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EasyJet, Lufthansa Flag Turbulent Summer For Airlines

EasyJet, Lufthansa Flag Turbulent Summer For Airlines   Last week’s deadly attack in Nice and attempted coup in Turkey have created fresh turmoil for European airlines already grappling with the fallout of “Bre...


Lufthansa In Talks To Buy Air Berlin Planes

Lufthansa In Talks To Buy Air Berlin Planes   Lufthansa is in talks to buy about a quarter of the planes owned by Air Berlin, according to a media report. Reuters said that Lufthansa is eyeing roughly 40 of Air Berlin̵...



MH370 Search Looking In The Wrong Place?

MH370 Search Looking In The Wrong Place?   The Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say they believe the plane may have glided down rather than dived in the final moments, meaning th...


Heathrow Owners Ready To Fund New Runway

Heathrow Owners Ready To Fund New Runway Shareholders in London’s Heathrow Airport are ready to invest GBP£16 billion if the government chooses it as the site for airport expansion, one of the investors said in a letter ...



Eurowings Eyes Some Air Berlin Operations

Eurowings Eyes Some Air Berlin Operations   Lufthansa’s budget unit Eurowings, which it sees as a tool for consolidation among European airlines, is considering acquiring some of loss-making rival Air Berlin’s ...


US Lifts Turkey Flight Ban

US Lifts Turkey Flight Ban The United States has lifted a ban on flights to and from Turkey following the failed coup, the US Federal Aviation Administration said. The ban, which included both direct flights and those from a th...