Air Freight News
US resumes commercial passenger air service to Venezuela
U.S. passenger air service to Venezuela resumed on Thursday after more than six years, with the first American Airlines flight departing for Caracas from Miami…
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Airbus misses core profit estimates as deliveries slow
Europe's Airbus posted a sharp drop in first-quarter core profit on Tuesday, falling well below market expectations as the world's largest planemaker delivered fewer aircraft…
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United Airlines launches new summer flights to Split, Bari, Glasgow and Santiago De Compostela
• Airline launches first-ever nonstop service from Newark/New York to Split, Croatia; Santiago de Compostela, Spain, as well as the industry's only nonstop flights from…
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Budget airlines pitch US government aid under $2.5 billion relief plan, sources say
A group of U.S. budget airlines, including Frontier and Avelo, has proposed exchanging warrants that could be converted into equity stakes for $2.5 billion in…
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United ends pursuit of American Airlines after merger approach rebuffed
United Airlines said on Monday it had ended its pursuit of a merger with American Airlines after the rival carrier declined to engage following an…
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Union says federal bailout of Spirit Airlines must protect employees
A union representing workers at Spirit Airlines said any federal bailout of the bankrupt low-cost carrier must protect employees.
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American Airlines rejects United merger, explores deeper Alaska ties
American Airlines Chief Executive Robert Isom flatly rejected a merger with United Airlines as anti-competitive on Thursday, pledged to defend American's Chicago hub and signaled…
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Spirit Airlines in advanced talks on government financing, lawyer says
A lawyer for Spirit Airlines confirmed Thursday the bankrupt carrier is in advanced discussions with the federal government on the terms of a significant financing…
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BGS expands cooperation with LOT across Central and Eastern Europe
Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has extended its cooperation with LOT Polish Airlines across multiple stations…
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Record demand can’t save US airlines from Iran war fuel shock
U.S. airlines are seeing their best passenger numbers ever, cramming more people onto their planes and boosting revenues, yet in a cruel paradox, a war…