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Ryanair Selling More Seats Per Flight

Ryanair Selling More Seats Per Flight Ryanair is flying at least six more passengers per flight this year than in 2013, due to improvements in customer service and the way it sells tickets. The Irish airline, Europe’s lar...


Report Suggests MH17 Shot Down From Ground

  Report Suggests MH17 Shot Down From Ground Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said in a report that Malaysia’s prime minist...



Lufthansa Pilots To Strike In Munich On Wednesday

  Lufthansa Pilots To Strike In Munich On Wednesday Lufthansa pilots will hold an eight-hour strike at Munich airport on Wednesday, the Vereinigung Cockpit union said on Tuesday, the third strike by the German airline̵...


Ryanair Orders 100 Boeing 737 MAX Jets

Ryanair has signed a deal to buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in a deal worth up to USD$11 billion at list prices, launching a new version of the single-aisle plane that will allow it to squeeze in more passengers. The Irish air...



Dubai To Spend USD$32 Billion On Airport Expansion

Dubai To Spend USD$32 Billion On Airport Expansion Dubai will spend USD$32 billion on expanding its second airport to handle over 200 million people annually next decade, roughly three times the current level of passenger traff...


Second Pilots Strike In A Week Hits Lufthansa

  Second Pilots Strike In A Week Hits Lufthansa Lufthansa cancelled about 200 flights from Frankfurt airport on Friday as a second pilots’ strike in a week affected 25,000 passengers. To cater for stranded travellers...