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RwandAir privatization update

Financial Picture Improves

RwandAir privatization update

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

The Rwandan national airline has reaffirmed its desire to continue with the privatization process at some stage in the future, when the value of RwandAir has increased and interest in the acquisition

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Will they or won't they? JAL shares plunge on bankruptcy fears

Japan Airlines

Will they or won't they? JAL shares plunge on bankruptcy fears

TOKYO — Shares of struggling Japan Airlines Corp. nosedived to a record low Wednesday on growing fears the money-losing carrier could be put through bankruptcy court as part of restructuring.

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Lan Airlines to list shares on Peruvian Exchange

Lan Airlines

Lan Airlines to list shares on Peruvian Exchange

By James Attwood and Alex Emery

Lan Airlines SA, Latin America’s biggest airline by market value, plans to list shares in Peru as the region’s issuers and exchanges seek to increase trading volume and lure foreign investors.

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Government rescue report sends JAL shares nearly 12% up

Japan Airlines

Government rescue report sends JAL shares nearly 12% up

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Shares of Japan Airlines surged nearly 12 percent Monday following a report the government is expediting a rescue for the struggling carrier.

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Lufthansa takes over bmi shares from SAS

Lufthansa-Related UK Holding Company Will Hold 100 Percent In Bmi

Lufthansa takes over bmi shares from SAS

By eTN Staff Writer

With effect from November 1, 2009, Lufthansa-related UK holding company, LHBD Holding Limited (LHBD), will take over a further 20 percent stake in British Midland PLC (bmi).

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Brazilian airline GOL to sell at least 51.8 million shares

GOL

Brazilian airline GOL to sell at least 51.8 million shares

SAO PAULO - Brazilian no-frills airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL) will continue to correct weaknesses in its cash position with a large global share issue next month.

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BA could be forced to tap the market for 500 million pounds to shore up its balance sheet

British Airways

BA could be forced to tap the market for 500 million pounds to shore up its balance sheet

LONDON - British Airways Plc has secured shareholder backing for a possible rights issue of new stock, according to a report in the Observer newspaper on Sunday.

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China Eastern to merge with Shanghai Airlines through a shares swap

China

China Eastern to merge with Shanghai Airlines through a shares swap

China Eastern Airlines Corp., releasing details of its agreed takeover of Shanghai Airlines Co., offered about 9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) as it seeks to dominate air travel in the nation’s financ

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Fraport transfers its shares to the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

Freed From Hahn's Financial Obligations

Fraport transfers its shares to the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

By eTN Staff Writer

FRANKFURT, Germany - With retroactive effect to January 1, 2009, the State of Rhineland-Palatinate is taking over all of Fraport AG's shares in Flughafen Frankfurt Hahn GmbH (FFHG).

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Merrill to buy 19 million shares of US Airways

Merrill To The Rescue

Merrill to buy 19 million shares of US Airways

By money.cnn.com

NEW YORK - US Airways said Thursday that Merrill Lynch has agreed to buy 19 million of the airline's shares in a new public offering.

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