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New approval for United-Continental merger

30 AUG: United Airlines and Continental received US Department of Justice approval for their planned merger on Friday, after agreeing to a landing slots deal with Southwest Airlines at the New York area’s Newark airport.

The department said the deal had met concerns about UA-CO dominance at Newark.

Shareholders of the two airlines vote on the merger plan on 17 September.

If they approve it, the deal should be finalised by 1 October.

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News in Brief for 6 February

UK SNOW CHAOS One-third of the flights at London Heathrow were due to be cancelled yesterday amid forecasts of heavy snow. Authorities warned of dangerous driving conditions.

RUN OVER BY JET A Boeing worker was seriously injured Saturday when he was run over by a 787 Dreamliner being towed at the planemaker’s Paine Field airport north of Seattle. The man was initially trapped under right wing landing gear.

SCUBA DEATH A US tourist has died while scuba diving in Grand Cayman in the Caribbean.The 47-year-old woman lost consciousness while ascending from a dive on Saturday. Efforts were made to revive her, but she was declared dead soon after being taken to a hospital.
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