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Air Berlin cuts Boeing orders by  $1.7B

Air Berlin

Air Berlin cuts Boeing orders by $1.7B

By GEORGE FREY

FRANKFURT — German airline Air Berlin Plc said Tuesday it will cancel $1.7 billion worth in orders for Boeing 787 aircraft to adjust to lower market demand.

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Continental to eliminate 600 more jobs

Continentals Airlines Job Cuts

Continental to eliminate 600 more jobs

By Mary Schlangenstein

Continental Airlines Inc. said it will eliminate 600 additional reservation-agent jobs, about 23 percent of its total, as more travelers book their own flights.

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Peru campaigns to bring tourists back to Cuzco

Peru Tourism

Peru campaigns to bring tourists back to Cuzco

Peru's government is cutting air fares and hotel rates hoping to draw tourists to the Incan city of Cuzco even though the country's top tourist destination, the nearby Machu Picchu fortress, remains i

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JAL to cut 61 flights to China, Mexico

Japan Airlines

JAL to cut 61 flights to China, Mexico

Struggling Japan Airlines Corp.

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Job cuts planned at US Airways, American Airlines

Airline Industry

Job cuts planned at US Airways, American Airlines

CHICAGO - American Airlines parent AMR Corp and US Airways Group said they would cut jobs and tweak their operations to better match the travel market, which struggles to recover from the economic rec

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JAL to cut 13,000 jobs by 2015

Japan Airlines

JAL to cut 13,000 jobs by 2015

By Aya Takada

Japan Airlines Corp.

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British Airways sidetracks union involvement, cuts 1,000 cabin crew

British Airways Cuts

British Airways sidetracks union involvement, cuts 1,000 cabin crew

LONDON - British Airways PLC.

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Air Jamaica laying off more than 200 workers

Air Jamaica Job Cuts

Air Jamaica laying off more than 200 workers

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Air Jamaica says is it laying off more than 200 workers as the national carrier struggles with growing losses.

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Lufthansa to cut 15% of its administrative staff

Lufthansa Staff Cuts

Lufthansa to cut 15% of its administrative staff

FRANKFURT - German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG plans to cut around 15% of its administrative staff by the year 2012, a spokesman confirmed Monday.

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JAL cuts flight between Osaka and Dalian

Flight Frequency Plan Revised Again

JAL cuts flight between Osaka and Dalian

By eTN Staff Writer

The JAL Group announced that international service between Osaka (Japan) and Dalian (China) will be discountinued.

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JAL confirms talks with foreign airlines, will cut 14% of work force

Japan Airlines Confirms Talks, Job Cuts

JAL confirms talks with foreign airlines, will cut 14% of work force

By YOSHIO TAKAHASHI

TOKYO - Japan Airlines Corp. confirmed tie-up talks with foreign carriers and said it would slash its work force by 14% as the struggling carrier seeks to escape its long malaise.

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921 jobs to be cut by American Airlines

American Airlines' Job Cuts

921 jobs to be cut by American Airlines

American Airlines Inc. said Tuesday that 921 flight attendant positions will be eliminated, effective Oct. 1.

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Japan Airlines considering slashing 5,000 jobs

Japan Airlines Might Cut Jobs

Japan Airlines considering slashing 5,000 jobs

TOKYO — Struggling Japan Airlines Corp., which is in the midst of major restructuring, is considering slashing 5,000 jobs in three years, a news report said Monday.

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SAS cuts more jobs

SAS

SAS cuts more jobs

STOCKHOLM — Scandinavian airline group SAS AB on Wednesday said it will cut between 1,000 and 1,500 more jobs to reduce costs after posting another large loss for the second quarter amid falling dem

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Japan Airlines loses US$1billion in second quarter

Flights Will Be Drastically Cut

Japan Airlines loses US$1billion in second quarter

Japan Airlines said yesterday that it lost US$1 billion in the previous quarter as the global economic downturn and swine flu fears caused a slump in passenger numbers.

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US carriers: Planes are full, traffic down

Airline Industry

US carriers: Planes are full, traffic down

U.S. airlines sold fewer seats but flew fuller planes in July as the economic recession continued to nibble at travel demand.

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Singapore Airlines: No layoffs. At least for now.

Singapore

Singapore Airlines: No layoffs. At least for now.

SINGAPORE, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines, the world's second largest airline by market value, has no plans to cut jobs or further reduce flights, its chief executive said, according to a Strait

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US carriers trimming flying, cutting jobs

Airline Industry

US carriers trimming flying, cutting jobs

Continental Airlines Inc. plans to eliminate 1,700 jobs and Southwest Airlines Co.

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400 administrative jobs to be eliminated by Lufthansa

Lufthansa

400 administrative jobs to be eliminated by Lufthansa

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-largest airline, said it aims to cut administrative jobs by 20 percent under a 1 billion-euro ($1.41 billion) cost- savings program as traffic falls and fuel p

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US Airways to cut 600 ground jobs

US Airways

US Airways to cut 600 ground jobs

MINNEAPOLIS — US Airways is cutting 600 ground jobs this fall as it continues to struggle with the slow economy.

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