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Malaysia Mourns as MH17 Bodies Finally Return Home
People across Malaysia held a minute’s silence and wore black on Friday as the country observed a day of mourning to mark the return of the first 20 bodies among its citizens killed when flight MH17 was downed last month....
Austrian Resumes Service To Eastern Ukraine
Austrian Airlines restarted flights to the eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkov and Dnipropetrovsk on Friday that had been suspended after the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 in July. The decision came amid “close coordi...
Norwegian Air To Set Up London Long-Haul Base
Norwegian Air Shuttle will establish a long-haul base at London’s Gatwick airport and plans to move many pilots currently based in Bangkok to the UK base, it said on Friday. Norwegian opened a short-haul base at Gatwick l...
AirAsia Results Improve As MAS Prepares Restructuring
AirAsia’s quarterly results point to early signs of a recovery in its Malaysian market ahead of a restructuring by Malaysia Airlines that is expected to reduce intense competition in the sector. AirAsia’s net profit...
Air Berlin Announces New Turnaround Measures
Air Berlin presented new measures to return to profit, including fleet cuts, route changes and plans for closer cooperation with alliance partners. Germany’s second largest airline, which late on Wednesday reported a seco...
AirAsia Has No Interest In Skymark
AirAsia dismissed a media report that it is weighing a bid for Japan’s embattled Skymark Airlines, saying it is focused on a budget airline it is setting up with Japanese partners. The Nikkei business daily said AirAsia, ...
