Govt suspends Kingfisher Airlines' licence
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Kingfisher Airlines' licence was suspended on Saturday after it failed to address the Indian regulator's concerns about its operations, forcing the debt-laden carrier to stop taking bookings. Controlled by Vijay Mallya - the self ...
Airlines' safety is a hurdle for rules changes
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WASHINGTON -- It's been 43 months since the last deadly airline crash in the U.S., the longest period without a fatal domestic accident since commercial aviation expanded after World War II. That sounds like unvarnished good news, but one consequence ...
Airlines shrink seats, offer extra legroom for a fee
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The trend for cash-strapped airlines is to charge passengers extra to sit in a new category of roomier economy seats with names such as Big Front Seat and Economy Plus. Also; Graphic: Airline seats comparison · New airline fees coming? [Video chat ...
Taxpayers pick up tab as airlines raise fees, not fares
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So when the airlines kept ticket prices down by shifting $12.8 billion to baggage fees, they also saved almost $964 million in federal taxes they would have owed if they had increased ticket prices by that amount. By Ashley Halsey III. The Washington ...
China airline drops free ticket offer to Japan after outcry
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines has canceled an offer of free tickets to Japan, bowing to pressure after bloggers slammed the company online and labeled it a traitor, in a sign of heightened nationalist sentiment amid a ...
American Airlines Debt Holders Lash Out at CEO
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Two hedge funds holding American Airlines debt lashed out at Chief Executive Tom Horton, saying the airline company is excluding them from discussions on how it should emerge from bankruptcy proceedings while engaging in "inappropriate" talks with ...
Pilots' union at American Airlines seeks shorter contract, other bargaining ...
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The pilots' union at American Airlines finished its second week of resumed negotiations with management reiterated its goal for ?an industry-standard contract.? In an electronic message sent to members yesterday, the Allied Pilots Association noted ...
American Airlines still expected to spin off affiliate American Eagle
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A regional jet for American Airlines' affiliate American Eagle is seen at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on July 11, 2009. (Photo: By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY). 4:51AM EDT October 18. 2012 - DALLAS (AP) - The CEO of American Eagle says he ...
