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Pakistani Aircraft Crashes, 127 Dead
A Pakistani airliner with 127 people on board crashed in bad weather as it came in to land in Islamabad on Friday, scattering wreckage and leaving no sign of survivors. The Boeing 737, operated by local airline Bhoja Air, was f...
AMR Unions Call For US Airways Merger Talks
The three main unions at bankrupt American Airlines on Friday said they have reached a tentative agreement with US Airways, putting pressure on American to start merger talks with its rival. The unions said they support a possi...
Merger Support Growing Among AMR Unions
At least two unions at bankrupt American Airlines would support a potential merger with US Airways and could issue a joint communication soon pressuring airline management to consider a deal, two sources said on Thursday. The s...
Qantas Chooses CFM To Power A320neos
Jetstar Airbus A320neo artist’s impression. Australia’s Qantas Airways has picked CFM International engines to power its fleet of 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft. CFM International, a joint venture between GE and Snecma,...
IAG Seals bmi Deal, Budget Units Included
BA and Iberia owner IAG said it had completed the acquisition of Lufthansa’s UK airline bmi and that the price of the deal would be reduced after the German carrier failed to sell two of bmi’s units. Bmi comprises t...
Air Canada, ACPA Agree To Resume Talks
Air Canada and its pilots’ union have agreed to a 10-day negotiation period to re-start talks which ended in a strike last week. The negotiation period will begin following the appointment of an arbitrator by the minister...
