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Lufthansa Grounded By Strike At German Airports
Lufthansa was virtually grounded on Monday, with nearly all of its flights cancelled because of a second strike in a month over workers’ pay. Lufthansa cancelled 1,700 flights, leaving only about 30 operating, afte...
787s Could Fly In A Week As Battery Fix Begins
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a ...
Boeing Begins Fixing Five ANA 787s
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a ...
JFK Terminal Evacuated Over Package
A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport was evacuated temporarily on Sunday to investigate a suspicious package, officials said. The package, which turned out to be a tube of toothpaste, was found shortly ...
Lufthansa Cancels 1700 Flights On Monday
Lufthansa said it will cancel almost 1700 flights on Monday, mostly on domestic and short-haul European routes, as a result of planned strike action by thousands of workers calling for higher pay. Verdi, representing 33,...
Boeing Cuts Back 747 Jumbo Production
Boeing said it would cut the production rate for the latest version of the 747 jumbo jet from 2 aircraft per month to 1.75 aircraft citing lower demand for large passenger and cargo planes. The first delivery of the 747-...
