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Singapore Air To Take Stake In Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia, Australia’s 2d-ranked airline, mentioned alliance associate Singapore Airways would purchase a ten p.c stake in it for AUD$a hundred and five million (USD$108 million) to assist it compete with be...
US Airlines Cancel Flights As Sandy Approaches
Hurricane Sandy will likely cause financial headaches for US airlines that cancelled more than 7,000 flights to and from the Northeast corridor on Sunday. Hotels in the region were busy handling cancellations for guests ...
Kingfisher To Use Own Funds To Restart Flying
Kingfisher Airlines, which agreed this week to pay overdue salaries to its staff, will source funding from its own resources to get the grounded carrier flying, India’s aviation regulator said on Friday. The Direct...
Singapore Airlines to Order More A380s and A350 XWBs
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced that it will order 25 more widebody aircraft from Airbus, comprising five double deck A380s and 20 A350-900s. The aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s long range and regional servi...
Iceland’s Low-cost Airline, WOW Air Has Announced It Has Acquired Its Rival, Iceland Express
WOW air yesterday took control of all Iceland Express flight operations and schedules. No disruption is expected for passengers booked on Iceland Express flights and WOW air will ensure that all obligations to them are fulfille...
Did French PM Leak New Airbus Order?
Airbus parent EADS, whose merger talks with BAE Systems leaked to the press in the summer, may find more of its business subject to accidental early disclosure – this time by the French prime minister. Jean-Marc Ay...
