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Vietnam Air To Add More Boeings To Fleet
Vietnam Air To Add More Boeings To Fleet Boeing and Vietnam Airlines will negotiate the sale of eight more 787-10 Dreamliners and eight 777-8Xs, a move hailed by US and Vietnamese officials as a sign of strengthening trade ties...
Lufthansa, Pilots Mediation Talks Stuttering
Lufthansa, Pilots Mediation Talks Stuttering Talks between Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit are reported to be on the verge of ending without agreement. If the talks fail it raises the prospect of strikes a...
Berlin Seeks Private Investors For New Airport
Berlin Seeks Private Investors For New Airport Berlin is wooing private investors including Macquarie and JP Morgan to take a stake in its much-delayed new airport, a German newspaper reported. The investors are to be given con...
Virgin Atlantic To Cut 500 Jobs
Virgin Atlantic To Cut 500 Jobs Virgin Atlantic Airways is cutting about 500 jobs as it seeks to reduce costs and improve its financial resilience, according to a WSJ report. The cuts will be done through layoffs, moving staff,...
China Orders 45 Airbus A330s
China Orders 45 Airbus A330s China has placed an order for 45 Airbus A330s in a multi-billion dollar deal that paves the way for a second European aircraft plant in the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. The deal, s...
Strike Triggers Delays At Australian Airports
Strike Triggers Delays At Australian Airports International passengers endured delays across Australian airports on Wednesday after customs and immigration officials went on strike over pay and conditions. The two-hour strike a...
