Latest news on ‘Aerospace’
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United and Continental Said to Agree to Merge
United Airlines and Continental Airlines agreed Sunday to a $3 billion merger that will create the world’s biggest airline, people familiar with the discussions said.
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United, Continental Said to Reach Accord on Merger Stock Ratio
(Bloomberg) — UAL Corp.’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. tentatively agreed on an exchange ratio in their all-stock merger of 1.05 shares of UAL for each Continental share, a [...]
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Continental shares rise on United bid possibility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Continental Airlines Inc shares jumped more than 5 percent after an analyst said the airline could bid on United Airlines, spurred by news that United and [...]
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US Air, UAL shares up on reports of merger talks
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Shares of UAL Corp (UAUA.O) and US Airways Group (LCC.N) rose on Thursday in the wake of news that the two airlines were in merger talks.
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American Air Targets Delta in NYC With JetBlue Accord
(Bloomberg) — American Airlines will expand its foothold at New York’s Kennedy airport under an agreement with JetBlue Airways Corp. in a bid to counter growth by Delta Air [...]
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Boeing speeds up production of 747, 777 models
NEW YORK (AP) – Boeing will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines in a couple of years.
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Northrop Not Bidding for $35 Billion Tanker Program
(Bloomberg) -Northrop Grumman Corp. decided not to bid for the U.S. Air Force’s $35 billion tanker program, making good on a threat to withdraw from the contest unless the government [...]
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Virgin Wants Tougher Demands for Rivals’ Alliance
By KAVERI NITHTHYANANTHAN
LONDON – Virgin Atlantic Monday called on the European Commission to force British Airways PLC and AMR Corp.’s American Airlines to give up far more than U.S. regulators [...] -
Airlines’ Punctuality Improved in 2009
By SUSAN CAREY
Several airlines grabbed bragging rights for their on-time performances for all of 2009 after the government Friday released its Air Travel Consumer Report for December. But some conveniently [...] -
Airline stocks mostly up
DALLAS (AP) – Shares of the leading U.S. airlines were mostly higher in midday trading Monday as the broader market wavered.
The Amex airlines index was recently up 1.5 percent, with [...]

