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  Strange But True Aviation News

  Posted by Rupa Haria 12:22 PM on Jan 20, 2012

  Put the life vests away. A pre-recorded emergency announcement was accidentally activated by cabin crew on board a British Airways flight from London to Miami, telling passengers: ... Read More >>

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  African Alliance Illustrates Need For A Private Forum

  Posted by Darren Shannon 10:33 AM on Oct 21, 2010

  Every industry has its cycles, and ours is definitely in the midst of an exciting time when almost anything is possible. And while consolidation and environmental causes, for now, ... Read More >>

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  Heathrow back on line

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 9:36 PM on Apr 20, 2010

  Flights have finally began landing again at London Heathrow airport after U.K. aviation authorities reopened much of the nation's airspace from 10p.m. local time.The reopening was ... Read More >>

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  AA/BA: Focus Now On European Ruling

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 5:40 AM on Feb 15, 2010

  After the U.S. Transportation Dept. made its long-awaited initial ruling on the Oneworld antitrust immunity application, attention now shifts to a pending decision by the European ... Read More >>

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  AA/BA - the reaction

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 12:14 AM on Feb 14, 2010

  Virgin head Richard Branson is pretty steamed at the DOT’s decision to allow the Oneworld transatlantic joint venture to go ahead with relatively few limits.  Branson cr... Read More >>

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  DOT Approves AA/BA, Sets Slot Divestiture

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 5:49 PM on Feb 13, 2010

  The U.S. Transportation Dept. today issued its initial approval of the Oneworld joint venture and codeshare application, and regulators are only demanding four Heathrow slot pairs ... Read More >>

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  AA/BA ruling expected today (Updated)

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 5:06 PM on Feb 12, 2010

  The drums are beating loudly that the U.S. Transportation Dept. intends to issue its initial decision today on the Oneworld antitrust immunity application.  Industry sources s... Read More >>

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  AA/BA decision coming soon?

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 6:37 PM on Feb 11, 2010

  Here's an interesting article by Doug Cameron of Dow Jones, examining the wave of key airline antitrust decisions that regulators around the globe are dealing with.This passage mid... Read More >>

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  Justice Dept. takes aim at AA/BA

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 10:59 PM on Dec 21, 2009

  So, the Justice Dept. doesn’t like the AA/BA application, eh? No surprise there, they have been signaling that for months. But the timing of their filing raises some interest... Read More >>

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  No AA/BA decision expected this week

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 4:34 PM on Nov 23, 2009

  A good source of mine has heard that the BA/AA antitrust ruling won’t be coming this week… and in fact, he says it is not likely until well into December or even Janua... Read More >>

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