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• UPDATE 2-Weak rates, high costs tip Overseas Shipholding into bankruptcy

  Nov 14- Debt-laden Overseas Shipholding Group Inc, the world's No. 2 independent tanker operator by fleet size, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after talks with lenders over a $1.5 billion facility foundered.

• UPDATE 1-Overseas Shipholding Group files for bankruptcy

  Nov 14- Debt-laden Overseas Shipholding Group Inc, the world's No. 2 independent tanker operator by fleet size, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, after talks with its lenders floundered.

• AIRSHOW-INTERVIEW-Bombardier C-Series 'could beat revised flight target'

  ZHUHAI, China, Nov 14- Canada's Bombardier Inc could carry out the maiden flight of its C-Series narrow body jetliner early in 2013 despite having given itself a new target to fly mid-year, its sales chief told Reuters.

• UPDATE 1-U.S. House OKs bill to shield airlines from EU carbon fees

  WASHINGTON, Nov 13- The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to bar airlines from complying with a European Union law that would force them to pay for their carbon emissions one day after the EU offered to stop the clock on enforcing the measure.

• UPDATE 1-Nine companies using waiver to ship fuel to NY area

  *Jones Act waiver expires Nov. 13, ships must unload by Nov. 20. WASHINGTON, Nov 13- Nine companies plan to use a rare waiver that expires Tuesday allowing foreign-flagged ships to take oil products and additives from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast to help relief efforts after Superstorm Sandy, the government said.

• Five companies to use waiver to ship fuel to U.S. Northeast

  *Jones Act waiver expires Nov. 13, ships must unload by Nov. 20. WASHINGTON, Nov 13- At least five companies will use a rare waiver that expires Tuesday allowing foreign-flagged ships to take oil products and additives from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast to help relieve a fuel crunch after Superstorm Sandy, the federal government said.

• Airline SAS has no room for negotiation on cuts - CEO

  COPENHAGEN/ OSLO, Nov 13- Crisis-hit Scandinavian airline SAS has no room to cut a deal with unions to ease the pain of pay cuts and job losses as it fights for survival, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

• Norwegian Air boss looks beyond ailing SAS

  Norwegian Air Shuttle, run by mystery novel writer Bjoern Kjos who once flew Cold War-era jet fighters, has risen again to become one of Europe's fastest-growing budget carriers.

• UPDATE 2-AIRSHOW-China sells jets, dabbles in Eastern Air revival

  *China's COMAC says GECAS orders 10 C919 jets, Hebei 20, Joy Air 20. ZHUHAI, China, Nov 13- China unveiled 50 new orders for its COMAC C919 passenger jet at the opening of the country's main air show and promised to assist in the rebirth of one of the most famous names in aviation-- defunct U.S. carrier Eastern Air Lines.

• UPDATE 5-EU Commission freezes airline carbon emissions law

  *China favours ``multilateral'' UN framework. BRUSSELS, Nov 12- The European Union will freeze for a year its rule that all airlines must pay for their carbon emissions for flights into and out of EU airports, the EU executive said, following threats of international retaliation. Flights within the European Union will still have to pay for their carbon emissions.

• UPDATE 1-Mexican airline Interjet orders 40 new Airbus planes

  QUERETARO, Nov 12- Mexican airline Interjet said on Monday it placed an order for 40 A320 Airbus aircraft in its latest move to boost operations in a market led by carrier Aeromexico.

• UPDATE 4-EU Commission freezes airline carbon emissions law

  BRUSSELS, Nov 12- The European Union will freeze for a year its rule that all airlines must pay for their carbon emissions for flights into and out of EU airports, the EU executive said, following threats of international retaliation. Flights within the European Union will still have to pay for their carbon emissions.

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