Airline Industry
Cargo jet hits van in Ghana, at least 10 dead
ACCRA - A cargo jet slammed into a minivan at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people, airport officials said.
American Airlines, flight attendants fail to cut costs
- American Airlines failed to agree on cost-cutting measures with its flight attendants' union, setting the stage for a judge to rule on voiding the contract for the bankrupt carrier, a subsidiary of AMR Corp, the union said in a statement late on Friday.
United Continental plans Houston job cuts
- United Continental Holdings will reduce flights and 1,300 jobs at Houston's biggest airport after that city gave Southwest Airlines approval to add international flights at a smaller airport in Houston.
U.S. Airways, TPG weigh joint bid for American's parent: sources
NEW YORK - US Airways Group and private equity firm TPG Capital may team up to bid for American Airlines' parent, AMR Corp, according to people familiar with the discussions.
US Airways, TPG weigh joint bid for American's parent: sources
NEW YORK - US Airways Group and private equity firm TPG Capital may team up to bid for American Airlines' parent, AMR Corp , according to people familiar with the discussions.
Analysis: Geography, not economy, counts in China's rebalancing
XI'AN, China - A gleaming new $1.4 billion airport extension, a $5.2 billion bullet train and Samsung's planned $7 billion electronics plant, touted as the largest single high-tech foreign investment in China, are sure signs of economic intent in ancient Xi'an.
Analysis: Geography, not economy, counts in China's rebalancing
XI'AN, China - A gleaming new $1.4 billion airport extension, a $5.2 billion bullet train and Samsung's planned $7 billion electronics plant, touted as the largest single high-tech foreign investment in China, are sure signs of economic intent in ancient Xi'an.
Blind Chinese activist Chen says is at Beijing airport
BEIJING - Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he had left a hospital in Beijing and was at the airport where he expected to be departing for the United States, a move that would signal the end of a diplomatic crisis between the two country.
Leaders of UAL pilots' union call for strike vote
WASHINGTON - Pilots' union leaders at United Continental Holdings , parent of the world's biggest carrier United Airlines, called on Thursday for its members to hold a strike vote after failing to agree on a contract after two years of talks with management.
Leaders of UAL pilots' union call for strike vote
- Pilot union leaders at United Continental Holdings , the parent of United Airlines, called o n Thursday for members to hold a vote on whether to strike over stalled contract talks.
What do you want to see in a passenger bill of rights?
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