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	<title>DWS Aviation &#187; europe</title>
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		<title>Amsterdam-Kathmandu direct flights from Dutch airline Arkefly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arkefly, the airline based in Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands, has announced that it will operate non-stop flights from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, from October 7, 2009.

The Amsterdam-Kathmandu service – to be operated once a week initially – will provide air connectivity between Europe and Nepal after a break of 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wizz Air plans flights from Sofia to Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Bologna</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/wizz-air-plans-flights-from-sofia-to-paris-frankfurt-madrid-bologna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bulgaria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wizz Air, of Hungary, which operates several flights from Bulgaria, is to start 4 new routes from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, to 4 destinations in Western Europe – Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain) and Forlì, near Bologna (Italy) – from May 22, 2010.

Wizz Air, the low-cost airline headquartered in Vecsés, Hungary, will operate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Airlines to charge fee for second checked bag on flights to Europe, Caribbean and Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/united-airlines-to-charge-fee-for-second-checked-bag-on-flights-to-europe-caribbean-and-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[United Airlines has announced that it will charge fees for a second checked bag for many of its international flights.In a press release, United Airlines, Chicago, the United States and a subsidiary of UAL Corporation, said it will charge $50 as fee for second checked bag for economy-class passengers flying to Europe, and $30 for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission gives final approval to Lufthansa to take over Austrian Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-commission-gives-final-approval-to-lufthansa-to-take-over-austrian-airlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission (EC) has given its final approval to Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, to take over Austrian Airlines, the national airline of Austria.

Lufthansa said in a statement that the loss-making Austrian Airlines will be “integrated into the Lufthansa Group” in September 2009.
Austrian Airlines, the biggest carrier in Austria, has two subsidiaries – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lufthansa offers compensation if rain spoils holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is good news that cheers holidaymakers from Germany whose trips the rain may spoil.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has launched what it calls ‘Sunshine Insurance’ that offers passengers their money back if it rains on their holiday.
(Airlines define a ‘rainy day’ as a day with a rainfall of at least 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lufthansa gets European Union&#8217;s clearance to buy Brussels Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/lufthansa-gets-european-unions-clearance-to-buy-brussels-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/lufthansa-gets-european-unions-clearance-to-buy-brussels-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has obtained permission from the European Union (EU) to buy a big stake in Brussels Airlines, the largest airline based in Belgium.
In a press release, Lufthansa said that it planned to spend up to euros 65 million ($90 million) on a 45% stake in SN Airholding, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air passenger behavior &#8211; Israeli airline passengers better behaved than Europeans</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/air-passenger-behavior-israeli-airline-passengers-better-behaved-than-europeans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/air-passenger-behavior-israeli-airline-passengers-better-behaved-than-europeans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israeli airline passengers more &#8216;tolerant&#8217; than Europeans, a survey by British Airways shows.

A survey conducted by British Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the biggest airlines in Europe, has found that Israeli airline passengers are more “tolerant” than their European counterparts. 
The survey commissioned by British Airways on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eurocontrol new flight-data processing system launched</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eurocontrol-new-flight-data-processing-system-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eurocontrol-new-flight-data-processing-system-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eurocontrol, the air traffic control (ATC) agency of Europe, has launched a new flight-data processing system based in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The new flight-data processing system has been designed to double the number of aircraft flying over Europe even while cutting flight time and easing congestion at airports.
Initially, the new system will control air traffic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment Agency of UK to supervise aviation emissions in EU</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/environment-agency-of-uk-to-supervise-aviation-emissions-in-eu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/environment-agency-of-uk-to-supervise-aviation-emissions-in-eu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Environment Agency of the United Kingdom has been assigned to supervise the European Union’s forthcoming plan to cap emissions from the aviation sector.

The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will come into effect for flights arriving and departing from airports of the European Union’s member-nations on January 1, 2012.
Till now, the aviation industry has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Union, Pakistan sign pact on civil aviation</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-pakistan-sign-pact-on-civil-aviation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-pakistan-sign-pact-on-civil-aviation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1026</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union (EU) and Pakistan have signed an agreement on civil aviation.

This pact lets airlines based in the European Union to operate flights to Pakistan from any member-state of the European Union that already has an agreement with Pakistan.
The aviation agreement, however, does not compel either Pakistan or the European Union to start new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission investigates planned sale of Austrian Airlines to Lufthansa</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-commission-investigates-planned-sale-of-austrian-airlines-to-lufthansa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-commission-investigates-planned-sale-of-austrian-airlines-to-lufthansa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has initiated an investigation into allegations that Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag-carier airline of Germany, may not have paid enough to buy Austrian Airlines, the flag carrier of Austria.

In December 2008, Lufthansa had signed a deal to buy a 41.6% stake in Austrian Airlines from the Austrian state holding company OeIAG for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Union investigates Lufthansa&#8217;s plan to take over Brussels Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-investigates-lufthansas-plan-to-take-over-brussels-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-investigates-lufthansas-plan-to-take-over-brussels-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union (EU) is investigating whether the proposed takeover of Brussels Airlines, the largest airline in Belgium, by Lufthansa AG, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, violates “fair and open competition” in the airline sector leading to a monopoly on some routes.

Lufthansa plans to take over Brussels Airlines, which flies to destinations in Europe and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eclipse Aviation gets European Aviation Safety certification for Eclipse 500 jets</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eclipse-aviation-gets-european-aviation-safety-certification-for-eclipse-500-jets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eclipse-aviation-gets-european-aviation-safety-certification-for-eclipse-500-jets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eclipse Aviation, the aircraft manufacturer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the United States, has received certification for its Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

While the European Aviation Safety Agency clarified that the approval is for private flights only, the Eclipse Aviation said it expected to receive the EU-OPS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Union to urge nations outside the bloc to limit aviation emissions</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-to-urge-nations-outside-the-bloc-to-limit-aviation-emissions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-to-urge-nations-outside-the-bloc-to-limit-aviation-emissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union (EU) has decided to press countries outside the alliance to include aviation in their existing or future schemes meant to restrict emissions of greenhouse gases.

The European Union, the political and economic union of 27 member-states located primarily in Europe, plans to include aviation from 2012 in its Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe&#8217;s biggest budget airlines make good in the time of recession</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/europes-biggest-budget-airlines-make-good-in-the-time-of-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/europes-biggest-budget-airlines-make-good-in-the-time-of-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Notwithstanding the general slump in Europe’s airline industry, some of the continent’s low-cost airlines are continuing to attract record number of passengers.

The passenger numbers of EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, the European low-fare airline based at London’s Luton Airport, went up by 22.1% in September 2008 compared to the same month in 2007.
easyJet, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ryanair renews bid to buy Aer Lingus</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/ryanair-renews-bid-to-buy-aer-lingus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/ryanair-renews-bid-to-buy-aer-lingus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryanair, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and the largest low-cost carrier in Europe, is planning to revive a bid worth €1 billion (£800 million) for Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland. 
In a statement, Ryanair said: “The worsening economic climate and high fuel costs could force European competition regulators to adopt a more flexible attitude towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU launches anti-trust probe into pact between 3 airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eu-launches-anti-trust-probe-into-pact-between-3-airlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission (EU) has begun an anti-trust investigation into a revenue-sharing pact signed between British Airways, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia Airlines. Jonathan Todd, a spokesman for the Brussels-based European Commission, said in an official release: “The investigation – to see whether the pact among the three airlines violates competition rules – had had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lufthansa confirms its interest in bidding for stake in Austrian Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/lufthansa-confirms-its-interest-in-bidding-for-stake-in-austrian-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/lufthansa-confirms-its-interest-in-bidding-for-stake-in-austrian-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag carrier of Germany, has confirmed that it has formally expressed an interest in buying the Austrian government’s stake in Austrian Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of Austria. Lufthansa, according to press reports, also is looking at a partnership deal with Alitalia, the flag-carrier airline of Italy. The German carrier is reportedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU lets Delta Air Lines buy Northwest Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eu-lets-delta-air-lines-buy-northwest-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eu-lets-delta-air-lines-buy-northwest-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission (EU) has allowed Delta Airlines Incorporated to buy its rival Northwest Airlines Incorporated, clearing the decks for the creation of the world’s biggest airline. A statement from the Brussels-based European Commission said that, after examining the proposition for merger of the two major airlines, the Commission “concluded that the transaction would not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily non-stop Connecticut to Europe flight from Northwest canceled</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/daily-non-stop-connecticut-to-europe-flight-from-northwest-canceled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/daily-non-stop-connecticut-to-europe-flight-from-northwest-canceled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northwest Airlines, headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, the United State, is pulling the plug on its daily, non-stop service to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, the United States, with effect from October 1, 2008. The airline has blamed the stoppage of the service on the exorbitant prices of aviation fuel.
Northwest launched the Connecticut- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan favours open-sky pact with United States, European Union</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/japan-favours-open-sky-pact-with-united-states-european-union/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/japan-favours-open-sky-pact-with-united-states-european-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top economic policy-makers of Japan are in favour of entering into an open-sky agreement with the United States and the European Union. The Japanese government’s top economic policy advisory council has asked the Ministry of Transport to take “deregulation steps to improve access to Japan from abroad so that Tokyo can improve its status as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices may force many smaller airlines of Europe to close down</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/oil-prices-may-force-many-smaller-airlines-of-europe-to-close-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/oil-prices-may-force-many-smaller-airlines-of-europe-to-close-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of smaller carriers in Europe are likely to go out of business in the coming months if the oil price does not fall considerably. Currently, oil costs about $130 a barrel.
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, airlines will have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission begins probe of Italian governmentâ€™s loan to Alitalia</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-commission-probe-alitalia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-commission-probe-alitalia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has begun what it describes as an â€œin-depth investigationâ€ into whether a loan amounting to â‚¬300 million ($465 million) from the government of Italy to the airline Alitalia violates rules on state aid. Alitalia, the flag carrier airline of Italy, is headquartered in Rome, Italy, with its hub at Leonardo da Vinci [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe-based airlines resent Italian governments bailout loan to Alitalia</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/europe-based-airlines-resent-italian-governments-bailout-loan-to-alitalia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/europe-based-airlines-resent-italian-governments-bailout-loan-to-alitalia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major airlines of Europe have urged the European Commission to oppose the Italian government&#8217;s recent $468-million loan to Alitalia intended to prevent the state-controlled airline from going bankrupt.
Alitalia, the flag carrier airline of Italy and headquartered in Rome, is in deep financial trouble. It has been looking for a buyer for the last one and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finnair, Japan Airlines expand code-sharing to northern Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/finnair-japan-airlines-expand-code-sharing-to-northern-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/finnair-japan-airlines-expand-code-sharing-to-northern-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 20:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finnair, the largest airline of Finland and the nation’s flag carrier, and Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the biggest airline operators in Asia, will start code-share cooperation on Finnair flights between Finland and Japan from June 3, 2008.
Finnair, with its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland, and Japan Airlines, based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, are [...]]]></description>
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