Airline news
Lufthansa To Outsource 1,300 IT Jobs
Lufthansa plans to outsource 1,300 IT jobs, almost a third of IT unit Lufthansa Systems’ workforce, as part of a deepening group-wide savings drive. Lufthansa has started to look for an international IT company wit...
Qatar Air Not Interested in Boeing 777X
Qatar Airways is not interested in ordering Boeing’s proposed 777X wide-body jet, its chief executive said. Asked whether the Gulf carrier was looking at ordering a revamped version of Boeing’s 777 mini-jumbo...
Consortium In Talks To Buy 81 Pct Of ILFC
A private consortium is seeking to raise a USD$2.1 billion syndicated loan to back the purchase of an 81 percent stake in US insurer AIG’s aircraft leasing unit ILFC, banking sources said on Thursday. AIG said in D...
JAL May Sue Government Over Landing Slots
Japan Airlines is reserving the right to sue the Japanese government for allocating rival ANA more landing slots at Haneda airport, raising the prospect of an unprecedented battle that could batter the nation’s air...
Korean Air To Buy Boeings Worth USD$3.77 Bln
Korean Air Lines said on Thursday it would buy KRW3.98 trillion won (USD$3.77 billion) worth of aircraft from Boeing. The South Korean flag carrier said in a regulatory filing that the purchase would include five Boeing ...
Airbus Faces A380 Decisions After Orders Drop
Airbus is poised to review its A380 superjumbo after a drop in orders and has not ruled out shaving output of the world’s largest airliner while waiting for the economy to recover. Despite aggressive marketing, sal...
