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Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz To Leave

  Christoph Franz, Lufthansa’s chief executive, is leaving the airline, German newspaper Die Welt reported. Die Welt, citing sources familiar with the situation, said Franz was in talks with the airline’s super...


Norwegian Air Suffers Another Boeing 787 Fault

  Norwegian Air Shuttle has suffered another technical fault with one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, the latest in a series of problems to hit the carbon-composite jet. “We had a technical problem with a hydraulic pu...



United Net Web site Supplied Zero Worth Tickets

  An unknown selection of United Airways consumers sold tickets for pretty much nothing for a brief length on Thursday when the corporate’s web page displayed some fares at zero however there isn’t any assure a...


ANA To Consider Delay Risk When Choosing Aircraft

  Japanese carrier ANA, will consider the risk of delivery delays when choosing between Airbus’s A350 and Boeing’s yet to be launched 777X for an order up to 30 jets. Boeing has a more than 80 percent market sh...



Boeing Plans First 787-9 Flight Next Week

  Boeing plans to make the first flight of the 787-9 next week, a stretch version of its high-tech Dreamliner, according to two people familiar with the plans. The flight, a key milestone in development of a longer version...


US Air, American Defend Planned Merger

  US Airways defended its proposed merger with American Airlines, arguing that the deal would create USD$500 million in savings to consumers annually by building a stronger competitor to Delta Air Lines and United. The Jus...