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Lufthansa Pilots Extend Strike To Long-Haul

Lufthansa Pilots Extend Strike To Long-Haul German pilots raised the pressure on Lufthansa management, widening a two-day strike to include long-haul flights that are among the airline’s most profitable. The Vereinigung C...


Lufthansa Cancels Flights Due To Pilots Strike

Lufthansa Cancels Flights Due To Pilots Strike Lufthansa cancelled 1,450 flights after a pilots union called for a strike on Monday and Tuesday, after millions were left stranded by a weekend-long train drivers’ stoppage....



Japan To Roll Out First Commercial Jet In 50 Years

  Japan To Roll Out First Commercial Jet In 50 Years Mitsubishi Aircraft will roll out Japan’s first commercial aircraft in more than 50 years on Saturday, amid doubts its ambition to sell more than 2,000 of the plan...


Singapore Airlines Rides To Tiger’s Rescue

  Singapore Airlines Rides To Tiger’s Rescue Singapore Airlines is injecting up to USD$110 million to take control of loss-making affiliate Tiger Airways, shoring up the budget carrier while scrapping its regional am...



Ryanair Sees Plenty More Growth Within Europe

  Ryanair Sees Plenty More Growth Within Europe Ryanair’s bid to become one of the world’s biggest airlines will focus on higher-frequency routes and more domestic flights in core European markets rather than v...


Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015

  Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015 Airbus will cut production rates of the A330 to nine a month from 10 in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it switches to an upgraded version of the jet, the A330neo. Airbus launched...