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FAA Investigating US Airways Near-Collision
US officials said on Thursday they are investigating “miscommunication” this week that led three US Airways planes – two outbound and one inbound – to approach unacceptably close to each other ove...
ANA 787s Back In Service After Engine Part Change
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for Boeing 787s, said all of its Dreamliners are back in service after it changed a component on their engines. ANA last month grounded five of its 11 787s after tests reveal...
Lufthansa Must Generate More Cash
Lufthansa management has told staff in an internal letter that the German flag carrier needs to do more to boost its cash flow, and pledged massive investments to offer more perks to passengers. “High passenger num...
Bomb Joke Tweeter Wins Landmark Ruling
A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a “menacing” message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media w...
Newport Most Expensive Hotel Destination in the USA
The survey compared hotel rates for all destinations in the USA for the period of June through August 2012. The rankings were determined based on the cost of each location’s cheapest available double room. Newport, Rhode ...
AirAsia To Buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air
Asia’s largest low-cost carrier, AirAsia, is making its first major airline acquisition by buying Indonesia’s Batavia Air for USD$80 million in cash to expand in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, the two group...
