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Royal Jordanian in distress lands at BG with 100 Israelis on board

A Royal Jordanian passenger plane made an emergency landing at Ben Gurion International Airport Wednesday night due to a storm in Amman.

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JetBlue Airways lost les then expected

JetBlue Airways Corp.’ fourth-quarter loss appeared to be not as much as expected.

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Ten Ways to Find Cheap Airfare

Many vacation travelers do not realize how common it is for people on the same flight to have paid a wide range of prices for the same airline ticket. How can travelers find bargains and avoid overpaying? Finding the best air fares can be hard work. DestinationVillas.com editor, Tori Milan, takes some of the mystery and work out of finding cheap airfare.

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British Air Jet Lands Short of Runway in London's Heathrow

Inbound British Airways passenger jet lands short of runway at London's Heathrow Airport. BA flight 38 from Beijing, China, touched down several hundred meters short of the airport's south runway, close to a perimeter road, with its emergency chutes deployed.

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Singapore Airlines bid for China Eastern Airlines unsuccessful

A bid made by Singapore Airlines for a 24% stake in China Eastern Airlines was turned down by minority shareholders.

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Aeroflot withdraws Tu-134 planes from operation

MOSCOW, January 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's flagship air carrier Aeroflot [RTS: AFLT] said Tuesday it had completed the operation of Tu-134 aircraft.

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Italy will let Air France-KLM buy Alitalia

Italian Finance Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa says he favours Air France-KLM's bid to take over the national carrier Alitalia.

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Qatar Airways Star-studded Launch Party

A few years ago my lovely Aunt Jean and her husband moved from London to Doha, Qatar and when we exchange air travel stories her enthusiasm about her experiences on Qatar Airways never falters. With the introduction of new routes and service innovations, Aunt Jean, and hopefully myself, will find even more with which to be impressed.

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JetBlue Airways And Priceline.com Sign Multi-Year Agreement

Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced today a multi-year distribution partnership with low-fare airline JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU). Under the partnership agreement, priceline.com will have full access to all of JetBlue’s published fares, schedules and inventory. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed

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Speculation: Skybus Scouting Denver International Airport

Could Skybus be making a play for Colorado? Even if not, might other airlines jump ship from Denver International Airport? The board of Front Range Airport, just five miles away, recently voted to pursue passenger airlines, though the airfield currently doesn't have any commercial flights.

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Stowaway Mouse Costs Saudi Airlines $500,000

A mouse spread panic among passengers on a Saudi Airlines flight from Cairo to Jeddah, costing the company some $500,000, the Egyptian MENA news agency reported on Friday.

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President Bush Discusses Aviation Congestion

THE PRESIDENT: Thanksgiving is a week from today, and Christmas will quickly follow. This is really a time of joy for our families. Unfortunately, this is also a season of dread for too many Americans. Holiday travelers faced with the prospect of long delayed and cancelled flights and lost baggage, and other problems have become all too often an occurrence.

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