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Qantas To Split Off International Business
Qantas Airways is splitting its loss-making international operations from its profitable domestic business and putting it under the charge of the head of its second-biggest money spinner. As part of a five-year tu...
Bombardier Delivers First Q400 NextGen Aircraft to Polish Carrier Eurolot
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first of eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners ordered by new customer Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland. The Polish carrier also holds options on an additional 12 of the aircraft. Eurolot w...
Ryanair Annual Profit Jumps 25 Percent
Ryanair, Europe’s biggest budget airline, warned high fuel costs and a worsening economic outlook meant profit would slip by up to 20 percent in the coming year, the first fall in four years. The Dublin-base...
Qantas To Cut Another 500 Maintenance Jobs
Australian airline Qantas said on Monday it is eliminating 500 jobs by merging maintenance facilities to save up to AUD$100 million (USD$98.4 million) annually, as high fuel costs and weak demand take a toll on ai...
Olympic Flame Takes Front Seat On London Flight
The Olympic flame onboard British Airways Flight 2012 to London. The cabin announcement was polite but firm: “Unless you happen to be the Olympic Flame, I’m afraid there is no smoking allowed.” T...
Thai Air Considering New Budget Airline
Thai Airways may set up a new budget carrier to tap strong demand in the regional no-frills sector and the group is on track to achieve its net profit target this year after a strong first quarter, its president said on Friday....
