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Turkish Airlines Worker Killed In Libya Robbery
Turkish Airlines said on Friday that a member of staff was killed and another injured in a robbery at its Tripoli sales office in Libya. The circumstances of the incident, or when it happened, were not known, but many parts of ...
British Airways Plane Clips Building In Johannesburg
A British Airways Boeing 747 bound for London clipped its wing on a building as it was preparing to take off from Johannesburg on Sunday, South Africa’s airports authority said. The Boeing 747-400 carrying about 180 passe...
Emirates, Airbus Sign Firm Deal For 50 A380s
Airbus said on Monday it had signed a deal with Emirates for 50 more A380s that had been announced at the Dubai airshow last month. The contract was signed by Emirates President Tim Clark during a visit to the aircraft maker...
Cathay Pacific Orders 21 Boeing 777-9X
Boeing has won an order from Cathay Pacific Airways for 21 Boeing 777Xs, valued at more than USD$7 billion at current list prices. The 777X, due for launch in 2020, will be a derivative of Boeing’s top-selling wide-body p...
Air France-KLM To Sell CityJet
Air France-KLM said it had received a firm offer from Germany’s Intro Aviation to purchase its CityJet regional airline as well as its subsidiary VLM. Financial terms for the deal were not disclosed. Air France-KLM said i...
Alitalia Has Three New Shareholders
Italy’s Poste Italiane, bank Unicredit and Odissea have joined Alitalia as new shareholders after investing in the Italian airline’s EUR€300 million (USD$410 million) capital increase, Alitalia said on Friday. The...
