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August 1, 2008
Airlines sell frequent-flier miles for fast cash

Airlines searching for extra cash to survive their deepening financial crisis are finding out just how valuable their frequent-flier programs really are.

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August 1, 2008
BA reports 88 per cent slump in profits

British Airways has blamed the "worst trading environment ever" for an 88 per cent drop in profits for the three months until the end of June.

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July 31, 2008
Zoom drops Gatwick-JFK link

Zoom Airlines will cease flying between London and New York on October 31, a result of high fuel prices and increased competition on the route following the Open Skies agreement.

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July 31, 2008
Eurostar adds 11th daily Brussels service

Eurostar is adding an 11th daily service in each direction between London and Brussels from December 14.

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July 31, 2008
Airport passenger and freight traffic slows in June

Airports report a slowing passenger traffic growth trend in June 2008, with worldwide growth at a modest 2 percent. High oil and jet fuel prices, stock market turbulences, inflation and an uncertain economic outlook have taken their toll on air traffic in June, also impacting half year figures.

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July 31, 2008
BA plans to fill the void left by Silverjet

British Airways is aiming to fill the void left by Silverjet and other failed business-only airlines with changes to its subsidiary OpenSkies.

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July 30, 2008
Delta Raises Fee for a Second Bag

Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it was doubling, to $50, the fee for checking a second bag, three months after airlines initially began imposing the charge.

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July 30, 2008
Exploding oxygen tank hit cabin of Qantas jet

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A packed Qantas jetliner lost the use of crucial flight instruments after an oxygen cylinder exploded in its hold last week blasting a large hole in its fuselage, an air safety investigator said Wednesday.

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July 30, 2008
United Airlines sues pilots and union

United Airlines on Wednesday asked a federal judge to stop four pilots and their union from abusing sick time and refusing to fly extra hours, saying illegal job actions have caused hundreds of cancellations.

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July 29, 2008
An Airliner Outfitted to Wash, Rinse and Repeat

EVER since they introduced lie-flat beds and sumptuous business-class cabins about 10 years ago, premium international airlines have been playing leapfrog with one another in devising new amenities to lure the most lucrative segment of fliers: those able to spend the money on long-haul flights in first or business class.

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