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Continental Completes AVOD Upgrades On B757 Fleet

Includes On-Demand Video, Power Ports At All Seats

Continental Airlines recently completed Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) inflight entertainment system upgrades on all its Boeing 757-200 aircraft. All 39 757-200s currently in service have been fitted with the system, and the remaining two aircraft are currently being retrofitted and will re-enter service by December 23, 2008.

Air Transport Association Names Tilton As Board Chairman

Embattled UAL Chief Replaces Former Northwest CEO

He's one of the most reviled airline CEOs in the business... and as of Friday, he has a new job. UAL president, chairman and CEO Glenn Tilton has been named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Air Transport Association.

'Plane Stupid' Protesters Halt Flights At London Stansted

The Name Really DOES Say It All...

They say any publicity is good publicity... but if the protesters who closed one of London's busiest airports Monday hoped their actions would attract sympathy for their cause, they were probably mistaken.

Ouch! Boeing Delivered Four Planes In November

Despite Strike's End, Return To Previous Production Levels Is Slow

Industry analyst Cai von Rumohr of Cowen & Co. expressed a bit of surprise Friday at the low number of Boeing planes delivered in November despite the return of striking workers to assembly lines.

Wrenches In The Works Of Qantas-British Airways Merger

BA's Parallel Negotiations With Spanish Iberia Airlines Cause Concern

Australian Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed again that Qantas Airways must remain 51% in Australian hands in order to comply with a range of laws and international agreements, which require that the company has its headquarters in Australia, two-thirds of the board are Australian citizens and the chairman is Australian.

XL Airways Refuses To Release Pilots' Identities In A320 Downing

'Against Company Policy' To Release Any Details

In an unusual twist to the investigation of the November 27 crash of an Air New Zealand A320 near Perpignan, France, German airline officials have refused to release any details identifying the XL Airways pilots reportedly flying the plane.

Lufthansa To Buy Major Stake In Austrian Airlines

Austrian State Holding Company Agrees To Sale

At a special board meeting on Friday, Austrian state holding company OeIAG voted to approve the sale and signed a 366,000 euro contract releasing its 41.56 percent stake in Austrian Airlines (AUA) to Lufthansa.

STL To Close D-Concourse Link Between Terminals

Effort Will Save Airport Nearly $900,000/Year

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport will close a 12-gate section of Concourse D that links the airports Main and East Terminals. The closure was announced earlier this week at the St. Louis Airport Commission Meeting and is effective Monday, December 8.