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Pope Francis to take AAdvantage of American

  Well, maybe he won’t be collecting miles on his travels, but the Pope’s travels from DC to New York and on to Philadelphia, and then home to Rome will be on a chartered American Airlines 777. He flew from Rome to Cuba and then to Washington on…

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Alitalia threatens to leave Rome airport

  Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, where  traffic has been disrupted this year by a terminal fire, electrical failures, a smoky nearby forest fire and other problems, has left thousands of passengers disgruntled and angry.  …

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Europe set to OK SkyTeam hook-up for Paris

It looks like European regulators are set to approve a joint operation covering routes between the U.S., Paris, Rome and Amsterdam. The arrangement, under scrutiny for three years, would let the airlines, all SkyTeam members, plan schedules together and share revenue.

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Hope for Europe’s small “flagship” airlines

In the face of competition from Gulf-based carriers and European budget carriers, it’s been hard times for the familiar “national” airlines of Europe. Some, such as Sabena and Swissair have gone under, re-emerging in other forms; some, such as…

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Pope Francis to take AAdvantage of American

  Well, maybe he won’t be collecting miles on his travels, but the Pope’s travels from DC to New York and on to Philadelphia, and then home to Rome will be on a chartered American Airlines 777. He flew from Rome to Cuba and then to Washington on…

Read More

Alitalia threatens to leave Rome airport

  Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, where  traffic has been disrupted this year by a terminal fire, electrical failures, a smoky nearby forest fire and other problems, has left thousands of passengers disgruntled and angry.  …

Read More

Europe set to OK SkyTeam hook-up for Paris

It looks like European regulators are set to approve a joint operation covering routes between the U.S., Paris, Rome and Amsterdam. The arrangement, under scrutiny for three years, would let the airlines, all SkyTeam members, plan schedules together and share revenue.

Read More

Hope for Europe’s small “flagship” airlines

In the face of competition from Gulf-based carriers and European budget carriers, it’s been hard times for the familiar “national” airlines of Europe. Some, such as Sabena and Swissair have gone under, re-emerging in other forms; some, such as…

Read More