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Airbus Confident A350 Will Overcome Doubts
Airbus’s revised target to deliver its new wide-body A350 passenger jet during the first half of 2014 is “challenging” but “achievable”, the company’s CEO Fabrice Bregier told the Fina...
London Gatwick Boosted By Emerging Markets
London’s Gatwick airport reported a strong rise in full-year profit, helped by traffic growth and the addition of new routes to emerging markets in Asia. London’s second largest airport said on Monday its ear...
Turkish Airlines Eyes Aer Lingus
Turkish national carrier Turkish Airlines may be a potential bidder for Aer Lingus, just days after rival Irish airline Ryanair made a surprise buyout bid, according to a report in the Sunday Business Post. Turkish Airli...
No Qatar Airways Orders At Farnborough
Qatar Airways will not place any orders at the UK’s Farnborough Air Show next month, the airline’s chief executive said on Sunday. “We have too many airplanes now. There will be no more orders,” c...
LAN Completes TAM Takeover To Form LATAM
Chile’s LAN Airlines said on Friday it has successfully taken over Brazil’s TAM to create LATAM Airlines group, which will be Latin America’s largest airline. The Chilean airline said it forecast...
Charges Increase As Airlines Eye Extra Revenue
Major airlines struggling to maintain profits in the face of stiff competition and rising fuel bills are increasingly looking at sales of non-ticket extras as a way to boost earnings without harming their reputations or ...
