ATLANTA, January 6 Airchive – Appropriately tagged as Delta flight 2014, the last scheduled U.S. commercial DC-9 flight landed at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 7:32PM EST. The touchdown of flight 2014 marks the end of the DC-9′s 48 year career of scheduled commercial flight in the United States. Although saying farewell to …
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American Airlines-US Airways merger cleared for takeoff – CNN Money
A deal to form the world’s largest airline is set to be inked Monday. The merger of American Airlines and US Airways is expected to form an air travel giant larger than the current industry leader, United Airlines. The deal cleared a series of legal hurdles, including an antitrust lawsuit this fall from the Justice …
Judge refuses to block American-US Airways merger – Yahoo Finance
A judge refused to block a merger between American Airlines and US Airways on Friday, saying a bankruptcy judge correctly rejected arguments made by a lawyer for some consumers. San Francisco attorney Joseph Alioto argued that the deal would harm fliers because it would result in less competition and higher prices. But U.S. District Judge …
Australia PM spurns Qantas plea for help as carrier cut to junk status – Yahoo Finance
SYDNEY, Dec 6 Reuters – Australia’s prime minister TonyAbbott spurned a plea for help from Qantas Airways Ltd on Friday, saying subsidising the embattled airline would be “a bottomless pit” as its credit rating was relegated to junk status.The downgrade by Standard & Poor’s followed a shock loss warning from the carrier on Thursday that …