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Norwegian Air Pilots Call Off Strike

Around 600 pilots at Norwegian Air Shuttle called off a planned strike on Monday after four days of government mediation yielded a deal that secures their current work agreements. Pilots threatened to walk out in protest at Nor...


Air France Sets Tough Conditions On Alitalia

  Air France-KLM has set tough conditions, including 5,000 job cuts, for investing more money in Alitalia, financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Sunday. In an unsourced report, the Italian newspaper said Air France-KL...



Alitalia Looking For ‘Strong’ Partnership

  Alitalia will seek a different partner if its biggest shareholder, Air France-KLM, does not subscribe to a capital increase to save the loss-making airline, Italian transport minister Maurizio Lupi told the Corriere dell...


O’Leary Says No Radical Overhaul Of Ryanair

  Irish price range airline Ryanair has no plans to radically overhaul the way in which it’s managed and has already unveiled lots of the promised customer support enhancements so that you can fortify its picture. Ou...



Airbus, Boeing Feud Over Seat Width

  A row has flared up between Boeing and Airbus over the width of economy class seats on long-haul flights, setting the tone for a bitter confrontation at this month’s Dubai Airshow. The dispute focuses on the width ...


Bombardier Profit Dips As Deliveries, Orders Fall

  Bombardier reported a 15 percent fall in net profit and said both aircraft orders and deliveries fell in the third quarter. Aerospace revenue fell 13 percent to USD$2 billion. Bombardier, the world’s fourth largest...