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  • August 2008

    • Spain Crash Toll May Be 150

      BBC  |  Aug 20, 08 11:53 AM CDT

      Spain Crash Toll May Be 150

      (Newser) - The death toll in today’s crash of a Spanair jet in Madrid is about 150, the Telegraph reports, with witnesses saying one of the aircraft’s engines exploded just after it took off, bound for the Canary Islands. Though the government is only confirming 45 dead, the Guardian says only 25 of the 173 on board survived. More »

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      Spain  • plane crash  • Madrid  • Spanair  • Lufthansa

  • June 2008

    • US Airlines May Need Foreign Aid

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 30, 08 8:43 AM CDT

      US Airlines May Need Foreign Aid

      (Newser) - Troubled US airlines could be looking to Congress to ease foreign ownership laws, as financial woes push them into the arms of new investment partners, the Wall Street Journal reports. Overseas companies, barred from holding more than 25% of the voting stock of US carriers, are eager to relax the rules. "It could be the financial exigencies of the day that finally make for a breakthrough," British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton tells the Journal. More »

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      Bush administration  • airline industry  • United Airlines  • British Airways  • Lufthansa

  • December 2007

    • Lufthansa Buys $300M Stake in JetBlue

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 13, 07 4:59 PM CST

      Lufthansa Buys $300M Stake in JetBlue

      (Newser) - Lufthansa will purchase a 19% stake in lagging JetBlue Airways for about $300 million, a move that reflects the industry-wide consolidation underway in recent months. The sale price of $7.27 a share is a 16% premium on yesterday's closing price of $6.25. The announcement immediately bounced JetBlue shares up 13% to $7.06, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      airline industry  • JetBlue  • Lufthansa

  • September 2007

    • Airline to Offer Internet Access

      Associated Press  |  Sep 19, 07 5:17 AM CDT

      Airline to Offer Internet Access

      (Newser) - Alaska Airlines will become the first US carrier to offer  satellite-based Wi-Fi internet access to passengers, reports AP. The airline will install the wireless service on one 737 jet next spring with a view to outfitting the entire 114-plane fleet. American Airlines announced plans for internet access on some of its Boeing 767s, using an air-to-ground system relying on cellular towers to transmit the broadband signals. More »

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      Internet  • Boeing  • airplane  • air travel  • American Airlines  • Wi-Fi  • Singapore Airlines  • Lufthansa  • Alaska Airlines  • Korean Air  • AirCell  • Japan Airlines

  • August 2007

    • Boarding Next: The Internet

      USA Today  |  Aug 7, 07 11:42 AM CDT

      Boarding Next: The Internet

      (Newser) - Several major airlines plan to roll out in-flight Internet service next year, USA Today reports. Carriers have been promising in-flight surfing for years, and now American, Lufthansa, Qantas, and Southwest are working with tech companies to deliver the midair surfing. The travel slump following 9/11 delayed the introduction of the service, which may not be widely available until 2009. More »

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      Internet  • travel  • airline  • air travel  • American Airlines  • flight  • Southwest Airlines  • Southwest  • Qantas  • Lufthansa

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