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Travel insurance: To buy or not to buy?

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance: To buy or not to buy?

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ

Snowstorms, hurricanes, missed flights or a case of the flu all ruin countless vacations each year. To protect against such unexpected disasters, many travelers have turned to travel insurance.

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No jets for Rwanda

Aircraft Purchased By Private Firm

No jets for Rwanda

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Press reports in South Africa, reportedly written with malicious intent to portray the government of Rwanda as "spending crazy" have been utterly rejected by Kigali last week.

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Turkish Airlines to purchase 20 new jets

Turkish Air To Buy Boeing Planes

Turkish Airlines to purchase 20 new jets

ISTANBUL - National flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, which aims to carry 20 percent more passengers in 2010, said on Thursday it would buy 20 planes from U.S.

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Carlyle acquires majority stake in CVC Turismo

Brazil

Carlyle acquires majority stake in CVC Turismo

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Gunna Dickson

SAO PAULO - U.S.-based buyout firm Carlyle Group bought 63.6 percent of CVC Turismo, Brazil's largest tourism agency, for an undisclosed amount, as the private equity firm casts about for deals in fas

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Brazil's TAM purchases Pantanal Linhas Aereas SA

TAM Airlines

Brazil's TAM purchases Pantanal Linhas Aereas SA

By Rogerio Jelmayer

SAO PAULO - Brazil's leading airline, TAM SA (TAM), said Monday that it has acquired small local airline Pantanal Linhas Aereas SA for 13 million Brazilian reals ($7.3 million).

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Rwandair receives first owned Bombardier CRJ

CRJ200 Jet Purchase

Rwandair receives first owned Bombardier CRJ

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

The Rwandan national airline took delivery earlier in the week of their first "owned" CRJ200 jet, purchased together with a second such aircraft some months ago from Germany’s Lufthansa.

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Saudi Sama Airlines to buy 20 planes

Sama Airlines

Saudi Sama Airlines to buy 20 planes

By Jason Benham

Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates - Saudi low-cost carrier Sama Airlines plans to buy 20 airplanes over the next four years from either Boeing or Airbus, its chief commercial officer said on Monday.

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American Airlines may buy equity in JAL

AA Considers Buying Into JAL

American Airlines may buy equity in JAL

American Airlines, the world’s second-largest carrier, may buy equity in Japan Airlines Corp. to prop up an ally that forecasts its fourth loss in five years, people familiar with the plan said.

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Lufthansa completes takeover of Austrian Airlines

Lufthansa-Austrian Airlines Deal Completed

Lufthansa completes takeover of Austrian Airlines

FRANKFURT - German flagship airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG has concluded its takeover of Austrian Airlines AG, the airline said Thursday.

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Airlines to buy synthetic fuel from Rentech

Airline Industry

Airlines to buy synthetic fuel from Rentech

Delta Air Lines Inc., AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and six other U.S. carriers agreed to buy as much as 1.5 million gallons a year of Rentech Inc.’s diesel fuel made from plant waste.

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Virgin America to buy Frontier's Airbus planes

Airline Industry

Virgin America to buy Frontier's Airbus planes

California-based airline Virgin America Inc.

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Battle for Frontier Airlines heats up

Airline Industry

Battle for Frontier Airlines heats up

The airline auction battle for bankrupt Frontier Airlines picked up a headwind today as Southwest bid $170 million for the carrier.

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Republic Airways completes  Midwest Airlines purchase

Republic Airways

Republic Airways completes Midwest Airlines purchase

Republic Airways Holdings has completed its acquisition of Midwest Airlines.

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Southwest to bid $113.6 million for Frontier Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Southwest to bid $113.6 million for Frontier Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday it is preparing a $113.6 million bid to purchase Frontier Airlines as part of a U.S.

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Air Jamaica to be bought by Spirit Airlines

Air Jamaica

Air Jamaica to be bought by Spirit Airlines

The owners of discount-carrier Spirit Airlines will purchase Air Jamaica, renaming the money-losing government-owned carrier Spirit of Jamaica, according to the Jamaica Gleaner.

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Under bankruptcy plan Republic Airways to buy Frontier Airlines

Republic Airways To Buy Frontier

Under bankruptcy plan Republic Airways to buy Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines would become a subsidiary of Republic Airways under a bankruptcy reorganization plan announced Monday afternoon.

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United Airlines plans on new aircraft purchase

United Airlines

United Airlines plans on new aircraft purchase

As soon as this fall, United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp. (UAUA), plans to place a substantial order with either Boeing Co.

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Lufthansa closes in on Austrian Airlines takeover

Lufthansa

Lufthansa closes in on Austrian Airlines takeover

By AP

VIENNA — More than 85% of Austrian Airlines' shareholders have accepted a public takeover offer by Germany's Lufthansa AG, the struggling carrier said Tuesday.

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Lufthansa offers EU remedies in Brussels Airlines bid

Airline Industry

Lufthansa offers EU remedies in Brussels Airlines bid

By bloomberg.com

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-largest airline, offered European Union regulators concessions in a bid to win approval for its plan to acquire a stake in Brussels Airlines.

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Malaysia Airlines plans airline buy

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines plans airline buy

By reuters.com

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is looking at an airline purchase as it has a cash surplus, a local newspaper said on Thursday, citing a top company official.

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