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British Airways, American Airlines offer to give up slots to win approval for alliance

BA-AA Trans-Atlantic Alliance

British Airways, American Airlines offer to give up slots to win approval for alliance

By Stephanie Bodoni and Erik Larson

British Airways Plc and AMR Corp.’s American Airlines offered to give up at least four takeoff and landing slots in the U.S. and U.K. to win approval for their proposed trans-Atlantic alliance.

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Hainan Airlines receives approval to fly from Beijing to Hawaii

Chinese Airline To Begin Service To Hawaii

Hainan Airlines receives approval to fly from Beijing to Hawaii

HONOLULU — China's Hainan Airlines has received approval to begin service from Beijing to Hawaii.

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Lufthansa given the go-ahead to takeover Austrian Airlines

EC Approval

Lufthansa given the go-ahead to takeover Austrian Airlines

The European Commission (EC) approved today the takeover of Austrian Airlines by Deutsche Lufthansa AG of Germany after Lufthansa promised a set of remedies to remove the EC's competition concerns.

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Alternative jet fuel process receives approval

Cleaner Fuel

Alternative jet fuel process receives approval

By eTN Staff Writer

The final approval by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) of the FT-SPK jet fuel blend will help pave the way for the approval of additional renewable fuels, such as Bi

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Continental Airlines receives final approval to join Star Alliance

Antitrust Immunized Alliance

Continental Airlines receives final approval to join Star Alliance

By eTN Staff Writer

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) today approved the application for Continental Airlines to join the existing antitrust immunized alliance including United Airlines and eight other Star Allia

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American Airlines global alliance soon to be OK'd?

American Airlines Global Alliance

American Airlines global alliance soon to be OK'd?

By dallasnews.com

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation looks poised to approve antitrust immunity for American Airlines' alliance with British Airways, Iberia and other carriers.

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Continental is one step closer to joining United Airlines/Star Alliance Antitrust-Immunized Alliance

Star Alliance

Continental is one step closer to joining United Airlines/Star Alliance Antitrust-Immunized Alliance

By eTN Staff Writer

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday informed United Airlines that it has tentatively approved Continental Airlines' application to join the antitrust-immunized alliance of United and

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GOL announces new integrated route network

Receives Approval From Anac - National Civil Aviation Agency

GOL announces new integrated route network

By eTN

SAO PAULO, Brazil - GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., Brazil's low-cost airline company, announced that it has received Anac (National Civil Aviation Agency) approval to implement its new integrate

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Chinese tourists give Taiwan 91% approval

China-Taiwan Tourism

Chinese tourists give Taiwan 91% approval

By etaiwannews.com

Chinese tourists who have visited Taiwan since July 4 have given an average approval rating of 91 percent to tourism in Taiwan, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) reported yester

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