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• Airlines Commit to 2 Deals for Biofuel

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 614
  AltAir Fuels and Rentech have separately signed deals that will advance the use of renewable synthetic fuels used by airlines.A group of 14 airlines that service the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, along with the Air Transport Association, have agreed to purchase up to 750 million gallons of renewable jet fuel ...
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• Video: Boeings 787 Dreamliner makes its first flight

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  New fuel-efficient airliner gets off the ground in Seattle after two and a half year delay
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• BA Christmas strike boosts business of rival airlines

  
  The Latest Travel News and Information — Authority: 434
  The planned strike of British Airways (BA) cabin crew will benefit rival airlines that are going to accommodate affected BA passengers. The sudden strike of airline staff is due to the deficit of workers’ pension by 76 per cent to £3.7 billion over the previous three years. Rival airline Virgin Atlantic (VA) ...
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• Lets end this Christmas nightmare together | Willie Walsh

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  BA cabin crew have been gravely misled about the strike. I am available to talk with Unite at any time about all the issues Unites decision to ruin Christmas for a million of our customers was one of the most shocking announcements I have heard in my 30 years in the aviation industry. Our call centres have been ...
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• Deep Losses Forecast for Airlines in 2010

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 903
  While demand for air travel is likely to be stronger, revenue is still expected to be soft because of cheap tickets, an industry group predicts.
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• Tallying them up

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 510
  Our fine friends in the in-flight connectivity world were busy in 2009. But, as we near the end of the year, its clear that some are not as far along as they had originally planned. Nevertheless, passengers are increasingly finding themselves on aircraft equipped with either in-flight mobile connectivity or airborne ...
  18 hours ago

• BA strike: conflict that was always on airlines flight path

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Clash with cabin crew had been looming since privatisation Holed up in a function room at Sandown racecourse, the media did not need to witness the announcement of the British Airways strike ballot. They could hear it. The roar from thousands of BA cabin crew in the hall below underlined the depth of anger behind a ...
  23 hours ago

• It’s Official: British People Will Lose Their Jobs to Fund the Illegal War in Afghanistan

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 599
  Thousands of British people will lose their jobs to fund the Labour and Tory-supported illegal war in Afghanistan, it was announced today. The Royal Air Force base at Cottesmore in Rutland will be closed and thousands of defence jobs in the armed forces and the civil service cut to make way for more than £900 ...
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• BA rivals reap strike windfall

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  British Airways rivals see bookings rise as passengers affected by the strike look to secure alternative flights Bookings and fares at British Airways rival airlines soared today, as passengers affected by next weeks proposed Christmas strike action sought to make alternative arrangements. More than a million ...
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• IATA: World carriers to lose $5.6 billion in 2010

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 593
  The big international airline umbrella group IATA says its projecting a tidy $5.6 billion loss for global carriers. The "good" news from this projection is that North American airlines are collectively going to lose "just" $2 billion vs. the $2.9 billion theyre on their way to losing in the current calendar year. ...
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• Important News - Dec. 15

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 540
  1) A couple of reasons for the dollar’s strength today S&P downgrades Mexican debt “Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded Mexico’s sovereign debt to BBB status Monday on concerns about the country’s fiscal outlook, sparked by the global economic crisis.” European stocks, euro ...
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• Follow the Twitter-verse as it covers 787 first flight

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 510
  Do you want to see how reporters are covering the Boeing 787 first flight from all over the world? Then check out the live Twitter stream of this historic occasion. (This is my acknowledgment that not everyone follows Twitter...yet :) #787FF.
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• Newcastle International Airport wins top prize

  
  Travel news from car rentals Page not found — Authority: 142
  A recent boost in passenger numbers and services has led to Newcastle International Airport being named as the best in the country. A ceremony was held in London this week by the British Air Transport Association (BATA) and the bash saw the regional airport win top prize; mainly due to a recent influx in flight ...
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• World airline losses in 2010 nearly double forecasts

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 589
  Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The world’s airlines are expected to lose $$5.6 billion in 2010, nearly twice earlier forecasts of $3.8b. The losses will come on the heels of an “ Annus Horribilis ” in 2009 where losses will likely be $11b for the industry worldwide, IATA (International Air and Transport ...
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• BATA awarded Newcastle Airport as the best in UK

  
  The Latest Travel News and Information — Authority: 434
  The region’s largest air terminal, Newcastle International Airport, has been awarded by the British Air Transport Association (BATA) as the best in the UK, beating off fellow finalists Cardiff and East Midlands. The accolade came as Newcastle has been boosted by the announcement of additional international flight ...
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• A mouthful about Row 44, Southwest...and Inmarsat

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 510
  Consultant Tim Farrars latest blog about Row 44 is sure to get tongues wagging this week. Farrar claims that the business case for Row 44s Ku-band service "looks even more questionable than we had suspected, and it faces a near term deadline (we understand January 2010) from Southwest to secure $100M+ of funding ...
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• Passengers at Heathrow warn BA strikers of public relations own goal

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  For François and Christine, returning to Canada for Christmas, the strike brings back bad memories. Returning home in 2006, they were among thousands of passengers held up at Heathrow as fog played havoc with the schedules. "We had a pretty bad experience that time," recounted Christine. "We spent an entire day ...
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• LUV lover wants to see Lumexis on the 737s. Do you?

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 510
  Having learned that Lumexis has secured a deal with a 737 operator for its fiber optics-based in-flight entertainment system, our friend Dan Webb over at Boarding Area blog "Things in the Sky" is hoping that the undisclosed carrier turns out to be Southwest Airlines. Read his entire guest blog here. Do you ...
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• BA pension deficit balloons to £3.7bn

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  • Announcement made ahead of todays strike ballot result • Cabin crew walkouts could start as soon as 21 December As cabin crew at British Airways prepare for a Christmas walkout, the airline today revealed that its pension deficit has ballooned to £3.7bn. The announcement from BA this morning came ahead of the ...
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• Oman Air CEO talks connected aircraft and cloud computing!

  
  Runway Girl — Authority: 510
  Peter Hill is known for being a straight shooter. So, when the Oman Air CEO agreed to answer some of my questions for an Airline Business feature about the in-flight connectivity boon, it didnt surprise me that he came back with honest, forthright answers. It did make me feel very grateful, however. Peter, this is ...
  3 days ago

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