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A harrowing near-miss incident occurred over San Francisco when a United Airlines Boeing 777 and a Cessna plane came perilously close to colliding in mid-air, prompting the collision avoidance system to sound. The United Airlines flight, carrying 251 passengers and 17 crew members, was cleared for take-off from the San
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Airline stocks have been riding a strong wave in recent months, fueled by the recovery of global trade, growing jobs market, and improved GDP rates. Despite some fluctuations, the sector benchmark, the NYSE Arca Airline Index, is poised to end the first quarter of the year with significant gains. The
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Airline and union leaders are at odds over the impact of the cabin crew walkout, with British Airways claiming to be coping better than last week's three-day strike, despite over 135 outbound cancellations at Heathrow. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been criticized for "weakness" over the
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Thousands of passengers in Bahrain face disruption after British Airways cabin crew began their second wave of strikes yesterday, causing the cancellation of all services between Bahrain and Heathrow until Tuesday. Freight flights will continue, and people booked on flights will be offered refunds, rebooking onto other airlines, or rescheduling
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Air passengers faced four days of travel disruption due to a bitter dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew, who began a strike on March 27th. The airline estimated that it would fly more than 75% of its customers during the strike period, handling over 180,000 out of
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Thousands of air and rail passengers faced travel chaos today as a strike by British Airways cabin crew and rail signal workers threatened to disrupt flights and train services nationwide. The collapse of talks between British Airways' chief executive Willie Walsh and Unite's joint leader Tony Woodley
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Despite the looming cabin crew strike, British Airways has pledged to operate at 60% capacity, with plans to fly around 30,000 passengers per day, using a volunteer workforce of 1,000 cabin crew and 22 hired jets. The airline has also offered full refunds to passengers booked to travel
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Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson has denounced British Airways' concessions to the European Commission over its proposed tie-up with American Airlines as "woefully inadequate". The concessions, aimed at addressing monopoly concerns, include offering to lease out four daily pairs of take-off and landing slots between the
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British Airways, Iberia, and American Airlines have agreed to lease four daily slot pairs on transatlantic routes from London to facilitate the European Commission's investigation into their joint business proposal. The carriers will offer two daily pairs from London Heathrow or Gatwick to Boston, one daily pair from
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Airbus, a French aircraft manufacturer, has made significant deliveries to major Indian carriers Air India and IndiGo at the India Aviation 2010 airshow in Hyderabad. The event marked a crucial milestone for both airlines, with significant expansions of their fleets. For Air India, the delivery brings its total of Airbus
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed hope that prices of essential commodities such as wheat, sugar, oilseeds, and pulses would see some moderation with the new rabi crop coming into the market. He made these comments during a press conference on board Air India One on his return from a three-day
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Dubai's flagship carrier, Emirates Airline, was never discussed as a potential bargaining chip in funding talks with Abu Dhabi, the airline's chairman revealed. Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum stressed that Dubai's prized assets, including Emirates, were never on the table. The airline'
