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Munich Residents Vote Against New Runway
Munich residents voted against development of a third runway at Germany’s second-biggest airport, dealing another blow to airlines seeking growth in Europe’s biggest economy. Just over 54 percent of po...
Union Says Aer Lingus Plans Job Cuts
A union representing technical staff at Aer Lingus said it expected the Irish airline to cut or relocate 55 employees from Ireland’s Shannon Airport, a move it says is likely to lead to industrial action. Th...
Delta Heats Up Competition In New York
Delta Air Lines launched a sale on Memorial Day weekend that offered flyers one-way fares from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Philadelphia for USD$69. The sale, which ended on Wednesday, was aimed at drawing atten...
Lufthansa May Seek Damages For A380 Cracks
Lufthansa said it may yet demand compensation from Airbus for wing-component cracks on the A380 superjumbo, while denying a report that it had already done so. “We are of course in talks with Airbus over the whole ...
US Air Seeks To Sell Shareholders On AMR
The chief executive of US Airways sought to bolster shareholder support on Thursday for a proposed merger with bankrupt American Airlines, saying the financial community already likes the idea and the two airlines would ...
Diamond Jubilee Boosts London Hotel Weekend Performance
Hotels in London saw occupancy reach 90.5 percent on Saturday night (2 June) and benefited from the extended weekend to boost the traditionally low Sunday night with occupancy reaching 79.3 percent (+20.8 percent). London recei...
