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‘Shrinking airline seat’ gets US court rebuke

لآloomberg If you think the government should do something about the cramped legroom on airplanes, you’ve got a friend in a federal court. The US Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ordered aviation regulators to consider setting minimum standards for the space airlines give passengers. “This is the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat,” Judge Patricia Ann Millett wrote ...

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Singapore Airlines returns to profit

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. returned to a profit after a surprise loss in the last quarter, helped by a surge in the number of passengers and a recovery in the air cargo market. The main Singapore Air brand and all other divisions, including the budget-carrier unit, the cargo unit and an engineering company, all posted a profit at the operating ...

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BA, Air France profits jump on long-haul sales

Bloomberg British Airways (BA) parent IAG SA and its biggest competitor Air France-KLM Group both boosted second-quarter earnings around 50 percent amid strong demand for business travel on routes to Asia and Latin America. Europe’s two largest airlines are benefiting from higher long-haul prices as rivals that are focused on shorter routes see fares crimped by overcapacity. IAG said earnings should ...

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