Monday, December 10, 2007

City airport area becomes wasteland (Philippine airlines)

Detroit News - About a dozen commercial airlines have pulled passenger service since 1975, and the only planes using it now are private, corporate and cargo. Still, some aviation experts see the airport as a key piece in the city's revitalization. Aides to Mayor
Wall Street Journal - And Newark, N.J., is 18% more expensive than New York's LaGuardia Airport. What's the reason for such wide disparities? It has little to do with airline costs and everything to do with competition. The presence of discount airlines -- such as
Financial Times - Working with Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Emirates Airlines chairman, Mr Stephenson, a former legal adviser to the airline, spent two years developing the concept, which he envisaged as a non-profit event. But Mr Juma said Mr Stephenson was
Bloomberg - Libyan Airlines signed a firm contract for the purchase of 15 Airbus SAS aircraft, confirming an initial agreement signed in June, Airbus said in an e-mailed statement this evening. Afriqiyah Airways, also of Libya, confirmed an order
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Slate - If something didn't go wrong on a flight, I think a representative from the airlines would meet me at the gate to knee me in the groin. Because I'm late, I won't be driving three hours to get in position to see Joe Biden tomorrow morning. Yes, Joe
Forbes - PANAMA CITY, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries, today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for November 2007: Copa Holdings November
CNBC - Grand China Airlines has applied to Chinese regulatory authorities to begin nonstop Beijing-Boston flights as early as mid-2009, said Tom Kinton, Massport's executive director. If Chinese authorities approve the plans, the new service's timing could