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Oil Price Fall Gives Lease Of Life To Old Planes

Oil Price Fall Gives Lease Of Life To Old Planes The slump in oil prices has given a new lease of life to passenger jets that until recently were destined for retiral, aircraft financiers said on Monday. Aircraft such as the fo...


Ex-Korean Air Exec Denies ‘Nut Rage’ Charges

Ex-Korean Air Exec Denies ‘Nut Rage’ Charges The daughter of the chairman of Korean Air on Monday denied conspiring with airline executives to force flight attendants to lie about her outburst over the way she was s...



Pilots Say Further Lufthansa Strikes Likely

Pilots Say Further Lufthansa Strikes Likely German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said it is likely to call for further strikes at Lufthansa as a long-running row continues. The dispute revolves around an early re...


Qatar Inaugurates A350, Challenging Lufthansa

Qatar Inaugurates A350, Challenging Lufthansa Qatar Airways on Thursday became the first airline to start scheduled flights with the Airbus A350, throwing down a challenge to Lufthansa at its home airport. Lufthansa has been a ...



Cyprus Airways Name, Logo For Sale

Cyprus Airways Name, Logo For Sale Cyprus will put the trade name and logo of now-defunct state carrier Cyprus Airways up for sale after the airline suspended operations on January 9, officials said on Wednesday. Cash-starved C...


Embraer Wins First Indonesia Aircraft Deal

Embraer Wins First Indonesia Aircraft Deal Embraer is supplying its first aircraft to an Indonesian airline as cost-conscious Southeast Asian carriers seek smaller planes to serve the region’s second-tier cities more effi...