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Lufthansa Expands Germanwings To Fight LCCs
Lufthansa is transferring short-haul flights to its no-frills Germanwings airline as it battles to return to profit in Europe in the face of intense competition from budget rivals Ryanair and easyJet. The German airline ...
Alaska Air Orders 50 Boeing 737s
Alaska Airlines on Thursday announced an order for 50 Boeing 737s, worth USD$5 billion at list prices. The order is for 20 737 MAX 8s, 17 737 MAX 9s and 13 Next-Generation 737-900ERs. The order is Alaska Airlines’ ...
Turkish Airlines Orders Another 15 Airbus A330 Aircraft
Turkish Airlines has placed an order for 15 A330-300s, their seventh order for the A330 family of aircraft and their twentieth Airbus order overall. The aircraft will be operated on medium and long haul routes from the Turkish ...
Police Arrest Two At Heathrow In Terrorism Probe
British police have arrested a man and a woman at London’s Heathrow airport as part of an investigation into travel to Syria in support of “alleged terrorist activity”, police said in a statement on Wed...
Boeing Overcoming 787 Supply Chain Problems
A Boeing official said the plane maker has its global supply chain under control for its 787 Dreamliner and plans to ratchet up production, a jump in output a Japanese supplier said could expose new supply bottlenecks. B...
Qatar Airways to Join Oneworld Alliance
Qatar Airways is to join oneworld®, adding one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. Its election as a oneworld member designate was announce...
