Airline news
SAS To Cut Jobs, Sell Assets To Survive
Loss-making airline SAS will shed nearly 6,000 staff through cuts and asset sales to secure loans from banks and Nordic governments to help it survive a global downturn and fierce competition. SAS, one of the European fl...
Emirates A380 Returns To Sydney After Engine Fire
An Emirates Airbus A380 bound for Dubai was forced to return to Sydney on Sunday night when one of its engines caught fire soon after take-off. The flight, with 380 passengers on board, was just 20 minutes into its fligh...
Swiss To Cut Admin Jobs In Switzerland
Switzerland’s flag carrier, Swiss, plans job cuts in Switzerland in the double digits as part of parent company Lufthansa’s cost-cutting measures, a spokeswoman for the Swiss carrier said on Sunday. The Sonnt...
EgyptAir To Let Cabin Crew Put on Hijab
EgyptAir is permitting its feminine cabin crew to put on Islamic headscarves if they need on flights to Arab states and can enlarge the follow to the remainder of the community, an reliable stated on Sunday, ending a res...
Build Begins on British Airways’ First Boeing 787
British Airways has ordered 24 of Boeing’s game-changing aircraft, as well as 12 Airbus A380 ‘superjumbos’. British Airways has begun construction on its first Dreamliner, the Boeing 787, due to join the airli...
Mallya Deal Could Provide Kingfisher Cash
Diageo was close to a deal for a stake in Indian drinks baron Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits after months of talks, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, with a deal likely to be announced as soon as Fri...
