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Finnair Seeks Closer Partner Ships With Large Players
Finnair will need closer partnerships with larger airlines and ownership changes to avoid becoming sidelined in the market in coming years, chairman Klaus Heinemann said. Heinemann, addressing Finnair’s shareholder...
Search For Malaysian Boeing 777-200, MH370 Shifts Northeast After New Lead
The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200 ER MH370 search zone for March 28, 2014. Image: Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Australian authorities said on Friday they were shifting the focus of their Indian Ocean search ...
Malaysia Air May Need Government Bailout
Even before the loss of its flight Boeing 777-200 ER MH370, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was bleeding cash, prompting talk that it may need another financial rescue from state investor Khazanah Nasional, its majority sharehol...
Etihad Plans To Raise $2 Bln For Aircrafts
Etihad Airways plans to raise USD$2 billion to pay for aircraft this year, the Abu Dhabi-based airline said on Wednesday after road shows in New York and London. Etihad will take delivery of 18 aircraft this year –...
Lufthansa Cancels About 600 Flights Due To Strike
Lufthansa has cancelled about 600 flights on Thursday due to a planned strike by public-sector workers across the country’s airports. The Verdi union has called on ground staff, baggage handlers and maintenance sta...
China Extends Airbus Production and Unblocks Airbus 330 Deal
China signed a new 10-year accord allowing Airbus to assemble A320s on its soil until 2025 and unblocked orders for larger jets worth more than USD$6 billion, restoring ties after a row with Europe over aircraft emission...
