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Airlines Suspend Flights To Tel Aviv
Airlines in the US and Europe on Tuesday halted flights to Tel Aviv after warnings from governmental agencies as turmoil in Israel and the region intensified. US carriers Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines w...
Rebels Likely Downed Malaysian Boeing 777 MH17 ‘By Mistake’
The US government believes that pro-Russian separatists most likely shot down Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight 17 “by mistake,” not understanding it was a civilian passenger flight, US intelligence officia...
Bohai Leasing Approves 70 Airbus A320 Deal
The Hong Kong unit of China’s Bohai Leasing has signed a deal worth about USD$7.76 billion to buy 70 A320neo aircraft from Airbus, the Chinese company announced. Subsidiary Hong Kong Aviation Capital signed the agr...
Bodies, Black Boxes From MH17 Handed Over
The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were being taken to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black ...
Lufthansa Joins Calls For MH17 Airline Summit
Lufthansa joined Emirates in calling for an airline summit to discuss the industry’s response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying international security protocols should be reviewed...
Poste Italiane Puts Conditions On Alitalia-Etihad Deal
Poste Italiane will only invest more money in Alitalia if it avoids taking on the airline’s past liabilities, three people close to the matter said, a condition likely to hamper a rescue deal with Etihad Airways. A...
