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United Airlines, US Airways ground merger talks
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DALLAS - Continental Airlines said Friday it is considering new alliance partners and may pull out of the SkyTeam alliance of carriers around the world. (article 4)
The global airline industry is facing a recession far more severe than the slowdown endured after the terrorist attacks of 2001, a leading aviation expert claims. (article 5)
A familiar bright spot in the results was Southwest Airlines Co., which led the industry in passenger satisfaction for the 15th consecutive year. (article 6)
Families are facing holiday misery this summer after big airlines sharply increased fuel surcharges on their flights, bringing the era of cheap air travel to an end. (article 8)
Virgin Atlantic is imposing new charges today and, from Tuesday, British Airways long-haul passengers will have to pay $218 on top of the ticket price simply to cover the cost of fuel. (article 8)
United Airlines shelved talks to merge with rival US Airways, conceding the costs of integrating two complicated operations might have overwhelmed a carrier already reeling from record fuel prices, people familiar with the matter said. (article 3)
United Airlines scrapped its latest attempt to combine with US Airways and create the world's largest carrier, formally backing away Friday from a deal that likely would have meant fewer routes and higher ticket prices for consumers. (article 2)
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airlines, Airways, Continental, Alliance, United |
Source articles
- United Airlines, US Airways ground merger talks (cbc.ca, 05/30/2008, 638 words)
- ABC News: United, US Airways CEOs Say No Deal for Now (ABCNews, 05/30/2008, 343 words)
- United backs out of talks with US Airways (ft.com, 05/30/2008, 454 words)
- SkyTeam alliance may lose an airline (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/31/2008, 575 words)
- Soaring oil price sets airlines on course to recession, expert says (business.timesonline.co.uk, 05/31/2008, 554 words)
- Airline passenger satisfaction ebbs - (baltimoresun.com, 05/31/2008, 511 words)
- Premium-class airline Silverjet grounds its operations (dallasnews.com, 05/30/2008, 363 words)
- Fuel prices spark holiday crunch as air surcharges soar (business.timesonline.co.uk, 05/30/2008, 681 words)
- Air Transportation, Delta Air Lines, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland) - (baltimoresun.com, 05/31/2008, 610 words)
- New Southwest ad campaign targets other airlines' fees (dallasnews.com, 05/30/2008, 499 words)
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