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Emirates May Order More A380s If Upgraded
Emirates May Order More A380s If Upgraded Emirates is prepared to order more A380s if Airbus updates the aircraft with new engines, the airline’s chief commercial officer said. Emirates is the world’s largest operat...
Emirates Not Interested In Qantas Investment
Emirates Not Interested In Qantas Investment Emirates is not interested in investing in the international operations of Qantas, according to the Dubai-based carrier’s chief commercial officer. In the biggest restru...
Malaysia Airlines To Shed 6,000 Jobs
Malaysia Airlines To Shed 6,000 Jobs Malaysia Airlines will cut nearly a third of its 20,000 workforce and reduce its global route network as part of a radical MYR6 billion ringgit (USD$1.9 billion) restructuring. The 42-year-o...
Qantas Posts Record AUD$2.8 Bln Full-Year Loss
Qantas Posts Record AUD$2.8 Bln Full-Year Loss Qantas Airways on Thursday reported its biggest financial loss ever after taking a AUD$2.6 billion (USD$2.4 billion) write-down due to a company restructure that includes a re-valu...
Dispute Over Reclining Seat Causes Flight Diversion
Dispute Over Reclining Seat Causes Flight Diversion A midair argument between two passengers over the use of a device that stops the seat in front from reclining caused a Newark-Denver flight to be diverted to Chicago over the ...
Australian Carriers Relax Phone Ban
Australian Carriers Relax Phone Ban Qantas and Virgin Australia passengers can use smartphones and tablets throughout flights from Tuesday after the aviation regulator relaxed a ban on electronic devices on aircraft. The airlin...
