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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:22:16 CEST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BA Identifies Potenital Merger Targets]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:22:16 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[British Airways Plc said it has identified about 12 airlines that would be attractive to International Airlines Group, the company being formed by the U.K. carrier's merger with Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA. British Airways and Iberia narrowed the list of potential targets from an initial pool<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qantas looks at flights to Brazil]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:21:49 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[QANTAS is considering tapping into the booming Brazilian economy by flying either to Sao Paulo or the popular tourist destination of Rio de Janiero. Any decision by the airline to launch flights to Brazil is likely to result in it dropping services to Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, because of i<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flying Tall: Should Airlines Accommodate Tall Passengers?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:49:26 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Colby on a recent flight. Imagine if the seat were reclined. He can&#39;t even make the tray table go flat.A while back Colby, a 7 foot tall man, emailed me asking to look into what airlines could do to make flying for tall people easier. At first I didn&#8217;t think too much about it. &#8220;Why <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[German aviation tax comes into force]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:49:20 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[German passenger carriers have been left reeling, as the national government implemented a new levy on flight tickets. As part of a wider austerity drive, German chancellor Angela Merkel stated the tax would raise €1 billion by 2014.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Emirates to operate daily flights to Madinah]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:03:43 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Emirates airline has announced plans to increase its flights to Madinah to seven per week from 31st October 2010. From October 31, flights to Madinah will depart from Dubai each day at 1.15am, arriving in Madinah at 3.15am. On the return journey, the flight will depart from Madinah at 4.45am, arriv<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Star Alliance: New Brazil Airpass]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:04:21 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Brazil Airpass allows travel across the entire domestic network of more than 45 destinations served by TAM Airlines. The routing can be freely selected and needs to cover between four and nine flight coupons. Each city may be visited once, although connecting flights through the same airports a<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Emirates A380 network continues to expand]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:24:36 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Emirates, the world's largest operator of the Airbus A380, today announced Hong Kong as the newest destination for its super-jumbo.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In-flight cell phone use faces uphill battle]]></title>
<link>http://travel.vote-for.it/en/in-flight-cell-phone-use-faces-uphill-battle/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:33:15 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A battle is brewing in the court of public opinion and in Congress over whether air travelers should be allowed to use cell phones in flight as many foreign airlines now permit but which critics say is unsafe and annoying. Advocates of in-flight cell phone hope to overturn bans that they say are ou<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thai turns to Tiger on low-cost]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:01:34 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A new Bangkok-based joint-venture between Thai Airways and Singapore's Tiger Airways is expected to help both airlines move ahead with expansion plans and cope with competition in the coming years.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lift off for global premium aviation]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:01:33 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of airline passengers travelling in premium class increased in June as the global economic recovery gains momentum, the airline industry body IATA has said.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[JetBlue Attendant Goes Ballistic On Flight To JFK]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:43:26 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A flight attendant ran out of patience on a plane that just landed at JFK on Monday afternoon, so he allegedly cursed a blue streak over the p.a. system, grabbed some beers,  pulled the emergency chute, slid down and ran from the plane,  sources said.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Air France extends Premium Voyageur rollout]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:40:17 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Air France has now fitted all of its B777-200 and B777-300 aircraft with the premium economy seats, with its A330s and A340s due to be retrofitted by the end of November, and the carrier's A380 aircraft set to feature the new cabin from the summer of 2011.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexicana bankrupt, while U.S. doubts Mexico air safety]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:55:57 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mexicana Airlines declared bankruptcy in the United States and Mexico on Tuesday, citing a slumping economy, high labor costs and setbacks from last year's H1N1 flu crisis. The bankruptcy came amid a flurry of Mexico-related aviation news the past week, including Friday's U.S. decision to downgrade<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[American Airlines lowers miles for short trips]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:51:37 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[American Airlines says it's offering frequent fliers the chance to book short flights for 17,500 miles each way, nearly one-third less than the usual toll. American Airlines said Tuesday the offer lasts until Aug. 31 for travel up to Dec. 15 on American, American Eagle or AmericanConnection nonstop<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shanghai Airlines to abandon Star Alliance]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:42:15 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[China's Shanghai Airlines is to leave Star Alliance following the decision of its merger partner, China Eastern Airlines, to join rival SkyTeam. China Eastern opted for SkyTeam in April and, at the time, the consequences of the decision on Shanghai Airlines were unclear.<br /><br /><br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Berlin to join oneworld alliance]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:23:21 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Germany's Air Berlin says it is joining the oneworld alliance in a bid to offer its customers more flight destinations. The country's second-biggest airline said in a regulatory filing it has reached a basic agreement with British Airways on Monday to join the alliance.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supersonic air travel may come back]]></title>
<link>http://travel.vote-for.it/en/supersonic-air-travel-may-come-back-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:40:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Supersonic air travel, halted in 2003 with the retirement of trans-Atlantic Concorde service, may be coming back, one U.S. aerospace company says. The Aerion Supersonic Business Jet will carry a dozen passengers at a speed of Mach 1.5 -- about 1,100 miles an hour -- for 4,000 miles, Aerion Corp., w<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Air France Stewardess Stole Thousands From Passengers]]></title>
<link>http://travel.vote-for.it/en/air-france-stewardess-stole-thousands-from-passengers/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:47:34 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An air hostess is facing ten years in prison after admitting stealing from business class passengers as they slept on long-haul flights. The 47-year-old was dubbed the ‘Mile High Pickpocket' after being caught following complaints about missing money, credit cards and designer jewellery. She would <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU approves AA-BA-Iberia tie-up]]></title>
<link>http://travel.vote-for.it/en/eu-approves-aa-ba-iberia-tie-up/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:19:19 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has cleared for take-off the three-way transatlantic tie-up between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia. The airlines are expected to start co-ordinating schedules and pricing from the autumn, subject to final approval from the US Department of Transport.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BA's Walsh: Iberia deal is platform for further consolidation]]></title>
<link>http://travel.vote-for.it/en/bas-walsh-iberia-deal-is-platform-for-further-consolidation/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:55:28 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh believes its merger with Oneworld partner Iberia marks only a first step in the group's development and that...<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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