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Again German Airports To Be Hit By Strikes On Thursday
Again Passengers at German airports face lengthy delays on Thursday after the Verdi union called for a strike by ground staff as part of wider industrial action over public sector pay. Verdi on Tuesday called on ground s...
FAA Orders Fix For Boeing 747-8 Software
The FAA on Tuesday ordered an immediate fix for the Boeing 747-8, saying a software problem could cause the plane to lose thrust when close to landing and fly into the ground. The Federal Aviation Administration’s ...
Private Chinese Firm To Buy 100 Sukhoi Jets
A privately owned Chinese firm, O-Bay Aircraft based in Henan province, has signed a USD$3.5 billion deal with Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to buy 100 SSJ-100 regional jets, a Chinese executive said on Tuesday. ...
Malaysia Says Boeing 777-200 ER, MH370 Crashed In Indian Ocean
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 ER flight MH370, which disappeared over two weeks ago en route to Beijing, crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monda...
Australian Ship Homes In On Possible Boeing 777-200 ER Debris
An Australian navy ship was close to finding the possible debris from Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 ER flight MH370 on Monday as a mounting number of sightings of floating objects raised hopes wreckage of the plane ma...
Tigerair Orders Airbus A320 neos
Singapore’s TigerAirways has placed an order for 37 Airbus A320 neo aircraft worth USD$3.8 billion at list prices, taking delivery of the planes from 2018 to 2025, the carrier said in a statement on Monday. Tigerai...
