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Qantas Swings To First-Half Profit
Qantas Swings To First-Half Profit Qantas on Thursday reported its best first-half profit in four years as its cost-cutting bore fruit and lower oil prices trimmed fuel expenses. Qantas said underlying profit before tax was AUD...
Emirates Urges US To Ignore Subsidy Claims
Emirates Urges US To Ignore Subsidy Claims Emirates president Tim Clark has hit back at US airlines in an increasingly bitter subsidy spat and urged Washington to block their calls to renegotiate Open Skies agreements. Clark, i...
Aer Lingus Profit Rises As IAG Takeover Falters
Aer Lingus Profit Rises As IAG Takeover Falters Aer Lingus reported an 18 percent increase in annual profits on Tuesday as IAG struggled to convince the Irish government to back its takeover bid. Aer Lingus said 2014 operating ...
Airbus Considering A320 Output Increase
Airbus Considering A320 Output Increase Airbus is talking to suppliers about the possibility of raising production of the A320 family to 50 a month in 2017, a senior industry figure said. Airbus has asked suppliers to be ready ...
China To Launch C919 Test Flights This Year
China To Launch C919 Test Flights This Year China’s COMAC has completed the basic assembly of its medium-range C919 large passenger aircraft and is expected to launch test flights this year, the official Xinhua news agenc...
Bomb Threat Grounds Swiss Aircraft In Zurich
Bomb Threat Grounds Swiss Aircraft In Zurich A bomb threat was made on Friday against an aircraft operated by Swiss International Air Lines at Zurich airport, a spokesman for the airport said. Swiss flight LX 146 had been due t...
