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Virgin Atlantic To Refocus On Transatlantic
Virgin Atlantic To Refocus On Transatlantic Virgin Atlantic is to beef up its core transatlantic services and stop flying to Tokyo, Mumbai, Vancouver and Cape Town, to help it try to reach a level of profitability which ...
US Denies Norwegian Air’s Bid For Early Approval
US Denies Norwegian Air’s Bid For Early Approval US regulators have slowed discount carrier Norwegian Air’s move to operate in the United States, drawing cheers from unions who said the airline pays low wages and do...
Emirates May Order More A380s If Upgraded
Emirates May Order More A380s If Upgraded Emirates is prepared to order more A380s if Airbus updates the aircraft with new engines, the airline’s chief commercial officer said. Emirates is the world’s largest operat...
Emirates Not Interested In Qantas Investment
Emirates Not Interested In Qantas Investment Emirates is not interested in investing in the international operations of Qantas, according to the Dubai-based carrier’s chief commercial officer. In the biggest restru...
Malaysia Airlines To Shed 6,000 Jobs
Malaysia Airlines To Shed 6,000 Jobs Malaysia Airlines will cut nearly a third of its 20,000 workforce and reduce its global route network as part of a radical MYR6 billion ringgit (USD$1.9 billion) restructuring. The 42-year-o...
Qantas Posts Record AUD$2.8 Bln Full-Year Loss
Qantas Posts Record AUD$2.8 Bln Full-Year Loss Qantas Airways on Thursday reported its biggest financial loss ever after taking a AUD$2.6 billion (USD$2.4 billion) write-down due to a company restructure that includes a re-valu...
