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  • July 2008
    • Continental Faces Manslaughter Charges

      Continental Faces Manslaughter Charges

      Continental Airlines will have to stand trial for manslaughter over its role in the explosive crash of an Air France jet, a French judge ruled today. Five individuals have also been charged in the 2000 accident, which saw a Concorde jet burst into flames while leaving a Paris runway, killing all 109 people aboard and four others on the ground. More »

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      Paris   plane crash   Continental Airlines   manslaughter   fines   Air France   Concorde

  • April 2008
    • Air France-KLM Pulls Offer for Alitalia

      Air France-KLM Pulls Offer for Alitalia

      Air France-KLM has withdrawn its offer to buy Alitalia, leaving the cash-poor Italian carrier with few options. In a tersely worded statement, the world's largest airline said its Alitalia overture—which had been opposed by Alitalia's unions—was "no longer valid." With no suitors forthcoming and cash reserves dwindling—the airline loses $1.6 million a day—Alitalia may be forced to declare bankruptcy, writes the Wall Street Journal . More »

  • March 2008

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