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World stocks fall as US jobless rate hits 10.2 pct
- European stocks fell and Wall Street was expected to drop on the open Friday after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, more than expected, as 190,000 jobs were cut.
- European stocks fell and Wall Street was expected to drop on the open Friday after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, more than expected, as 190,000 jobs were cut.
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British Airways posts H1 loss of $346 million
- British Airways PLC on Friday reported a net loss of 208 million pounds ($346 million) in the six months ending in September as the global economic downturn continued to take its toll on revenues.
SkyTeam shows strong interest in wooing JAL
- Executives with SkyTeam alliance said Thursday they want Japan Airlines to join their group and suggested that doing so could be a boon for the troubled carrier.
British Airways Christmas strike threat looms
- The Unite union said Monday it will announce the results of a planned ballot of British Airways PLC cabin crew for strike action in mid-December, raising the prospect of a walkout over the busy Christmas period.
Some passengers faint on Newark to London flight
- Six people fainted on board a British Airways flight from Newark Liberty Airport to London's Heathrow Saturday, prompting emergency crews to check the plane for hazardous materials.
Union backs American Airlines antitrust immunity
- The union representing flight attendants at American Airlines is supporting the company's bid to win antitrust immunity and work more closely with British Airways and Iberia.
Continental flies to a new airline alliance
- Continental Airlines has changed teams in the battle among three large alliances of global airlines.
- Continental Airlines has changed teams in the battle among three large alliances of global airlines.
Could letting pilots take a nap make flying safer?
- Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit.
- Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit.
AMR lost money in 3Q on plunge in revenue
- American Airlines knows that not enough of you are flying.
Pilots union rips immunity for American Airlines
- The pilots' union at American Airlines said Friday it opposed antitrust immunity for the carrier's proposed joint venture with British Airways and Iberia.
BA cuts 1,000 jobs, will shrink Heathrow crews
- British Airways PLC says it is shedding 1,000 fulltime jobs and putting 3,000 more employees on part-time work and reducing size of cabin crews at Heathrow in an effort to get the troubled airline's finances back in order.
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