Air France A380 superjumbo, the world's largest civilian airliner, is to set off tomorrow on the first Air France flight across the Atlantic bound for New York with 538 passengers aboard.Among those will be 380 aviation buffs who bid for places in an auction arranged by Air France to benefit Children-oriented humanitarian programs. The total amount raised was not disclosed.Air France will be the first...
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visitAirbus's first delivery of an A380 super-jumbo jetliner to Air France on Friday, which both companies are likely to tout as a proud moment for European industry, also drives home a more troublesome message: The pain being inflicted on euro-zone producers by Europe's common currency.Both Airbus, a unit of Franco-German European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co., and Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM SA...
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PARIS: Air France said Thursday itplans to cut fares on European flights as part of a wider move to revamp itsmedium-haul service and stem losses.The airline, part of the AirFrance-KLM SA group, said the price cuts, which reach up to 24% off the mostexpensive current fares on flights to Copenhagen and Frankfurt, are a responseto changing customer requirements. It said the fare cuts don't amount to...
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France-KLM is planning to cut 1,700 jobs next year after the airline posted a worse-than-expected quarterly loss.The company will ask workers to take voluntary redundancy at Air France in 2010. It is already cutting 3,000 jobs in the year to 31 March 2010.The firm made a net loss of 147m euros ($219m; £131m) between July and September, compared with 27m euros in the same period last year.The airline...
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DE JANEIRO: Families of the 228people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeastcoast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook inRio de Janeiro.European relatives of those who perished on flightAF 447 as it was flying from Rio to Paris arrived Friday on a chartered AirFrance plane.They met Brazilian kin to pay respects at a newmemorial erected...
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Air France became the first European airline to take delivery of the new Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jet, which it says will make it great savings in tough economic times.Take a close look at 6 little-known PSUs that have executed remarkable turnarounds.Copyright © 2009 Bennett...
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Mahesh Daga, Newark (New Jersey), Oct 28 : US carrier Continental Airline has become the 25th member of Star Alliance even as Air India continues its struggle to put its systems in order to join the world's oldest, largest and most comprehensive interline pact.The formal induction of the US carrier was announced at a ceremony at the swanky Newark Liberty International Airport here Tuesday, attended...
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carrier Continental Airline has become the 25th member of Star Alliance even as Air India continues its struggle to put its systems in order to join the world's oldest, largest and most comprehensive interline pact.The formal induction of the US carrier was announced at a ceremony at the swanky Newark Liberty International Airport here Tuesday, attended by the top brass of all the member 25 carriers,...
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British Airways and Spain's largest airline Iberia agreed to a merger forming the world's third-biggest airline, the companies announced.The merger, which was agreed after 16 months of negotiations, is to be completed by the end of 2010, keeping both brands in operation. British Airways (BA) would control 55 percent of the combined airline with Iberia holding 45 percent.The link-up would be the biggest...
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British Airways and Spain's largest airline Iberia agreed to a merger forming the world's third-biggest airline, the companies announced.The merger, which was agreed after 16 months of negotiations, is to be completed by the end of 2010, keeping both brands in operation. British Airways (BA) would control 55 percent of the combined airline with Iberia holding 45 percent.The link-up would be the biggest...
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