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BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Apr 7, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- The European Union has opened the way for air travelers to use mobile phones to talk, text or send e-mails on planes throughout Europe's airspace. With the approval by EU regulators, airlines will be able to launch onboard mobile services later this year,.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Apr 4, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Music to the ears of its shareholders, Air France-KLM steps away from negotiations to take over Alitalia. Its sights may now be on Spain's Iberia After a 15-month effort to find a buyer for beleaguered Italian airline Alitalia (AZPIA), the proposed sal.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

BusinessWeek -- In awarding the contract for refueling planes, the Air Force told Boeing one thing, then did another, and made crucial math errors, an auditor's report says A new, fuller account of the June 18 auditor's ruling that gives Boeing (BA) another shot at a.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Apr 8, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- Alitalia's board is meeting Tuesday to discuss the breakdown of takeover talks with Air France-KLM. Air France-KLM on Monday gave Alitalia's unions a chance to reconsider their stance on its withdrawn takeover bid, which it insisted is the only option to.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The aerospace giant responds to Boeing in what's turning out to be an epic PR battle over a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract Northrop Grumman and Boeing have turned up the heat in the tanker war. In full-page advertisements that ran in major ne.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Mar 19, 2008 @ 8:07am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The company's formal protest of the tanker contract hints of shortcomings in its bid and capitalizes on U.S. fears about outsourcing Boeing (BA) executives filed their formal bid to overturn a $35 billion contract for air refueling tankers that was awa.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Mar 18, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BusinessWeek -- United Air's $50 hike is sticking as carriers swallow big fuel bills. Airline stocks, meanwhile, aren't helped by the increases The big U.S. airlines appear to have successfully pushed through the largest fare hike in recent years, at least for now. Un.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Mar 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- The European Union questioned Air France-KLM as part of an investigation into possible price-fixing on flights to Japan, the company said Wednesday. Air France-KLM said in a statement it was fully cooperating with EU investigators. Other European carri.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Despite its dismay over losing a huge Air Force contract, Boeing doesn't want to delay a plane the military needs Boeing (BA) executives, bewildered at losing a multibillion-dollar contract for a fleet of refueling tanker aircraft, are girding for batt.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Thu Jan 31, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The new laptop from Apple could make it into any nightclub, but its practicality is limited It didn't take long for Apple's new laptop, the MacBook Air, to set off an intense struggle between my heart and my head. Without doubt, the Air is the best loo.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sun Jul 8, 2007 @ 3:48am neoform

CNN -- German low-cost airline Air Berlin said Saturday it ordered 25 of Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner planes in a deal worth $4 billion at list prices. The deal, announced at a Boeing event in Seattle the day before the first 787 is unveiled, is the biggest s.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 10:59pm neoform

SF Gate -- Fast food chain Jack in the Box Inc. can continue to air TV ads that make a rival restaurant the butt of its jokes, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Andrew Guilford said he wanted to see more evidence of actual harm before barring the.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 2:26pm neoform

CNN -- CNN's Paula Sailles has traveled to Paris to cover the air show at Le Bourget. This is her first time at the world's biggest international aerospace event, and she is writing a blog to give you a first-hand account of life behind the scenes at Le Bourget... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 10:40am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The European planemaker, well behind Boeing these days, rolls out one vital sales order after another at the Paris Air Show For über aircraft salesman John Leahy, pitching Airbus jets to potential buyers over the past two years hasn't been a picnic. B.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed May 23, 2007 @ 10:31am neoform

CNN -- Concerns over air quality usually center on pollution, so it comes as some surprise to discover a group warning that the air that we breathe might not be good enough for our car tires. Standard service station airlines fill our tires with compressed ai.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 22, 2007 @ 7:55pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- The new U.S.-EU air transport pact is likely to lift passengers and some carriers. BusinessWeek.com maps out who it helps—and who hits turbulence The air transport agreement will remove many rules on Europe and the U.S. will be lifted. But does it fa.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 22, 2007 @ 8:32am neoform

BBC News -- European Union (EU) transport ministers have unanimously backed an "open skies" aviation deal with the US aimed at liberalising transatlantic air travel. The deal, which has been criticised by some UK airlines, eases restrictions on travel between Euro.. Read More