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American Airlines Ditches More Jet Leases
January 28, 2012
AMR received court permission on Friday to walk away from nine aircraft leases, raising to 33 the total number of planes rejected by the bankrupt parent of American Airlines.
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Air Canada Schedulers To Strike If Ops Moved
January 28, 2012
Air Canada's crew and in-flight operations schedulers have voted to go on strike if the Canadian airline moved some operations to Toronto.
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US Air In Tentative Flight Attendants Deal
January 28, 2012
US Airways has reached a tentative deal on a combined contract with its flight attendants, who have been working to negotiate a joint agreement since the 2005 merger of US Airways and America West Airlines, the airline and the workers' union said on Friday.
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Kenya Airways Issues Profit Warning
January 28, 2012
Kenya Airways, one of Africa's leading carriers, issued a profit warning on Friday, blaming the euro zone debt crisis, political unrest in Egypt and escalating fuel prices.
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Qatar Air Could Delay A380 Delivery
January 27, 2012
The chief executive of Qatar Airways said he was confident Airbus would fix the cracks discovered on the wings of some of its A380 superjumbos but did not rule out delaying delivery if the problem persists.
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AIRLINE NEWS
American Airlines Ditches More Jet Leases
AMR received court permission on Friday to walk away from nine aircraft leases, raising to 33 the total number of planes rejected by the bankrupt parent of American Airlines.
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AIRPORT NEWS
Hong Kong Cargo Traffic Fell In 2011
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's busiest air cargo hub, said air cargo traffic in 2011 fell 4.6 percent as deepening global economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States hurt demand for exports from Asia, particularly China.
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AVIATION NEWS
Trichet Joins EADS Board In Reshuffle
The former head of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, was nominated to the board of EADS as the Franco-German-led group approved a long-awaited reshuffle that will see Airbus chief Tom Enders become chief executive.
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