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GOL and Qatar Airways Enter Into Mileage Sharing Agreement
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BMFBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL) and Qatar Airways, the Qatar state airline, announce the beginning of a Frequent Flyer agreement, enabling participants of GOL SMILES and Qatar Airways Pr...
Aer Lingus Rebuffs Latest Ryanair Bid
Aer Lingus called on its shareholders to reject a fresh bid from rival Irish airline Ryanair as analysts and investors questioned whether the deal would be allowed. Aer Lingus said the surprise bid from Ryanair, made aft...
Air France To Cut 5000 Jobs
Air France unveiled plans to cut more than 5,000 jobs by the end of next year as part of an effort to reduce costs and debt to return to growth in the face of tough market conditions in Europe and political pressure at h...
Airbus Forecasts A380 Sales, Boeing Talks Up 747
Airbus expects to sell at least 30 A380 superjumbos this year, a senior executive said on Wednesday while a counterpart at rival Boeing forecast strong middle eastern and Asian demand for its competing 747-8 model...
Transaero Airlines Firms Up Order for Four A380s
Transaero Airlines, Russias second largest airline, has completed a purchase agreement with Airbus for four A380 aircraft. The agreement was signed today by Olga Pleshakova, Transaero Airlines CEO and Christopher Buckley, Air...
EasyJet Plans To Close Madrid Base
EasyJet said on Wednesday it planned to cut flights to and from Madrid by 20 percent after ceasing to base aircraft and employees there, and would now review options for its eight aircraft and 310 crew members in ...
