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Lufthansa Cancels Flights Due To Pilots Strike
Lufthansa Cancels Flights Due To Pilots Strike Lufthansa cancelled 1,450 flights after a pilots union called for a strike on Monday and Tuesday, after millions were left stranded by a weekend-long train drivers’ stoppage....
Japan To Roll Out First Commercial Jet In 50 Years
Japan To Roll Out First Commercial Jet In 50 Years Mitsubishi Aircraft will roll out Japan’s first commercial aircraft in more than 50 years on Saturday, amid doubts its ambition to sell more than 2,000 of the plan...
Singapore Airlines Rides To Tiger’s Rescue
Singapore Airlines Rides To Tiger’s Rescue Singapore Airlines is injecting up to USD$110 million to take control of loss-making affiliate Tiger Airways, shoring up the budget carrier while scrapping its regional am...
Ryanair Sees Plenty More Growth Within Europe
Ryanair Sees Plenty More Growth Within Europe Ryanair’s bid to become one of the world’s biggest airlines will focus on higher-frequency routes and more domestic flights in core European markets rather than v...
Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015
Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015 Airbus will cut production rates of the A330 to nine a month from 10 in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it switches to an upgraded version of the jet, the A330neo. Airbus launched...
Virgin Australia Buys Out Tiger Australia JV
Virgin Australia Buys Out Tiger Australia JV Virgin Australia will buy full control of its ailing 60 percent-owned Tiger Australia Airways business for just AUD$1, with plans to cut a bloated fleet that has hobbled turna...
