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Qantas Gets Lift As Turnaround Strategy Kicks In
Qantas Gets Lift As Turnaround Strategy Kicks In Qantas expects to post its best first-half result since 2010 as its AUD$2 billion cost-cutting initiative bears fruit and lower oil prices trim fuel costs. Shares in the &...
Families Of MH17 Crash Victims Seek UN Investigation
Families Of MH17 Crash Victims Seek UN Investigation Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the disaster, want a special UN envoy to launch an international investigatio...
Long-Haul Affected As Lufthansa Pilots Strike
Lufthansa pilots started their second strike this week on Thursday, grounding about half of scheduled long-haul flights, in a dispute over an early retirement scheme. Pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), representing a...
Qatar To Get First A350 On December 13
Qatar To Get First A350 On December 13 Qatar Airways will receive the first Airbus A350 on December 13, the Gulf carrier said on Thursday. Qatar Airways said it would first deploy the jet on the Frankfurt route from Janu...
Lufthansa Pilots To Strike Again On Thursday
Lufthansa Pilots To Strike Again On Thursday Lufthansa pilots said they would strike again on Thursday on long-haul and cargo flights, after a two-day stoppage on Monday and Tuesday stranded thousands of people. The Vereinigung...
Air France Pilots Back Low-Cost Unit Deal
Air France Pilots Back Low-Cost Unit Deal A majority of Air France pilots have backed a deal reached in October to develop the company’s low-cost operations in France. 53 percent of Air France pilots approved the agreemen...
