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Jet Airways Likely To Order 100 Planes
India’s Jet Airways is expected to order more than 100 narrow-body aircraft for up to USD$3.75 billion in 2012/13 as it grabs market share from its troubled rivals. The airline is understood to be actively evaluating Airb...
United Airlines and Avianca Sign Codeshare Agreement
The agreement allows both companies to commercialize flights operated by the other under their own code, therefore combining segments of both airlines under a single ticket. The airlines also signed a frequent flyer agreement w...
Best seats on the plane
1 Request bulkhead seats’those behind the dividing walls of a plane’or a seat by one of the emergency exits if you want more leg room. 2 Choose an aisle seat for easier access to the overhead storage compartment and...
Delta To Lease Southwest Boeing 717s
Southwest Airlines said it plans to sublease all 88 of its Boeing 717s to Delta Air Lines. The agreement is subject to conditions including ratification of a tentative deal by Delta pilots, and provides that Delta would take th...
UK’s OFT To Probe Ryanair’s Aer Lingus Stake
Ryanair faced increased pressure to sell its minority stake in rival Aer Lingus at a loss after a British court on Tuesday gave the competition regulator the green light to investigate whether the stake is curbing competition. ...
US Air Passenger With ‘Device’ Causes Diversion
A passenger who claimed to have a surgically implanted device prompted a US Airways jet to divert to Maine on Tuesday in a security scare that followed a recently foiled bomb plot targeting US-bound aircraft, government officia...
