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No Survivors In Russian Plane Crash
A rescue team found no survivors but several bodies on Thursday when it arrived at the wreckage of the Russian plane that crashed into an Indonesian mountain during an exhibition flight with 45 people on board. Ru...
LAN Launches Share Swap To Take Over TAM
Chile’s LAN Airlines said it had launched a share swap offer in the final stage of its takeover of Brazil’s TAM to create LATAM Airlines Group, the largest carrier in Latin America and one of the worldR...
Singapore Air Turns To Asia To Drive Growth
Singapore Airlines will focus on flights to smaller Asian cities as a weak global economy batters demand on long-haul routes and competition from premium airlines intensifies. SIA, which posted its first quarterly...
Emirates 2011 Profit Sags 72 Percent
Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates reported a 72 percent drop in 2011 profits on Thursday as high fuel prices accounted for 40 percent of the Gulf carrier’s costs. Emirates made a profit of AED1.5 billi...
More Passenger Legroom Coming on New Alaska Airlines Aircraft
Alaska Airlines and Recaro Aircraft Seating announced today that the carrier is the North America launch customer for an innovative main cabin seat that provides more legroom for air travelers. The award-winning seat will be in...
Cathay Pacific and Klout Announce Exclusive Partnership and Invite Online Influencers to Visit Airline’s Lounge at SFO
This summer, Cathay Pacific Airways invites Klout users to experience the airlines First and Business Class lounge at the San Francisco International Airport. Klout, the standard for influence, analyzes engagement across soci...
