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		<title>French Unions Call For Air Travel Strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[French unions called for a four-day strike across the aviation sector from Monday to protest against a draft bill aimed at ensuring a minimum service for passengers during industrial action.]]></description>
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		<title>Rivals Swoop In As Malev Stops Flying</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Hungarian flag-carrier Malev ceased operating on Friday, several budget carriers, including Ryanair and Air Berlin, announced an immediate increase in their flights from Budapest airport.]]></description>
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		<title>Kingfisher&#8217;s Oneworld Membership On Hold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[India's Kingfisher Airlines has put on hold plans to join the global oneworld alliance, in the latest blow to the financially troubled carrier.]]></description>
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		<title>Major Snowstorm Hits US Central Plains</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour.]]></description>
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		<title>Flights From Heathrow Hit By Cold Weather</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London's Heathrow Airport said it would operate a much reduced service on Sunday with snow and freezing temperatures predicted to hit much of England over the weekend.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil Airport Auction Attracts Heavy Interest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A landmark auction for companies to build and operate terminals at three Brazilian airports is attracting heavy interest as the nation tries to accommodate rising air traffic and prepare for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.]]></description>
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		<title>US Airport Officer Accused Of Stealing Cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A security officer at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport has been arrested on suspicion of stealing USD$5,000 in cash from a passenger's jacket as it passed on a conveyor belt, police said.]]></description>
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		<title>Serbia In Talks On JAT Airways Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A consortium of Serbian businessmen has been in talks with the government for two weeks about buying indebted flag carrier JAT Airways following the failure of previous sell-off plans, a government source said.]]></description>
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		<title>Ryanair To Launch 26 Routes From Budapest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced 26 new routes from Budapest on Friday in a move to take advantage of the grounding of Hungarian airline Malev over unpaid debts.]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit Names Fare Increase After DOT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commercial airlines often complain about government rules and at times seek to change them, but Spirit Airlines has created turbulence in Washington in response to a new mandate by naming a USD$2 fare increase after the US Department of Transportation.]]></description>
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		<title>WestJet Sees Opportunity To Boost Income</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WestJet Airlines sees an opportunity to double the amount of so-called ancillary revenue it generates from service fees, partner revenue and onboard sales that come in addition to ticket prices, the head of Canada's second-biggest airline said.]]></description>
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		<title>Malev Grounded As Planes Held Overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hungarian flag-carrier Malev ceased operating early on Friday morning after 66 years of almost continuous service, after its planes were held overseas for unpaid debts.]]></description>
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		<title>Cyprus Mulls Sale of Cyprus Air Stake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyprus is considering selling up to a majority stake in troubled state-controlled carrier Cyprus Airways to shore up the airline's ailing finances, its finance minister said on Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Air Berlin To Become Full Oneworld Member</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air Berlin will join the oneworld alliance of airlines on March 20, Germany's second-largest airline said on Thursday, allaying concern in the industry an investment deal with Gulf carrier Etihad may have prevented it becoming a full member.]]></description>
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		<title>AMR Wants To Cut 13,000 Jobs, Pensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMR, the parent of bankrupt American Airlines, wants to slash 13,000 jobs and terminate employee pension plans as part of a cost-cutting strategy the carrier says is necessary to compete with rivals.]]></description>
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