TAV Sole Bidder For Macedonia Airports
Turkish TAV Airports submitted the sole bid in a tender for the operation of two airports and construction of a new cargo terminal in Macedonia, a source from the company said on Monday.... |
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Italian Businessmen Agree To Invest In Alitalia
A group of Italian businessmen met Alitalia's sale adviser on Monday and confirmed their willingness to invest in the troubled carrier as part of its latest rescue plan, a source close to the situ... |
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Air New Zealand Year Profit Falls 1 Percent
National carrier Air New Zealand on Tuesday reported a 1 percent fall in net profit.... |
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Boeing, Union 'Tense' Contract Talks Grind On
Boeing's largest union said contract talks remained "tense" on Monday as the workers awaited a new proposal from the company, which hopes to avoid a crippling strike that could cost it U... |
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Russia's S7 Shows Interest In Austrian Air
Russia's number 2 airline S7, formerly called Sibir, is eyeing a stake on offer in Austrian Airlines, a spokeswoman for the Russian carrier said on Monday.... |
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Spain Defends Air Safety After Spanair Crash
The Spanish government defended its air safety regulations on Monday after last week's Spanair crash killed 154 people.... |
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Ten Killed In Guatemala Small Plane Crash
Ten people died on Sunday when a single-engine aircraft crashed in eastern Guatemala, including four US citizens on a humanitarian mission and the plane's two pilots, local officials said.... |
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AOT To Invest USD$2.3 Bln In Bangkok Airport Expansion
Airports of Thailand AOT said on Monday it planned to invest THB77.9 billion baht USD$2.3 billion to develop the second phase of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2009-2014.... |
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Lufthansa Logs Interest In Austrian Air Stake
Lufthansa has formally announced its interest in acquiring a stake on offer in Austrian Airlines, a spokesman for the German carrier said.... |
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Russian Experts To Investigate Kyrgyz Air Crash
Russia is to send air crash experts to the former Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan to help examine the flight data recorders for clues as to why a Tehran-bound Boeing 737-200 crashed late on Sunday.... |
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Kyrgyzstan Plane Crash Kills 65
Sixty-five people, including members of a teenage basketball team, died on Sunday when a Kyrgyz airliner crashed in a ball of flames shortly after take-off from the Central Asian state's main airp... |
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Union Rejects Boeing's Wage Offer As 'Insulting'
Boeing offered its largest workers' union wage increases and other incentives for a new contract, but the union called the proposals "insulting" and stepped up its threat to go on strike... |
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Swiss Flight Diverted Due To Bomb Hoax
Swiss International Air Lines said on Saturday that flight LX2114 from Zurich to Malaga in Spain was diverted to Geneva following a bomb threat.... |
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Madrid Air Crash Death Toll Rises To 154
The death toll from Wednesday's crash of a Spanair passenger jet at Madrid Airport rose to 154 on Saturday following the death of a badly burnt 31-year-old woman, state news agency EFE reported.... |
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Boeing, Union Talks Slow As Strike Looms
Boeing and its largest workers' union are making slow progress in the last leg of key contract negotiations, with no sign of a breakthrough as the end of the current contract draws near.... |
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Swedish Blue Chips Sue SAS Over Cargo Cartel - Report
Scandinavian airline SAS is being sued by several major Swedish companies for losses resulting from price fixing on air freight services, Swedish television news has reported.... |
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Pilot Safety Gripe Leaves US Airlines With Black Eye
At a time when US airlines are bleeding money and the outlook is so bleak that carriers must downsize or die, industry leaders cannot afford a public battle with angry pilots over safety matters and r... |
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Alitalia To Ditch Troubled Units, Eyes Rescuer
Italy's latest plan to rescue Alitalia includes seeking bankruptcy protection for its troubled units before resuming the hunt for a foreign partner, a political source said ahead of a crucial week... |
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Austrian Airlines To Launch Capital Increase
Austrian Airlines said on Friday it would launch a capital increase, issuing 57 million new shares with subscription rights to existing shareholders at a price above its current share price.... |
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Crash Pushes Spanair Closer To The Brink
The deaths of 153 people on board a Spanair flight at Madrid Airport on Wednesday massively increase the financial pressure on the already-troubled SAS-owned airline, analysts said on Thursday.... |
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