Flybe takeover plans call for 250 jobs to be cut

Flybe takeover plans call for 250 jobs to be cut

Dan Milmo Transport correspondent

The Guardian

28 Dec 2006



Flybe is planning to cut up to 250 jobs from the BA Connect workforce as part of the takeover of British Airways’ regional business. The Exeter-based no-frills airline hopes to complete the BA Connect deal next month, subject to regulatory clearance,... read more...

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Delta plan repels US Airways

Delta plan repels US Airways

By Corey Dade

The Wall Street Journal Europe

20 Dec 2006



Delta Air Lines Inc. filed a restructuring plan that estimates the company’s value will be between $9.4 billion and $12 billion when it emerges from bankruptcy proceedings in 2007, effectively delivering further opposition to an $8.4 billion hostile... read more...

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Diplomacy in the air as Iberia flies to Gibraltar

Diplomacy in the air as Iberia flies to Gibraltar

Giles Tremlett Gibraltar

The Guardian

18 Dec 2006



They used to send cannonballs but now, in the biggest switch in diplomatic tactics over Gibraltar for 300 years, Spain has started sending passenger airliners to the Rock. As Gibraltarians craned their necks to the sky, an Airbus 319 bearing the... read more...

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Airports operator faces break-up in monopoly inquiry

Airports operator faces break-up in monopoly inquiry

Simon Bowers

The Guardian

13 Dec 2006



BAA has warned that flight prices are likely to rise if competition authorities force the airport operator to relinquish monopoly control of air passenger travel in London and Scotland. The company, taken over in June by a consortium led by Ferrovial,... read more...

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Airbus A380 to get wings

Airbus A380 to get wings

By Daniel Michaels

The Wall Street Journal Europe

12 Dec 2006



European and U.S. aviationsafety regulators are expected today to certify the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, for flight—a bit of good news for both the plane maker and Europe’s air-safety agency. Approval of the Airbus model— which... read more...

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Upstart niche carriers tout in-flight frills

Upstart niche carriers tout in-flight frills

By Darren Everson

The Wall Street Journal Europe

05 Dec 2006



INTERNATIONAL travelers frustrated by years of airline stinginess and the disappearance of everything from hot meals to free booze can increasingly turn to a little known corner of the sky: rapidly growing niche carriers that are known for their swanky... read more...

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US arms firms in talks over Saudi jets

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US arms firms in talks over Saudi jets

David Gow, David Leigh and Mark Milner

The Guardian

05 Dec 2006



The US defence groups Boeing and Lockheed Martin are in long-established talks with the Saudi authorities about supplying new fighter aircraft, industry sources indicated yesterday. Boeing has already provided just under 200 F-15s for the Royal Saudi... read more...

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