business , Airlines Imagine what would be pretty much a perfect world, at least for airline CEOs. Youre running a reasonable profit - lets say 10 percent, enough to keep the shareholders off their backs. And, theyre growing annually at a low double-digit rate, as well. Again, the shareholders are ...
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• Another "blue ribbon" panel to fix the airline industry

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: Business , North America , United States , Airlines Its been a tough month year decade for the airline industry . In the United States, its lost $58.5 billion and cut 158,000 jobs. There never seems to be an answer, and news of an industry in jeopardy has become routine . So, . But, it will ...
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• Airlines watch 15% of last years revenue disappear

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: Business , North America , United States , Airlines U.S. airline passenger revenue fell in October, completing a full year of dismal monthly performances . From October 2008 to October 2008, passenger revenue dropped 15 percent, according to calculations by the Air Transport Association . The ...
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