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Plane crashes into Lake Winnebago, 2 die
The National Transportation Safety Board has started to investigate a plane crash in Lake Winnebago that killed a man and a woman. Authorities said a yellow 1940 Piper Cub was apparently trying to make an emergency landing when it went down. It happened just before noon yesterday about a quarter-mile off the western shore of […]
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JetBlue Airways at year lows
Shares of JetBlue Airways Corporation booked a new 52 week low by trading below $5.26, traders are definitely monitoring JetBlue’s price action to see if this move attracts further selling, or it this last push down sets a tradable bottom in the stock. JetBlue Airways Corporation provides nonstop passenger flight service.The airline is based in […]
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Tiger Airways expands fleet and flights
Budget carrier Tiger Airways said it is to add six Airbus A320 aircraft to its fleet by March next year as part of moves to step up operations and capture the growing appetite for low-fare travel in the Asia-Pacific region. The move will increase the size of its fleet to 20 aircraft. The carrier also […]
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AA terminal at New York’s JFK opens as briefcase searched
American Airlines reopened the ticketing area and lower baggage claim of its terminal at New York City’s John F. Kennedy airport after a brief evacuation to investigate an unattended briefcase. The terminal was reopened at 9 a.m. local time after the bag was searched and found to contain papers and other normal business materials, said […]
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Airline to offer Louisville flight to Bahamas
An airline says it will begin a $99 nonstop flight from Louisville to a Caribbean island later this year. Vision Airlines says there will be two weekly departures from Louisville International Airport to Grand Bahama Island beginning Nov. 3. The flights on a 148-seat Boeing 737 will take off at 7 p.m. on Thursdays and […]
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Plastic takes to skies
Air India has ordered 27 of them, Jet Airways another 10. Most of these aircraft should have begun commercial operations by now, but not one has yet been delivered. Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has been inordinately delayed. The ambitious plan that called for 787 parts to be flown in from various places across the world […]
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Airlines taking savings from expired taxes
Airlines are tossing consumers aside and grabbing the benefit of lower federal taxes on travel tickets. By Saturday night, nearly all the major U.S. airlines had raised fares to offset taxes that expired the night before. That means instead of passing along the savings, the airlines are pocketing the money while customers pay the same […]
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U.S. airlines fight prospect of higher security fees
U.S. airlines are fighting the prospect of sharply higher passenger security fees that could be part of any deficit-reduction plan. The approach is among a handful involving aviation that have swirled around the ever-changing complexion of efforts by Congress and the White House to avert a debt default. While those proposals would cover only a […]
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AA`s largest order of jets in aviation history
Despite a quarter-billion-dollar loss in the second quarter, American Airlines has placed the largest order of aircrafts in aviation history, it has been announced Thursday. The acquisition of the new fleet will improve accommodations for passengers, adding 460 “narrowbody” fuel-efficient models that will reduce petroleum costs – the first of which will hit runways by […]
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Delta, US Airways won approval for slot swap
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and US Airways Group (LCC.N) won tentative U.S. government approval on Thursday to proceed with a large swap of takeoff and landing rights in New York and Washington, D.C., letting each build on their already strong positions at key airports popular with business travellers. The deal has been in the works […]