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Kingfisher Air In Talks With Investor
India’s Kingfisher Airways, which has been grounded for just about a yr for lack of money, is in talks with a international investor for a possible stake sale, chairman Vijay Mallya mentioned on Tuesday, with out n...
Airbus Hints At China Plane Orders
Airbus sales chief John Leahy hinted on Tuesday that he could unveil plane orders in China, saying he would make announcements at an air show in Beijing on Wednesday. Leahy told a news conference that the Airbus A330 mod...
VietJet May Order Up To 100 Airbus Jets
Vietnamese low-cost airline VietJet may place a provisional order for up to 100 Airbus A320-family jets worth USD$10 billion, a source close to the airline said on Tuesday. The deal could involve between 92 and 100 A320 ...
Five More Arrests In Air France Drugs Case
Venezuela has arrested five more National Guard soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, in connection with the smuggling of 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, prosecutors in the South ...
Heathrow Airport Head Should Be Sacked
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has called for the head of London Heathrow Airport to be sacked in an extraordinary row over landing charges. Mr Walsh claimed that the airport was “ripping off passengers” th...
Norwegian Air Says Both 787s Hit By Problems
Norwegian Air Shuttle suffered fresh technical problems with both its Boeing 787 Dreamliners on Sunday, the airline said, in another set of issues to hit the jet. One of the planes remained grounded in Oslo on Monday due...
