Delta & Japan Airlines to join the Far East Alliance

The Sky Team grouping of airlines that is headed by Delta Air Lines volunteered a helping hand to Japan Airlines (JAL) which equals to $1bn (£600m). According to Delta, cash assets were proffered to Japan Airlines in case it quitted from the One World Alliance where American Airlines was the member of it.

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Ryanair’s growth plan goes down the drain

According to Stelios Haji-Ioannou, establisher of EasyJet, the plan of its competitor Ryanair concerning the company’s growth can lead to a sticky end. It is very important for Ryanair in Dublin to augment numbers of passengers by 50pc over next two-and-a-half years. Such plan will help to fill its 200 aircraft and also other 100 on order.
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British Airways and Iberia merge

The world’s third largest airline by revenue was created by British Airways and Iberia. The creation of a new airline means the merger of two airline companies. It is expected that the amalgamation will be completed in late 2010. The new airline will have 419 aircrafts together with 205 destinations to fly.

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Obama attempts to improve the airline industry

First move was done by the Obama administration in order to improve the situation in the airline industry that was entangled because of the economic recession. There was a forum held by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood with the aim of discussing the position of the industry and ways of economic stability for air companies provided by the government.
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