Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.
Apr 2, 2007 Northwest Flight Attendants Blocked From Striking. Flight attendants at Northwest Airlines may not strike, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, affirming a lower court ruling and lifting a cloud hanging over the bankrupt carrier. Mar 29, 2007 US DOJ subpoenas Northwest...

Brokerage oligarchs: may they reign forever: four brokers control the lion's share of the commercial insurance distribution market. Let's keep it that way.
Oh, how buyers ought to love their insurance brokerage oligarchs. For now land in the future, may this small, elite group of brokers reign forever, whether they're known as Marsh, Aon, Willis and Gallagher, or even perhaps one of their as-yet-unnamed successors. The four titans who control...

Company Watch - Qantas Airways.
Aug 13, 2007 Qantas announced the Leigh Clifford, the recently retired CEO of UK and Australia-based mining company Rio Tinto, will replace Margaret Jackson as chairman when she retires in November. "I am personally delighted to be passing the mantle of Qantas chairman to someone of Leigh's...

Airline Finance News - Europe.
Aug 27, 2007 Alitalia Alitalia flew 3.75 billion RPKs in July, the same number as the year-ago month. Capacity fell 0.1% to 4.72 billion ASKs, lifting load factor 0.1 point to 79.5%. Aug 24, 2007 Alitalia, Alitalia Express Alitalia's new chairman,...

Encyclopedia of white-collar crime.
9780313335242 Encyclopedia of white-collar crime. Ed. by Jurg Gerber and Eric L. Jensen. Greenwood Press 2007 316 pages $75.00 Hardcover HV6768 This alphabetical encyclopedia contains terms relating to white- collar crime,...

Airline News - Europe.
Aug 6, 2007 British Airways European holiday-makers than ever are arriving without their luggage, with up to 10 air passengers losing their bags on every flight. According to figures compiled by the Association of European Airlines, British Airways was the worst performing of all Europe's...

Company Watch - Qantas Airways.
Aug 20, 2007 Qantas reportedly will spin off its loyalty program in the mold of Air Canada's Aeroplan, which will become part owner of the Australian carrier's Frequent Flyer program, according to newspaper reports in both countries. Neither Qantas nor Aeroplan is commenting. Aug 15, 2007 ...

Company Watch - Korean Air.
Aug 6, 2007 British Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay separate USD$300 million criminal fines for their roles in conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. UK authorities said earlier on Wednesday...

PEMC works on establishment of futures contracts for WESM.
Byline: Myrna M. Velasco When the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) finally reaches certain level of maturity, market operator Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) envisions the emergence of a market for forward or futures contracts that may start next year in Luzon. Futures contracts entail...

Threshold resistance; the extraordinary career of a luxury retailing pioneer.
9780061235375 Threshold resistance; the extraordinary career of a luxury retailing pioneer. Taubman, A. Alfred. Harper Collins Publishers 2007 211 pages $24.95 Hardcover HC102 Taubman is founder of Taubman Centers, Inc., one...