Troubled Italian carrier Alitalia has agreed to be bought by rival Air France for a cut-price 138m euros(£106m:$215m) in a move to save the state airline. The Italian government, which holds 49.9% of Alitalia, failed to sell the company by auction in 2007.

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United Airlines is in advanced negotiations to combine with Houston-based Continental Airlines and is poised to quickly seal a deal if Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines merge, a person close to the airlines said Thursday.

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Flying the Northwest Airlines Way

I recently flew to Indianapolis from London and had the opportunity to transit through two of Northwest's main hubs in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit.

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