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Delta Honors Veterans Video

  Delta Honors Veterans with $350,000 Fisher House Gift and Airport Celebration in D.C. Airline salutes service members with Boeing 757 christened the “Spirit of Freedom”

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United Reports October 2012 Operational Performance

United Continental Holdings, Inc. today reported October 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL’s consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in October 2012 decreased 3.3 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 4.4 percent versus October 2011. UAL’s consolidated load factor in October 2012 increased 0.9 points compared to October 2011. UAL’s October […]

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United Airlines Suspend New York Flights

Customers traveling to, from or through impacted cities may reschedule on United.com United Airlines today announced the company will suspend most service to and from the New York area between noon Wednesday, Nov. 7, and noon Thursday, Nov. 8, as a result of the winter storm forecast for the region. Weather conditions will likely cause […]

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Boeing Celebrates 500th Delivery of 737 with Boeing Sky Interior

Boeing’s popular passenger-inspired 737 Boeing Sky Interior today marked its 500th delivery and its second anniversary in service. The Next-Generation 737-800 was delivered to Newport Beach, Calif.-based leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG). Panama-based Copa Airlines will lease and operate the new airplane. “Our customers and their passengers tell us the 737 Boeing Sky Interior […]

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Philippine Airlines orders 10 more A330s

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has placed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 10 A330-300 widebody aircraft. The latest purchase agreement follows a major order from the airline in August for 44 single aisle A321s and 10 A330s under the carrier’s fleet modernisation programme. For its latest order the airline has selected the 240 tonne […]

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THAI takes delivery of its first A380

Thai Airways International (THAI) has taken delivery of its first A380, becoming the ninth airline to operate the world’s largest and most eco-efficient airliner. The aircraft was handed over to Captain Montree Jumrieng, Executive Vice President Technical, THAI, by Kiran Rao,  Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Airbus, at a special ceremony in Toulouse today. […]

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AirAsia to become first Airbus A320 ‘Sharklets’ operator

Airbus and the world’s largest A320 customer AirAsia announced that the airline will become the first operator of the A320 with ‘Sharklets’ when they take delivery of the first A320 equipped with these fuel-saving wing-tip devices at the end of this year. The aircraft exhibited on static and flying display at the ILA Berlin Air […]

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United Expands Rebooking Options For Customers Affected By T.S. Isaac

  United Airlines today announced the airline has added several Gulf Coast cities to those covered under the flexible-travel waiver that the airline put in place as a result of Tropical Storm Isaac.   Customers traveling on flights to, from or through the affected cities during the applicable travel dates may reschedule their itineraries for […]

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United Airlines Awards $851,000 In College Scholarships

United Airlines announced that it awarded $851,000 in college scholarships through the United Scholarship Fund to 580 employees and children of employees for the 2012-13 academic year. The United Scholarship Fund remains the only scholarship program in the country funded solely through employee contributions and donations from fundraising. The United Management Association supports the scholarship […]

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Oman Air considers launch of economy-only flights

Oman Air is considering the launch of economy-only flights on routes with low demand for premium class travel, the state-backed carrier’s CEO has said. Peter Hill said a handful of the flag airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft could be reconfigured to offer economy-only seating for routes with higher demand for budget travel.   “We are looking […]