Air Canada boost damages claim against WestJet to $220-million

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Air Canada has escalated its legal battle with WestJet Airlines Ltd. by seeking $220-million in compensation and damages from its rival for allegedly using stolen information to advance its own commercial interest. The ongoing, unlawful exploitation of Air Canada's confidential information has caused it substantial loss, including loss of incremental revenue and goodwill, as a result its place in the market is irreparably damaged.

author: Howlett, Karen
Canada, Remedies, Air Canada, WestJet Airlines Ltd.

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US Airways unions try to stop cuts

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US Airways unions counterattacked in Bankruptcy Court stating that the company is asking for more concessions that it needs to survive until February 2005. The airline and a federal agency agreed to extend a provision of the airline's government-backed loan that lets the company use its available cash to fund daily operations while it is in bankruptcy.

author: Belden, Tom, Ginsberg, Thomas
Organizational history, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, US Airways Inc., Company organization, Bankruptcy reorganizations, Bankruptcy reorganization, Company bankruptcy

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Region broadens drive for visitors

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The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau would advertise the region to European vacationers through online travel site Expedia.com as part of the bureau's new marketing plan. The plan for fiscal 2005 also includes efforts to sell an expanded Convention Center to meeting planners and to make it more fun to take a bus tour of the city.

author: Belden, Tom
Europe, Government expenditures, International Affairs, Advertising, Advertising Activity, Pennsylvania, Travel Promotion (Govt), Travel industry, Sales promotions, Tourism promotion, Government finance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau

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