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Air France Flight Attendants Call Off Strike

Airwise Airline News — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:51:57 +0000

Air France said on Saturday that flight attendants had agreed to call off a four-day strike planned for the end of July that had threatened to throw French air travel into chaos during the peak summer travel season.

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Tiger Air’s Australian Court Hearing Now July 28

Airwise Airline News — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:57:08 +0000

Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways said the Australian court hearing over the grounding of its fleet will now take place on July 28 after both parties requested adjournment from the previous schedule this Friday.

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EasyJet Gets Business Travel Boost

Airwise Airline News — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:46:25 +0000

British low-cost airline easyJet raised full-year guidance when reporting strong growth in third-quarter revenue after it attracted more business passengers, sending its shares up 15 percent.

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Court Hearing On Tiger Flying Ban Suspended

Airwise Airline News — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:27:49 +0000

Australia's air safety regulator says it still hopes to resolve the future of budget carrier Tiger Airways' Australian operations by the end of the month after plans for a court hearing on Friday to extend a flying ban were suspended.

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Delta, US Airways Get Tentative OK For Slot Swap

Airwise Airline News — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:17:26 +0000

Delta Air Lines and US Airways won tentative US government approval on Thursday to proceed with a large swap of takeoff and landing rights in New York and Washington, DC, letting each build on their already strong positions at key airports.

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Air France-KLM Board To Meet On 100 Plane Order

Airwise Airline News — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:07:40 +0000

Air France-KLM's board will meet on July 27 to discuss an order for 100 long-haul aircraft to be split between Airbus and Boeing, La Tribune reported without saying where it got the information.

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Airline Profits Beat Forecasts, But Fuel Weighs

Airwise Airline News — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:04:25 +0000

United Continental and US Airways posted weaker profits on Thursday, hit by high fuel costs amid a murky outlook for travel demand.

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US Airways Profit Slips As Fuel Costs Soar

Airwise Airline News — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:48:19 +0000

US Airways on Thursday said its quarterly profit slipped, but beat estimates, as fuel costs rose more than 50 percent.

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Alaska Air Posts Quarterly Profit

Airwise Airline News — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:39:31 +0000

Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines, on Thursday reported a profit that met analysts' expectations after adjusting for losses from hedging fuel costs.

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United Continental Posts Profit, But Fuel Weighs

Airwise Airline News — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:34:28 +0000

United Continental on Thursday reported a drop in quarterly profit, but the results topped expectations even as its fuel cost spiked.

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