ATSB Turns Down UAL Request For Loan Guarantees... Again
Well, if this isn't a firm "no," we don't know what is.
The Air Transportation Stabilization Board Monday rejected United
Airlines' latest request for more than $1 billion in loan
guarantees. ATSB Executive Director Michael Kestenbaum said, "The
board will not accept any further submissions from United with
respect to the application."
In a country where you need all the friends you can get, flying
to see them is suddenly much more difficult.
Israel has suspended flights of its flagship carrier, El Al, to and
from the Turkish capital of Istanbul. This, in a reported dispute
with Turkey over aviation security. Specifically, according to the
Israeli business publication Globes, the Turks have a problem with
armed Israeli security agents posted inside their airports.
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