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July 9, 2008
Business Travelers Increasingly Rely on GPS Devices

Portable GPS devices are seeing "explosive growth," says Tom Murray of TomTom, a GPS device manufacturer. About 10 million GPS devices were sold in North America last year.

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July 9, 2008
Boeing Projects Global Shift to New, More Efficient Airplanes

Boeing (NYSE: BA) forecasts a $3.2 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next two decades, driven by an increasing demand for airplanes to replace older, less efficient aircraft.

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July 9, 2008
Super Scanners at British Airports

High-powered machines that produce detailed double X-ray images mean passengers no longer have to unpack laptops. Waits were cut to five minutes in June

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July 8, 2008
Brussels set to rubberstamp green edict on airlines

As fuel prices continue to put the squeeze on the airline industry, it faces another financial blow tomorrow when Brussels is set to ratify a green treaty that will see fares climb even higher.

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July 8, 2008
Vueling and Clickair to merge

Spanish carriers Vueling and Clickair have finalised talks to merge following intense competition in the market and spiralling fuel costs.

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July 8, 2008
BA and Virgin forced into joint ads

Airlines finance two-week campaign to inform passengers of their compensation rights in the wake of price-fixing.

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July 8, 2008
Business Travel Social Networking Tools on the Rise

Researching a business trip once involved guidebooks and the advice of a handful of friends and co-workers.

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July 8, 2008
Flying Was Supposed to Be Better This Summer. It's Not

After last summer's travel nightmare of delays and cancellations, airlines and the federal government promised that things would be better this year. But, so far, this summer is just as miserable.

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July 8, 2008
Southwest's Seven Secrets for Success

What’s the airline-industry jargon for unconventional wisdom? Southwest Airlines. By some estimates, the country's major carriers have consumed perhaps $100 billion in capital during the past decade, but Southwest Airlines continues to be profitable.

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July 8, 2008
OpenSkies: The Airline, Part II

Days after we reported on OpenSkies, the wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways providing transatlantic all-business service between New York and Paris, the airline tripled in size.

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