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16/04/2008 - FACE OFF

Alitalia: a crash landing?

Silvio Berlusconi, is opposed to a Air France-KLM takeover of Alitalia. But time is running out: the company loses more than 1 million euros per day. Who will save Italian airline company from crash landing ?
AVIATION - LONDON HEATHROW
British Airways managers to go over Heathrow fiasco
Two senior executives are leaving British Airways following the chaotic opening of the Terminal 5 building at London's Heathrow Airport, which led to hundreds of flight cancellations.
AIRLINE MERGER
Northwest, Delta to announce merger details
US airliners Northwest and Delta plan to announce details of a merger agreement on Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. The united companies would form the largest passenger carrier in the US. (Report: A. Roy)
UNITED STATES - AIRCRAFT
American Airlines cancels nearly 600 new flights
In one week, American Airlines cancelled more than 3,000 flights, with nearly 600 cancellations in one day. A lack of safety inspections on American Airlines aircraft caused the disruption.
AVIATION - TRAVEL
Chaos as US airline grounds more flights
American Airlines, the largest US airline, has canceled around 570 flights scheduled for Friday due to wiring problems with its MD-80 fleet for a second time this week. The disruptions affect more than 300,000 passengers. (Report: A.Roy)
EU - USA - AIRLINE
New 'open skies' agreement takes off
After four years of negotiations, a new transatlantic agreement has taken effect, allowing EU carriers to fly from anywhere in the bloc to any point in the United States, raising hopes for a new era of travel. (Report: T.Adamson-Coumbousis)
RUSSIA - GEORGIA
Moscow ends Georgian flight embargo
Passenger flights between Russia and Georgia resumed Tuesday, more than a year after they were suspended amidst an espionage dispute between the two countries.
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