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New merger talk grips US airlines
- 2006-12-13
WASHINGTON AFP — AirTran's takeover offer for low-cost rival Midwest, and reported talks between heavyweights Continental and United Airlines, accelerated a shake-up in the troubled US airline industry. The flurry of activity came after US Airways last month launched a hostile bid worth eight billion dollars for bankrupt Delta Air...
United Airlines puts back exit from bankruptcy
- 2005-08-02
NEW YORK AFP — US carrier United Airlines may not emerge from bankruptcy until early next year after delays to a restructuring plan, a company official said. United was hoping to present the plan this week, so that it could come out of so-called "Chapter 11" bankruptcy protection in...
UAL weighing two billion dollars in further cuts: reports
- 2004-11-05
CHICAGO AFP — Bankrupt United Airlines is getting ready to seek legal backing for a plan authorising further labor savings, valued at 725 million dollars a year, according to news reports. The struggling carrier will petition the judge overseeing its Chapter 11 reorganization for permission to push through pay...
UAL seeks additional two billion dollars in cuts
- 2004-11-05
CHICAGO AFP — Bankrupt United Airlines was set to file a controversial two-billion dollar labour savings plan with the court overseeing its reorganisation, an airline spokeswoman said. The airline circulated the plan to its unions Thursday, and filed it with the bankruptcy court Friday prior to a November 19...
United Airlines plans extra 6,000 job cuts
- 2004-09-01
PARIS AFP ? US airline United Airlines, currently under protection from bankruptcy, plans an extra 6,000 job cuts as part of a cost-cutting plan. The cuts amount to a 10-percent reduction in the current workforce, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. Before the attacks in the United...
United Airlines plans extra 6,000 job cuts: report
- 2004-09-01
PARIS AFP ? US airline United Airlines, currently under protection from bankruptcy, reportedly plans an extra 6,000 job cuts as part of a cost-cutting plan. The Financial Times reported the cuts amount to a 10-percent reduction in the current workforce. Before the attacks in the United States on...
United secures one billion dollars in private financing: report
- 2004-07-22
CHICAGO AFP ? United Airlines has secured one billion dollars in new bankruptcy financing that will see it through until June 2005, a US newspaper said Thursday. The loan package will be split between the bankrupt carrier's existing lenders -- JP Morgan and Citigroup -- and GE Commercial Finance,...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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