Travel Business News - North America.
May 5, 2008 Warning that airline consolidation is harmful to consumers and does not address the airline industry[sup.1]s real problems, Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the influential Business Travel Coalition (BTC), urged Congress to examine the consumer and competitive issues carefully and deliberately, and develop a new fact...

Airline Finance News - North America.
Feb 4, 2008 Air Transport Assn. said the US airline cost index in the third quarter of 2007 was up 0.2% from the year-ago period. The consumer price index rose 2.4% over the same period, ATA said. Fuel, which accounted for 25.9% of expenses, rose 1.6% to...

Aircraft News - North America.
Jan 28, 2008 Computer glitch causes hundreds of delays on East Coast. A computer glitch at a New England air traffic control center delayed at least 265 flights Wednesday night along the East Coast. Controllers had to shut down and reboot a flight tracking system. Jan 27,...

Dino fright: scientists dig up the toughest dinosaur in South America.
What do you get when you combine a bull's horns, T. rex's stubby arms, and a shark's razor-sharp teeth? One of South America's scariest meat eaters, Carnotaurus sastrei (kahrnoh-TAWR-uhss SASS-tree-ee). Paleontologists may have gotten a close-up view of the bull-like dinosaur. They recently found the remains of...

Cunard's QE2 Makes Last Appearance in America.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-12 October 2008-Cunard's QE2 Makes Last Appearance in America(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com On Thursday, October 16, Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) will bid farewell to America during a celebratory call befitting of the company's longest-serving ocean liner. The historic occasion will mark the...

Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 Embraer Embraer has had another incredible year with new product announcements and support offerings progressing pretty much on schedule. Both the Phenom 100 and the 300 are on display at the static park, with the 300 making its first appearance outside Brazil....

UMG Inks Deal with Qtrax Digital Music Service.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-UMG Inks Deal with Qtrax Digital Music Service(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Universal Music Group International, a division of Universal Music Group, and Qtrax, announced a licensing deal covering Europe, Asia/Pacific, South America & Africa. The deal follows a similar recent agreement...

Hain Celestial CEO to Present at Canaccord Adams Conference.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-12 October 2008-Hain Celestial CEO to Present at Canaccord Adams Conference(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Hain Celestial Group announced that Irwin Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to make a presentation regarding the company on Wednesday, October 15, at the Canaccord...

GPM Investments Chooses TNS Services.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-16 October 2008-GPM Investments Chooses TNS Services(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com GPM Investments, has selected Transaction Network Services to provide the FusionPoint solution for a total of 194 Fas Mart and Shore Stop convenience stores across the mid-Atlantic region. GPM Investments has...

Ralcorp Holdings Names Top Exec for Post Foods.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-12 October 2008-Ralcorp Holdings Names Top Exec for Post Foods(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ralcorp Holdings announced the appointment of Stephen Van Tassel as Corporate Vice President and President of the recently acquired Post Foods business. Van Tassel joined the company on...