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Air Algerie Plans To Buy Airbus, Boeing Jets
Algeria’s national carrier Air Algerie will sign deals to purchase three 250-seat passenger jets from Airbus and eight 150-seat jets from Boeing, an official at Air Algerie said on Monday. The company will also sign a dea...
Singapore A380 In Azerbaijan Emergency Landing
Singapore Airlines said on Monday an Airbus A380 flying from London to Singapore made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to cabin pressure problems, but there were no injuries to the 467 passengers and 27 crew on board. ...
Alitalia Seeks More Bank Funding
Alitalia has asked banks to extend an existing loan agreement by EUR€50 million (USD$68 million), daily Il Messaggero reported, in a sign the troubled Italian airline may again be facing a liquidity crisis just weeks after a ...
Norwegian Air CEO To Meet Boeing Over 787 Problems
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s chief executive Bjoern Kjos plans to meet Boeing management in the United States next week to discuss problems with its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Norwegian media reported on Sunday. Norwegian Air, E...
Lufthansa Workers At Paris CDG To Shorten Strike
Lufthansa workers at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport are set to cut short a planned three-day strike which began on Friday to resume talks over the airline’s plans to outsource ground operations. A spokeswoman for Lufthan...
Lufthansa Faces Weekend Strike At Paris CDG
French unions have called on Lufthansa workers at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to strike from Friday morning to Sunday evening in a dispute over outsourcing ground operations. “In the case of a strike Lufthansa flights...
