Travel Insurance
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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Aircraft Purchased By Private Firm
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 Air To Buy Boeing Planes
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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Brazil
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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TAM Airlines
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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CRJ200 Jet Purchase
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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Sama Airlines
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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AA Considers Buying Into 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-Austrian Airlines Deal Completed
FRANKFURT - German flagship airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG has concluded its takeover of Austrian Airlines AG, the airline said Thursday.
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Airline Industry
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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Airline Industry
California-based airline Virgin America Inc.
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Airline Industry
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
Republic Airways Holdings has completed its acquisition of Midwest Airlines.
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Southwest 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
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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Republic Airways To Buy Frontier
Frontier Airlines would become a subsidiary of Republic Airways under a bankruptcy reorganization plan announced Monday afternoon.
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United Airlines
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
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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Airline Industry
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
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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