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Boeing Co is urging airlines to carry out a major retrofit on over 220 of its 777 jets in the light of a series of potentially dangerous incidents of overheating and chronic structural damage to engine parts, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Struggling Japan Airlines was offered a 1.1 billion dollar lifeline on Thursday from partners led by American Airlines, amid a bidding war with Delta Air Lines for a piece of Asia's biggest carrier.
United Airlines said Thursday that its traffic rose 1.8 percent in November. That plus a smaller fleet added up to planes that were 80.2 percent full.
Engineers at Airbus and Boeing are racing against the clock to carry out long-awaited test flights and shore up ventures worth billions of dollars.
American Airlines countered a $1 billion offer of aid for Japan Airlines, escalating a tug-of-war with Delta Airlines and its partners over the Japanese airline.
American Airlines upped the ante in the tug-of-war over Japan Airlines, vowing Thursday to lead a $1.1 billion investment in the struggling carrier to prevent it from falling into the orbit of rival Delta.
United Airlines Nov. Traffic Rises, Capacity Down
American Airlines cut its November flying, so even with a slight drop in demand, its planes were fuller. The nation's second-largest carrier said on Thursday that it cut its capacity 4.2 percent, to 11.92 billion available seat miles, compared with November 2008.
American Airlines Nov. Traffic, Capacity Declines
American Airlines, the oneworld alliance and private equity firm TPG on Thursday offered to invest 1.1 billion dollars in struggling Japan Airlines (JAL).
American Airlines and its Fort Worth equity partner, TPG, have offered to invest $1.1 billion in the struggling Japan Airlines.
American Airlines, the oneworld alliance and private equity firm TPG on Thursday offered to invest 1.1 billion dollars in struggling Japan Airlines, they said at a Tokyo press conference.
AMR Corp. (AMR), the operator of American Airlines and regional airline American Eagle, said late Thursday that traffic declined at American Airlines and rose at American Eagle in November.
United Airlines, in addition to American Airlines, is now offering one free child's ticket for ages 2-12 with the purchase of each paid adult fare (age 18 and older) for direct commercial flights into Eagle Airport. Upon arrival, children also receive free transportation to and from Vail or Beaver Creek via Colorado Mountain Express with a paying adult, free skiing or riding at Vail and Beaver ...
European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it took 225 jet orders in the first 11 months of 2009, offsetting 31 cancellations and putting it ahead of The Boeing Co.
Plantation, Fla. and Fort Worth, Texas – December 2, 2009 – In the true spirit of giving, American Airlines Cargo and DHL Express, the world’s leading express delivery and logistics company, recently partnered to deliver premium steak dinners to U.S. troops based in Afghanistan.
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