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Iberia Management, Unions To Meet On Strike
Iberia management will meet union leaders on Thursday to discuss a mediator’s proposal for less harsh job and salary cuts at the Spanish flag carrier. Iberia pilots, cabin crew and ground staff have been out since ...
FAA Faces Obstacles In Approving 787 Fix
Boeing said this week it could move “really fast” to get its 787 Dreamliner back into the skies once regulators approved a fix for battery problems on board the plane. Regulators may not move so quickly. The ...
ANA Had Previous 787 Electric Panel Problems
All Nippon Airways had three instances of electric distribution panel trouble in its Boeing 787 Dreamliners before it grounded the aircraft in January and had to replace the panel twice, a spokesman said. In the most ser...
Qatar Air Says Airbus Dropping Smallest A350
Qatar Airways cast doubt on the future of the Airbus A350-800 on Wednesday, saying the European plane maker had decided to pour all its efforts into two larger variants. Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker, who ...
Boeing, Cathay Pacific Announce Order for Three 747-8 Freighters
Order bolsters airline’s 747-8 Freighter fleet to 13 airplanes Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Cathay Pacific Airways today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes. The order, valued at approximately $1 billion at li...
FAA Investigating Report Of Drone Near JFK
The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a commercial pilot’s report that he saw a drone in the sky as he approached John F Kennedy Airport, New York for a landing. The pilot of an Alitalia flight fr...
