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Air France-KLM May Need Strategy Rethink
Air France-KLM May Need Strategy Rethink With no deal in sight over pilot pay and up to EUR€300 million (USD$380 million) of strike costs to absorb, Air France-KLM may need to rethink its route to viability. As pilots ...
Airbus A380 Break even Goal Still Stands
Airbus A380 Break even Goal Still Stands Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier told French daily newspaper Le Figaro that it is sticking to a target for its A380 superjumbo to break even next year. He added in an interview tha...
Airbus Set To Win A350 Certification
Airbus Set To Win A350 Certification Airbus looks set to win European safety certification for the A350 on Tuesday, people familiar with the plans said. The stamp of approval will allow the wide-body airliner to enter se...
Lufthansa Strike To Ground Long-Haul Flights
Lufthansa Strike To Ground Long-Haul Flights Lufthansa has cancelled 50 long-haul flights to and from Frankfurt after its pilots called a strike for Tuesday in a dispute over their early retirement scheme. The strike is schedul...
LOT 787 Makes Emergency Landing After Fire Alert
LOT 787 Makes Emergency Landing After Fire Alert A LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Chicago to Poland with 248 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Glasgow after crew received an alert from the fire protection ...
Air Berlin Cancels USD$5 Bln Boeing Order
Air Berlin has cancelled orders for Boeing aircraft worth a total of USD$5 billion at list prices as it strives to curb spending and return to profit. Air Berlin, 29-percent owned by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, has been cutting job...
