Large carriers hopeful after tough years (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The headwinds that helped push Delta Air Lines into bankruptcy two years ago have lately turned in favor of large, hub-and-spoke carriers, helping them survive one of the industry's most stressful stretches. Many observers predicted one or two of the biggest carriers might succumb to the financial descent that began in 2000 and was pushed into a nose dive by the terrorist hijackings of 2001. Yet ......more...Budget airline Fly Asian will buy 15 Airbus jets (International Herald Tribune)
The company is trying to take advantage of move to long-haul flights at low cost....more... Briefs: Frontier may add Baton Rouge route (Denver Post)
Frontier Airlines is expected to announce it will fly from Denver to Baton Rouge, La., as the Baton Rouge Airport prepares to publicize new service, according to media reports from the area....more... AP Executive Morning Briefing (Centre Daily Times)
The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, April 26, 2007:...more... Scoop Archives (Scoop.co.nz)
SCOOP.CO.NZ archive pages provide PLAIN FULL TEXT search access to the Scoop archives devided into CATEGORIES. The database indexes approximately 12 months of Scoop items and is updated each night....more... The RBI policy statement (rediff.com)
This Statement consists of two parts:...more... Boeing's 787: Going like a dream (Independent)
For a man saddled with such a monumental project, Mike Bair is remarkably calm. The silver-haired engineer is head of development for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the new plane and unofficial saviour of the world's largest aerospace company....more... Jetstar set to fly into the black (Channel NewsAsia)
Jetstar Asia, the Singapore-based budget airline owned 49 per cent by Australia's Qantas Airways, said rising demand for air travel in South-east Asia and cost cuts will help it break even earlier than its 2009 forecast....more... FLYING THE GREEN SKIES / European carriers let passengers fight global warming (San Francisco Chronicle)
Two major European airlines are offering their passengers a chance to do something about global warming. British Airways and most recently Scandinavian Airlines System have established programs that give travelers the opportunity to pay carbon-offset... ...more... |