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The sudden interest of two low-fare carriers, AirTran Airways and Amtran Inc., in the route from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Chicago's Midway Airport has sparked attention in the national aviation market. This development comes despite the route already being heavily served by Northwest Airlines and low-fare Vanguard
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AirTran Airways has made a decisive move in the contentious Atlanta-Minneapolis market, deciding to launch service to Minneapolis from Chicago's Midway Airport despite a dispute with Northwest Airlines. The decision comes after a government investigation was requested by AirTran into Northwest's capacity boost on the Minneapolis-Atlanta
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Australia's domestic aviation market is on the cusp of change with the impending entry of Impulse Airlines, a third major player set to challenge the dominance of Qantas and Ansett. Impulse Airlines, founded by Gerry McGowan, is poised to offer highly competitive and effective trunk route operations, boasting
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Australian travel retailer Flight Centre Ltd. has entered into a preferred partner deal with Qantas Airways Ltd. worth an estimated $A4 billion ($US2.38 billion) over the next five years. This agreement, renewed for "well into this decade", underscores the growing importance of partnerships in the aviation industry.
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Northwest Airlines has inaugurated a twice-weekly nonstop passenger service from Detroit to Shanghai, marking the first time nonstop passenger service has been offered to China's financial and industrial capital from a major U.S. market east of the Mississippi River. The 14-hour flight cuts the travel time to
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Nonstop passenger service from a major U.S. market east of the Mississippi River to Shanghai has begun, marking a significant milestone in the history of Northwest Airlines. The departure of a 747-400 from Detroit Metro Airport yesterday inaugurates twice-weekly nonstop flights to Shanghai, cutting the flight time to the
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The Australian aviation industry has taken another significant turn with the announcement of a consortium led by former Ansett chairman Ken Cowley and RM Williams' purchase of Ansett New Zealand from News Ltd for approximately $40 million. RM Williams, an Adelaide-based clothing and footwear company, will hold 12.5%
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has made a major exit from the aviation industry with the sale of Ansett New Zealand to a consortium of investors. The new owners, led by merchant bank Clavell Capital Ltd, include notable New Zealand business figures such as Chris Coon, Ian Hendry, and
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Tuesday's telecommunications failure at Northwest Airlines' Eagan, Minnesota, computer center caused widespread disruptions to the airline's worldwide operations, resulting in the cancellation of over 130 flights and delays to hundreds more. The outage, which lasted over four hours, was caused by a contractor cutting a
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Numerous flights at Memphis International Airport, operated by Northwest Airlines Corp., experienced delays ranging from 10 minutes to 1 1/2 hours on Tuesday afternoon due to a severed U.S. West Inc. fiber optics cable line in Minnesota. The disruption was caused by a worker digging at a construction
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As British Airways prepares to announce a sharply reduced profit for the year ending March 31, the question on everyone's mind is who will succeed Bob Ayling, who resigned last Friday. In a surprising twist, Qantas yesterday denied that its CEO, James Strong, would soon be leaving to
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As companies seek to cut costs, business travellers are becoming increasingly cost-conscious, with almost two-thirds being asked to fly from airports served by "no-frills" airlines. This shift is driven by the need to reduce spiralling travel budgets, with executives flying at the weekend to economise. The move is
