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Qatar To Spend Extra USD$2 Billion On New Airport

Qatar will spend an additional USD$2 billion on its new airport at Doha to accommodate aggressive expansion by its airline, a senior government official said on Tuesday. “The ultimate phase of the airport is estimated to ...


WestJet Picks Bombardier For Regional Carrier

WestJet Airlines, Canada’s No. 2 airline, has selected Bombardier to supply up to 45 aircraft for a regional carrier it is setting up to chip away at its struggling competitor Air Canada. WestJet, which also reported a st...



AMR Eliminates Five Senior Management Jobs

AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, said it eliminated five senior jobs as part of its restructuring and that its lead labour strategist would step down. The cuts, combined with the previously announced departure of ...


United Airlines Launches Daily Service From Washington To Doha

With the departure today of flight 977, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) will launch daily service between its Washington hub, Dulles International Airport, and Doha, Qatar, via Dubai.   The extension of the existing Dubai serv...



US Airways, Inc. Announces Pricing Of $623 Million Aircraft Financing

US Airways, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) , announced that it priced two offerings of enhanced equipment trust certificates in the aggregate face amount of approximately $623 million. The...


WestJet Selects Bombardier Q400 for New Regional Airline

WestJet today announced it has selected Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. to supply aircraft for its new regional airline, expected to launch in the second half of 2013. The airline will fly the Bombardier Q400 NextGen to new citi...