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Two airlines ground A380s after emergency landing (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Technicians look at the damaged engine of Qantas Airways A380 passenger plane QF32 after it was forced to make an emergency landing at Changi airport in Singapore November 4, 2010. REUTERS/David LohReuters - Qantas Airways and Singapore Airlines suspended flights of Airbus A380 superjumbos on Thursday after engine failure forced an emergency landing in Singapore.


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French strikes hit airlines, trucking, gas pumps (AP)

October 18th, 2010

Youth clash with riot police officers, unseen, in Nanterre, outside Paris, Monday Oct. 18, 2010. French oil workers are intensifying their fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62, a conflict that has hobbled transport and sparked scattered gas shortages. French youth who have rallied to the cause, meanwhile, burned tires or set up blockades outside some schools in Paris and nearby suburbs on Monday. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Airlines flying into France were ordered to slash schedules — and to bring enough fuel for the trip out. Gas stations ran short or dry, while truckers jammed…

France: Airlines must cut flights in half Tuesday (AP)

October 18th, 2010

French Union workers burn tires to block the entrance of the oil refinery of Grandpuits eastern of Paris, Monday, Oct. 18 , 2010. Some oil workers pledged to keep up a protest at refineries, and one union warned of looming gasoline shortages as an open-ended strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62 entered its seventh day. (AP Photo/ Francois Mori)AP - France’s civil aviation authority says airlines must drastically cut back on their flights into France on Tuesday due to strikes over the government’s pension reform bill.


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Air show fuels hope of better days for airlines (AP)

July 20th, 2010

A man photographs a flying display during Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England, Monday, July 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Airbus says that Latin America’s LAN Airlines has announced its intention to buy 50 A320 family aircraft with a catalog price of $4.2 billion.


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Boeing 747-300 from Pakistan International Airlines - PIA at Ringway/Manchester Intl Airport by Simon Lowe

May 2nd, 2010

Late evening departure for this heavy jumbo. Long takeoff run.

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Airlines: passengers should give seats to stranded (AP)

April 24th, 2010

In this photo taken Friday, April 23, 2010, the Akureyi Airport is seen in Akureyi, Iceland. For the first time since the April 14 eruption, Iceland's major binternational/b airport was closed after shifting winds blew the ash cloud toward the capital of Reykjavik, west of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Trans-Atlantic flights on Icelandair that usually stop in Iceland were being rerouted through Glasgow in Scotland. Akureyi Airport remains open. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Airlines appealed to passengers to give up their seats to stranded travelers Saturday, as carriers across Europe attempted to clear a backlog of thousands of tourists grounded by…

European airlines press to get everyone home (AP)

April 22nd, 2010

Condensation trails of aircraft are seen over Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, April 22, 2010, as German air traffic returned to normality after airspace was closed due to the volcanic ash cloud. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - European airports sent thousands of planes into the sky Thursday after a week of unprecedented disruptions, with airlines piling on more flights and bigger planes to try to…

Airlines lose $1.7 billion, ash blame game begins (AP)

April 21st, 2010

Passenger Chris, his wife Val and their daughter Mia, 4, no family name given, arrive back at Manchester Airport, England from their holiday in Cuba Wednesday April 21, 2010. Britain's Heathrow Airport — Europe's busiest hub — has seen the first flight land in London since airspace across the continent was closed by the giant plume of ash spewed during a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Many European flights took to the skies as airports slowly reopened, but the travel chaos was far from over: A massive flight backlog was growing and scientists feared history could repeat itself with yet another eruption. (AP Photo/Martin Rickett/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Airlines lost at least $1.7 billion in revenue during the volcanic ash crisis, an industry group said Wednesday as the debate heated up over European governments’ handling of…

Airlines lose $1.7 BN from 100,000 canceled trips (AP)

April 21st, 2010

Passenger Chris, his wife Val and their daughter Mia, 4, no family name given, arrive back at Manchester Airport, England from their holiday in Cuba Wednesday April 21, 2010. Britain's Heathrow Airport — Europe's busiest hub — has seen the first flight land in London since airspace across the continent was closed by the giant plume of ash spewed during a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Many European flights took to the skies as airports slowly reopened, but the travel chaos was far from over: A massive flight backlog was growing and scientists feared history could repeat itself with yet another eruption. (AP Photo/Martin Rickett/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Airlines lost at least $1.7 billion during the volcanic ash crisis, the industry said Wednesday as air controllers lifted all restrictions on German airspace, paving the way for…

Airlines lose $1.7 billion, Germany opens airspace (AP)

April 21st, 2010

A Jet2.com Boeing 757 take off from Newcastle International Airport, England, Tuesday, April 20, 2010.The flight has been put on to rescue 229 stranded passengers from Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Air controllers lifted all restrictions on German airspace on Wednesday, paving the way for more flights into one of Europe’s busiest airports. Airlines announced they had lost at…

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