If You Sell Them Condos, They'll Have To Keep On Coming Back

Philippines: Tourists targeted for condos

Manila, Philippines - The government is working with property developers to sell condominium units as second homes for foreign tourists in a bid to boost repeat visits, the Tourism department said in

Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines to add two new Airbus A330s

HONOLULU - In a significant first step of its long-range fleet plan, Hawaiian Airlines today announced the acquisition of two new wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft that will accelerate the start of t

American Airlines

American Airlines to buy Boeing 787s

DALLAS - American Airlines says it will buy 42 Boeing 787-9 jets as part of a move to improve the fuel efficiency of its fleet.

Turkey

Turkey to buy 105 more planes from Boeing, Airbus

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish Airlines says it will buy 105 new planes from Boeing Co. and Airbus.

Lufthansa

Lufthansa buys stake in Belgian airline

BRUSSELS: Deutsche Lufthansa, the second-largest European airline, agreed to buy 45 percent of SN Brussels Airlines for €65 million as the pace of consolidation in the industry accelerates.

S7

Russian airline to acquire 11 more Boeing planes

MOSCOW - S7, Russia's second-largest airline, said it will acquire 11 more Boeing Co. airplanes and retire all Soviet models this year to cut costs as fuel prices rise.

SkyWest

SkyWest buying stake in Brazil airline

NEW YORK - US-based SkyWest Airlines will buy a 20 percent stake in Brazilian regional carrier Trip, seeking a foothold in the South American nation's rapidly expanding passenger air travel market, th

Gatwick? Wrap it please, I'll take it.

Sir Richard Branson wants to buy English airport

Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire owner of airline Virgin Atlantic, has said he would be interested in bidding for London's Gatwick airport.

Lufthansa

Lufthansa to buy stake in Brussels Airlines

FRANKFURT, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-largest airline, plans to pay 65 million euros ($96.1 million) for a 45 percent stake in fledgling carrier Brussels Airlines with t

Lufthansa

Lufthansa officially bidding for Austrian Airlines stake, spokesman says

FRANKFURT — The leading German airline, Lufthansa, has officially declared interest in buying part of troubled Austrian Airlines, a spokesman told AFP on Monday.

French Airline L'Avion To Be Integrated With New Transatlantic Subsidiary OpenSkies

British Airways completes purchase of L'Avion

PARIS and NEW YORK - British Airways today announced that it has completed the purchase of French airline L'Avion, which will be integrated with British Airways' new subsidiary OpenSkies.

Biman Boeing Order

Bangladesh airline orders two 737-800s

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered two Boeing 737-800 airplanes worth between $140 million and $158 million, according to Boeing.

Silverjet - Here We Go Again...

ArabJet may buy troubled airline Silverjet

LONDON - ArabJet, a planned premium class airline based in Dubai, is talking to the administrators of SilverJet, the failed business class carrier, about a possible sale, a source familiar with the talks said on Monday.

Luton-based SilverJet, which operated three planes between London, Dubai and New York, collapsed into administration ... read more

Orion Expedition Cruises

KSL buys Orion Expedition Cruises

KSL Capital Partners (KSL), a leading private equity firm, today announced that it has acquired Orion Expedition Cruises (Orion), the premier luxury expedition cruise line serving pristine destinations in Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Antarctica.

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi airline signs deal with Boeing for eight aircraft

Dhaka - US aircraft manufacturer Boeing and state-owned Bangladesh airline Biman have signed a memorandum of understanding on the purchase of eight new aircraft to modernize the national flag carrier, officials said Sunday. Under the deal Boeing will supply four of the latest 777-300 ER aircraft to Biman by 2013 while four 787-8s will be ready ... read more

El Al

El Al to buy three 737 planes from Spanish airline

TEL AVIV - El Al Israel Airlines ELAL.TA said on Tuesday it had signed a letter of intent to buy three new short-haul Boeing 737-800 planes from an unnamed Spanish airline for $145 million.

El Al, Israel's flag carrier, said it expects to receive the planes in 2009. It will put up 15 percent of the investment from its own resources and ... read more

Big Sky Airlines

Big Sky employees launch attempt to buy airline

Employees for Big Sky Airlines, led by the pilots' union, are attempting to buy the Billings-based business and keep running Essential Air Service flights throughout Eastern Montana.

Big Sky pilot captain Bruce Tall, who heads Local 15 of the United Transportation Union, and other pilots from Billings flew to Helena earlier this week to ... read more

Buck Travel

US tourists getting less bang for their bucks

The US dollar used to be the universal tourist currency, accepted almost anywhere, from the streets of Hanoi to the plains of Africa. But the continued slide of the dollar against other currencies has led the greenback to be shunned in unexpected places, creating new problems for American travelers and pushing prices higher.

UK

Cruise website pays record $1m for domain name

The www.cruises.co.uk domain name has sold for $1 million (£510,554), in a deal that has been reported to break the record for the highest price ever paid for a .co.uk web address.

The company that has bought the name is a cruise deals website, read more

Alitalia losing altitude fast

You know you're a troubled airline when even Aeroflot refuses to buy you

Rome - You know you're a troubled airline when even Aeroflot refuses to buy you.

Italy's national air carrier, Alitalia, spent much of 2007 searching unsuccessfully for a buyer. The airline is heavily in debt, loses about $1.6 million a day, is plagued by strikes and is saddled with an aging, fuel-guzzling fleet.