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LOT Expects To Have 787s Flying In June
Poland’s flag carrier LOT expects to have its two grounded Boeing 787s back in service by mid-June and to receive its third Dreamliner around the same time, the airline said on Tuesday. LOT, the first European airl...
IAG Gains Control Of Vueling
IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, has won sufficient backing from investors in Vueling to take control of the Spanish budget airline, Spain’s stock market regulator said on Tuesday. International Airlin...
IAG Orders Airbus A350s For British Airways
International Airlines Group unveiled orders for 18 Airbus A350 long-haul jets for its British Airways arm and said it was in further talks with Airbus and Boeing to secure more planes for Spanish unit Iberia. The closel...
Lufthansa Grounded By Strike At German Airports
Lufthansa was virtually grounded on Monday, with nearly all of its flights cancelled because of a second strike in a month over workers’ pay. Lufthansa cancelled 1,700 flights, leaving only about 30 operating, afte...
787s Could Fly In A Week As Battery Fix Begins
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a ...
Boeing Begins Fixing Five ANA 787s
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a ...
