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May 21, 2009
It's the last gasp for bomb-sensing 'puffers' at airports

A $36 million anti-terrorism program designed to detect bombs on airline passengers by shooting air blasts to dislodge explosive particles is being scuttled because the machines proved unreliable at airports.

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May 21, 2009
Around 4,000 jobs to go at Amex

American Express is cutting around 4,000 jobs as part of a worldwide cost cutting drive.

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May 21, 2009
Qantas withdraws first class from London-HK route

During the summer months Qantas has decided to withdraw first class from three long-haul routes owing to the downturn in traffic.

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May 20, 2009
Airport News - May 09

The US Federal Aviation Administration has admitted that the nation's air traffic control systems are vulnerable to cyber attack following a top-level probe into systems security

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May 20, 2009
Travel Tech News - May 09

Travelers are evidently taking President Obama's advice to exercise prudence, but not to panic, in the face of the swine flu outbreak

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May 18, 2009
Nonstop nonstops by Laura Jackson

The number of nonstop destinations is a key measure of an airport's strength, especially from an economic-development perspective.

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May 18, 2009
Ban on non-essential travel to Mexico lifted

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has lifted a ban on all but essential travel to Mexico following the swine flu outbreak.

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May 21, 2009
Dubai's new airport to open June 2010

Dubai's new international airport - Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International (DWC-AMI) is on course to open in June 2010.

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May 15, 2009
EU approves bmi takeover

Lufthansa given the green light

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May 15, 2009
Branson steps up war or words against BA/AA

Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson has made a last-ditch warning over the implications of British Airways and American Airlines combining their transatlantic operations.

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