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The Hurdles Keep Coming For Airlines (Forbes) High fuel prices and faulty computers have hurt airlines' margins and left travelers stranded. us.rd.yahoo.com
A look at U.S. airlines' domestic capacity (CNN.com) (AP) -- American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, US Airways, JetBlue Airways, AirTran and Alaska Airlines plan to cut domestic capacity during the third and fourth quarters by single- to double-digit margins. us.rd.yahoo.com
EU probes BA, American Airlines, Iberia transatlantic pact (AFP via Yahoo! News) The European Commission launched an anti-trust probe on Friday into a recent agreement between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia to cooperate on transatlantic flights. us.rd.yahoo.com
American Airlines unions united in negotiations (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Leaders of the three unions at American Airlines pledged Friday to work together in negotiating new contracts with the nation's largest carrier. us.rd.yahoo.com
A look at US airlines' domestic capacity cuts (AP via Yahoo! Finance) AirTran Airways: Plans for capacity to fall 7 percent to 8 percent between September and December. Alaska Airlines: Its parent company has said the carrier's fourth-quarter mainline capacity will be cut by 5 percent compared with 2007. us.rd.yahoo.com
American Airlines seeks to delay Chicago-Beijing service (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News) American Airlines said Friday it was seeking to delay by a year its planned Chicago-Beijing service set to begin in April 2009. us.rd.yahoo.com
Airlines struggling to stay in the clouds (Vietnam Net) Malaysia Airlines profits for the second quarter plummetted 64.6 per cent from a year earlier to 40 million ringgit on surging fuel costs, the company said. us.rd.yahoo.com
Zoom Airlines bankruptcy unlikely to be contagious, say industry analysts (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) MONTREAL - Ottawa-based Zoom Airlines won't be the last carrier to face financial collapse, but it's unlikely that any other closures in Canada are imminent, industry analysts say. us.rd.yahoo.com
AP Centerpiece: Higher fares likely as airlines offer fewer domestic seats for fall travel (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) ATLANTA - The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high cost of fuel. us.rd.yahoo.com
American Airlines unions plan joint approach to talks (Dallas Morning News) The three major unions at American Airlines Inc. said Friday they’ll join efforts to push American management to negotiate better contracts. us.rd.yahoo.com
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