http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/etihad-airways-to-move-to-new-1bn-sabre-booking-system/

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(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) US Airways, AMR Talks Said to Intensify as Deadline Looms US Airways Group Inc.’s merger talks with bankrupt American Airlines are intensifying as the two sides try to agree on control of a combined company before confidentiality agreements expire next week, people familiar with the matter said. No decisions have been made on how ownership would be split between creditors of American parent AMR Corp. and US Airways investors or who would lead the company, said four of the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. A deal would create the world’s largest airline, giving American the scale to compete with rivals that surpassed it in size amid a wave of consolidation during the past decade. The possible merger gained support late last month from a group holding $1.5 billion in unsecured AMR debt, people familiar with the matter said then. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-07/us-airways-amr-talks-said-to-intensi

(Written on 2013/02/06)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) United Airlines says to comply immediately with FAA order on Boeing 787 BOSTON (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Wednesday it would immediately comply with an order from U.S. regulators grounding Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner pending safety checks of the plane's batteries. United, which had some 787 flights in-air when the order came down, said it would put currently scheduled passengers for future flights on other aircraft. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-boeing-faa-unitedbre90g028-20130116,0,7298561.story

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(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Boeing 787 Power System May Be Focus of FAA Review U.S. regulators plan to review the power system Boeing Co. (BA) created for its 787 Dreamliner after a fire on a Japan Airlines Co. (9201) jet this week followed several incidents last year, a person familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to announce the review today, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the details aren’t yet public. The 787’s design and manufacturing, which the FAA approved in 2011, will be part of the evaluation, the person said. The FAA didn’t immediately provide a comment. “We actively work with the FAA daily, across all of our product lines,” Marc Birtel, a Boeing spokesman in Seattle, said in an e-mailed statement while declining to comment on communications with the agency. “We are absolutely confident in the reliability and performance of the 787.” http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-01-10/boeing-787-p

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(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) U.S. Airlines Cancel 4,700 Flights Ahead of Hurricane Sandy U.S. airlines have canceled more than 4,700 flights due to depart Sunday and Monday, ahead of the expected landfall early Tuesday of Hurricane Sandy. Airlines canceled 1,030 domestic and international services on Sunday and a further 3,680 due to depart Monday, with east coast airports expected to decide later Sunday whether or not to close. Airports from Washington, D.C. up to Boston were implementing contingency plans, with the ability of staff to reach work and control towers to remain open in high winds among the key concerns. Most air traffic control towers close when winds reach 60 to 70 knots, but many of the early disruptions are because of mass transit shutdowns that have affected the availability of airline and airport staff, FlightAware said. New York is shutting down its transit system beginning at 7 p.m. local time on Sunday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240

(Written on 2012/10/28)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Airlines preemptively cancel 3,200 flights as Sandy menaces coast 11:01AM EDT October 28. 2012 - Airlines have already canceled more than 3,000 flights because of Hurricane Sandy, which is not expected to make landfall until sometime tomorrow. Flight-tracking company FlightAware.com says 707 U.S. flights have been canceled already today (Oct. 28), with the highest number coming at Newark Liberty airport – a major hub for United. Monday's flight schedule has taken a bigger hit with the preemptive cancellations, with the tally currently at 2,499, according to FlightAware. http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2012/10/26/sandy-airline-flights/1660875/

(Written on 2012/10/28)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) TSA PreCheck Program Security Hole Exposes Screening Status Airline boarding passes available to participants in the TSA's PreCheck program contain unencrypted information that could be used to determine if the person will receive expedited screening http://www.darkreading.com/advanced-threats/167901091/security/news/240009722/tsa-precheck-program-security-hole-exposes-screening-status.html

(Written on 2012/10/26)(Permalink)

yes it should say Embraer and Bombardier.... I just posted it as written from airnation... sorry

(Written on 2012/10/25)(Permalink)

here is a geat video on this http://live.wsj.com/video/high-fuel-costs-end-carriers-longest-routes/246D7A8C-76EC-4E31-AA20-2C3E6C5802E1.html#!246D7A8C-76EC-4E31-AA20-2C3E6C5802E1

(Written on 2012/10/25)(Permalink)

more info in this link... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-24/delta-sees-fourth-quarter-capacity-cut-up-to-3-percent-as-traffic-drops

(Written on 2012/10/25)(Permalink)