Deal talk swirls round the air industry as too many carriers fight for a space in the skies (The Guardian, 25 Nov 2006, Page 19)

Deal talk swirls round the air industry as too many carriers fight for a space in the skies

Dan Milmo Transport correspondent

The Guardian

25 Nov 2006



Five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11 threatened to destroy the airline industry, the recovery has been so strong it has brought a flurry of corporate activity involving some of the biggest names in the skies. A holding pattern of... read more...

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MAKING CONNECTIONS

MAKING CONNECTIONS



Toronto Star

19 Nov 2006



or Doug Parker, CEO of US Airways Group Inc., attempting to buy the much larger Delta Air Lines Inc. in a proposed deal last week that would create North America’s biggest airline is just the latest risky bet in a long string of successful, audacious... read more...

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US Airways bid spurned despite Delta blues

US Airways bid spurned despite Delta blues

Andrew Clark New York

The Guardian

16 Nov 2006



America’s seventh largest airline, US Airways, has made an unwelcome $8bn (4.2bn) bid to merge with its larger rival Delta Airlines in a move that prompted a flurry of excitement in the industry about consolidation to trim the number of cashstrapped... read more...

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U.S.-EUAirbus rift grows

U.S.-EUAirbus rift grows

By John W. Miller

The Wall Street Journal Europe

15 Nov 2006



BRUSSELS—Adding to growing commercial woes at European aircraft maker Airbus, the U.S. is set to file a revisedcomplaint as soonas today at theWorld Trade Organization against subsidies that Europeangovernments give the company, U.S. trade officials... read more...

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U.S.-EUAirbus rift grows

U.S.-EUAirbus rift grows

By John W. Miller

The Wall Street Journal Europe

15 Nov 2006



BRUSSELS—Adding to growing commercial woes at European aircraft maker Airbus, the U.S. is set to file a revisedcomplaint as soonas today at theWorld Trade Organization against subsidies that Europeangovernments give the company, U.S. trade officials... read more...

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Boeing is poised to grab $10 billion in jet orders

Boeing is poised to grab $10 billion in jet orders

By J. Lynn Lunsford And Daniel Michaels

The Wall Street Journal Europe

15 Nov 2006



After winning 200 more airplane orders than it expected this year, Boeing Co. is poised to receive more than $10 billion in additional business in the coming weeks as airlines scramble to snap up delivery slots. General Electric Co.’s Commercial... read more...

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BA’s net slips after security alert

BA’s net slips after security alert

By Rod Stone

The Wall Street Journal Europe

06 Nov 2006



LONDON— British Airways posted a 1.2% drop in fiscal secondquarter net profit because of a major security alert, a write-down on regional airlines, and higher fuel costs. The airline said it plans to divest the bulk of the underperforming regional... read more...

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O’Leary pooh-poohs green tax idea

O’Leary pooh-poohs green tax idea

Dan Milmo Transport correspondent

The Guardian

02 Nov 2006



Ryanair has dismissed calls for green taxes on aviation as the “usual horseshit” and warned that extra levies on airlines will not put people off flying. Michael O’Leary, chief executive of the low-cost carrier, also ruled out joining the EU carbon... read more...

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