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Delta In Talks With Airbus, Boeing On Orders
Delta Air Lines is in talks to purchase small and wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing in deals potentially worth about USD$6 billion at list prices, two people familiar with the matter said. Potential orders involve ab...
Boeing Plans 787 Test Flights Within Days
Boeing plans to conduct two flight tests of its revamped 787 battery system, possibly as soon as the end of the week, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The 787 flights, the first since February, would ...
Hundreds Of Lufthansa Flights Cancelled
Lufthansa has had to cancel almost 700 flights as workers went on strike early on Thursday to put pressure on the airline ahead of a new round of wage talks on Friday. The strike, announced by the Verdi union on Wednesda...
United Airlines Revamps Cabins, Adds Flat-Bed Seating
United Airlines introduced its first aircraft equipped with flat-bed seats in a revamped premium cabin, all-new interiors, personal on-demand entertainment, Wi-Fi connectivity, in-seat power and USB ports on its transcontinenta...
Strike Prompts Lufthansa To Cancel 500 Flights
Lufthansa has cancelled more than 500 flights after German union Verdi called on 33,000 workers at the company to go on strike on Thursday over a wage dispute. The strike is expected to last for about five hours from 500...
Ryanair Fined Over Hidden Ticket Costs
Irish low-budget airline Ryanair has been fined EUR€370,000 (USD$479,300) by the Netherlands Consumer Authority for hidden costs associated with tickets purchased online by Dutch passengers. The watchdog said that Euro...
