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India To Give Away Kingfisher Slots, Rights
India said it would give away Kingfisher Airlines’ slots and foreign flying rights to other operators in the latest blow to the grounded carrier. Kingfisher, controlled by drinks baron Vijay Mallya, has been halted...
Boeing Proposes 787 Battery Fix To FAA
Boeing on Friday gave US aviation regulators its plan to fix the volatile battery aboard its 787 Dreamliner, even though investigators have not yet determined what caused the batteries to overheat on two planes last mont...
Air France-KLM Trims Operating Loss
Air France-KLM trimmed its operating loss last year as it filled a record proportion of its plane capacity and raised prices on North Atlantic routes. The loss of EUR€300 million (USD$397 million) in 2012 compared with...
Etihad’s Pause Highlights India Investment Risk
The sudden display of caution by Etihad Airways over taking a stake in Jet Airways is the legacy of a string of failed forays by Gulf investors into India. Etihad’s chairman, who is also head of Abu Dhabi’s s...
AirAsia Plans Indian Airline JV With Tata
Malaysia’s AirAsia, Asia’s largest budget carrier, plans to launch a regional airline in India in a venture with the Tata group, marking a return to aviation for India’s biggest business group. The new ...
Boeing To Meet FAA On 787 Fixes
A senior Boeing executive will meet the head of the US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday and present a series of measures aimed at preventing battery failures that grounded its 787 Dreamliner fleet for five weeks...
