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Alitalia To Agree Loans To Keep Flying

  Alitalia is about to complete loan agreements with banks for up to EUR€200 million (USD$270 million) pledged last year to help keep the Italian airline flying while it finds a potential new partner, its chief executive...


Etihad, Alitalia Tie-Up Deal Enters Final Phase

  Etihad Airways and Alitalia are in the final phase of due diligence for a possible investment by the Abu Dhabi carrier in the troubled Italian airline, the companies said on Sunday. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, i...



Eastern Air Lines To Return To The Skies?

  A group of investors, betting the long-closed Eastern Air Lines’ logo and other trademarks will jumpstart a new airline of the same name, this week filed applications with the US Department of Transportation, hopin...


Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club Opens in Hawaii

Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) recognized the official debut of its newest resort, Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club. The contemporary, urban timeshare property is centrally located in the dynamic hub of Waikiki on ...



Some Paris Flights Cut As Air Traffic Controllers Strike

  A day of disruption was expected on Thursday as air traffic controllers in France and across Europe went on strike over cost cuts and pan-European safety rules. France’s DGAC authority asked airlines operating serv...


Japan 787 Battery Investigators Look At Latest Incident

  Japanese investigators probing a lithium-ion battery meltdown on a Boeing 787 a year ago are looking at a battery that overheated on a Dreamliner in Tokyo this month to help unlock the cause of the earlier fire, an offic...