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Spain Threatens Fine After Airline's Quick Close - New York Times
Spain Threatens Fine After Airline's Quick Close New York Times MADRID — The Spanish government is set to take legal action against Spanair, a collapsed airline, for suspending its operations without proper warning, leaving about 23000 passengers stranded or scrambling to reschedule weekend flights. |
Thames Estuary Airport to Be Explored as Alternative to Heathrow Expansion - Bloomberg
 Bloomberg | Thames Estuary Airport to Be Explored as Alternative to Heathrow Expansion Bloomberg “Bird strike” would also be more of a risk, it said. As recently as October 2010, Cameron told lawmakers he had “no plans” for an airport in the estuary or any other part of Kent, the RSPB said in a statement, citing Hansard records. UK Considers $77 Billion Estuary Hub as Heathrow Successor |
Heathrow passenger numbers rise - Financial Times
 Financial Times | Heathrow passenger numbers rise Financial Times Heathrow was hard-hit by the disruptions in 2010 but last year it managed a 0.9 per cent underlying rise in passenger numbers and a 5.5 per cent growth before disruption-related adjustments. Last month was the airport's busiest month on record, ... Heathrow Posts Record Year as Manchester Overtakes Stansted |
British Airways Parent IAG Targets Long-Haul Acquisitions - Bloomberg
British Airways Parent IAG Targets Long-Haul Acquisitions Bloomberg British Airways parent IAG, seeking to build on its formation from a merger of the UK carrier with Spain's Iberia a year ago, is working to identify new takeover targets including long-haul operators. IAG is looking at opportunities beyond European ... |
Spanish Harlem's Edgar Santana plots boxing comeback - The Uptowner
 The Uptowner | Spanish Harlem's Edgar Santana plots boxing comeback The Uptowner By Gabriel Stargardter on Jan 27th, 2012 Edgar “Chamaco” Santana, a/k/a The Pride of Spanish Harlem, walks into the Mendez Boxing gym in Manhattan's Flatiron District and approachs a duct-taped punch bag. He's compact and wiry, like a tourniquet wound ... |
European freight carriers report mixed December results - aircargoworld
European freight carriers report mixed December results aircargoworld Spanish flag carrier Iberia wasn't so lucky, however. Iberia's cargo volumes fell 10.2 percent from December 2010, with capacity on both its passenger and freight operations dropping 1.2 percent, year-over-year. IAG, parent company to both Iberia and ... |
Newspaper Briefing, including 'Doubt over IMF's Eurozone lifeline' - Daily ... - Proactive Investors UK
Newspaper Briefing, including 'Doubt over IMF's Eurozone lifeline' - Daily ... Proactive Investors UK Carrefour tries to end losing run with Spanish sweetener: Europe's biggest grocer has offered Spanish pensioners a cut price deal as it seeks to recover from a miserable run that has included a profit warning and legal action. |
British Airways/IAG with bmi looks to re-establish world leadership - and long ... - CAPA - Centre for Aviation
 CAPA - Centre for Aviation | British Airways/IAG with bmi looks to re-establish world leadership - and long ... CAPA - Centre for Aviation In the process, London Heathrow Airport is firmly in the spotlight as Virgin Atlantic also remains a sale possibility. Yet for BA and all of its major rivals, the elephant in the room remains how to service shorthaul network connections profitably. |
Roadblocks on the Way Home for the Triqui - truthout
 truthout | Roadblocks on the Way Home for the Triqui truthout In the spring of 2010, these refugees fled their town, San Juan Copala, the ceremonial center of the Triqui people, abandoning homes where their families had lived for generations. Many houses were burned after they left. Stringing tarps and ropes ... |
Breaking Brad: Tuesday, Jan. 24 - Omaha World-Herald
Breaking Brad: Tuesday, Jan. 24 Omaha World-Herald To impress Florida voters, two of the candidates spoke nothing but Spanish. * A ranking of NBA salaries is out. The highest-paid in the NBA are LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kobe's wife. * Michelle Obama celebrated her birthday last week. |
Spanair Shutdown Strands Thousands
The Spanish development minister said Saturday that Spanair could be fined €9 million, or $12 million, for suspending operations without warning on Friday, stranding about 23,000 people. Read more
London Estuary Airport Proposal to Be Probed by U.K. Government
The U.K. government will explore proposals to build an airport in the Thames estuary to increase London’s capacity for flights without expanding Heathrow, Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said. Read more
Britain to Weigh $77B Thames Estuary Airport
Britain may build a 50 billion-pound ($77 billion) airport on the mudflats of the Thames estuary instead of expanding London’s crowded Heathrow hub as the government examines how to meet burgeoning demand for flights. Read more
Thames-Estuary Airport Will Be Explored as Heathrow Expansion Is Precluded
Britain may build a 50 billion-pound ($77 billion) airport on the mudflats of the Thames estuary instead of expanding London’s crowded Heathrow hub as the government examines how to meet burgeoning demand for flights. Read more
U.K. Considers $77 Billion Estuary Airport as Heathrow Successor
Britain may build a 50 billion-pound ($77 billion) airport on the mudflats of the Thames estuary instead of expanding London’s crowded Heathrow hub as the government examines how to meet burgeoning demand for flights. Read more
Politics Live blog + PMQs: Wednesday 18 January 2012
• Today's agenda • Boris Johnson welcomes proposed new airport consultation • Unemployment hits 2.68m • Lunchtime summary • Afternoon summary 8.45am: It's a good morning for the Daily Telegraph. Their story about David Cameron plannning to announce a formal consultation on building a new airport in the Thames estuary was the lead item on the Today programme in the 8.10 slot. It is not at all ... Read more
Soccer Capsules: Suazo rejoins Mexican club Monterrey
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Chile striker Humberto Suazo says he's staying with Mexican club Monterrey after failing to negotiate a transfer to Boca Juniors. Read more
Can the Triquis Go Home?
OAXACA, Mexico -- Just before Christmas, the women and children who'd spent 17 months living on the sidewalk outside the governor's palace in Oaxaca announced they were going home. In the spring of 2010, these refugees abandoned their homes... Read more
BA Parent Targets Long-Haul Acquisitions
British Airways parent IAG, seeking to build on its formation from a merger of the U.K. carrier with Spain’s Iberia a year ago, is working to identify new takeover targets including long-haul operators. Read more
How ACTA would affect you: FAQ
With SOPA and PIPA shelved, ACTA was somewhat ignored. Don't know what ACTA is? Don't worry: you weren't meant to. Here's what you need to know. Read more
