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Nigeria Lifts Ban On Airline After Crash Killed 159
Nigerian airline Dana Air can fly again three months after one of its jets crashed and killed 159 people, aviation authorities said on Wednesday, even though the cause of the crash has still not been made public. The Dan...
Qantas, Emirates Agree 10-Year Alliance
Australia’s struggling Qantas Airways has agreed to a 10-year alliance with Dubai’s Emirates, a key step in the carrier’s efforts to shore up its loss-making international business. Qantas will replace Singapo...
AirAsia Says No Plan To Buy JAT
AirAsia has held “serious talks” with Serbian officials, transport minister Milutin Mrkonjic said on Wednesday, though Asia’s largest budget carrier denied it was considering the purchase of Serbia̵...
Lufthansa Open To Mediation On Crew Strike
Lufthansa said it was open to mediation in a row with cabin crew over pay and conditions after being threatened with a costly Germany-wide strike on Friday, although doubts whether it will succeed, an executive said on W...
US Airways Expects Business Travel To Improve
US Airways said it expects demand to improve in the fourth quarter once businesses get more clarity on the US election outcome and the fiscal cliff. “Leisure demand remains strong and I therefore think business dem...
British PM Moves To Defuse Airports Row
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday tried to defuse a row over potential expansion of London’s over-stretched Heathrow airport, pledging to seek cross-party support for plans to boost UK airport capac...
