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TACA Airlines Flight Skids Sideways While Landing in Costa Rica

Several people were treated for shock Thursday after a plane skidded as it attempted to land at Costa Rica's main international airport.
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Airlines to See 78 Percent Profit Drop This Year: IATA

The International Air Transport Association on Monday further downgraded its 2011 airline industry profit forecast to $4 billion, which would represent a 78 percent drop compared to last year.
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British Airways Posts Slight Improvements During First Quarter, Despite Strike Action and Ash Crisis

British Airways on Friday reported an operating loss of some £72 million ($112.4 million), a slight improvement from the same period last year, despite strike action and the unprecedented volcanic ash crisis that canceled flig...
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Two Years Later, More Wreckage of Air France 447 Located in the Atlantic Ocean

More wreckage of Air France Flight 447 was found in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, nearly two years after the Airbus A330-200 went missing during a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
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Iceland Volcano Eruption Not Expected to Significantly Disrupt Flights Monday

Eurocontrol, the agency charged with coordinating air traffic management across Europe, said on Monday that it does not expect a significant impact after a volcano erupted in Iceland.
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