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Emirates Considering Record Boeing Order
Emirates is in advanced talks with Boeing to buy up to 100 long-haul planes with a price tag of up to USD$30 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times. The Gulf airline is also looking at further deals with A...
Hotel History: St. Regis Hotel in New York
Hotel History: St. Regis Hotel in New York In 1904, Colonel John Jacob Astor broke ground for the building of the St. Regis Hotel at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, in the most exclusive residential section of New Y...
Dubai Launches Passenger Services At New Airport
Dubai officially launched passenger services at its new Al Maktoum airport on Sunday after a delay of nearly four years, with three airlines agreeing to operate from the facility. The airport, Dubai’s second, offic...
Boeing Gets Commitments For 200 737 MAX From China
Boeing has secured commitments for around 200 of its 737 MAX aircraft, the upgraded variant of its best-selling short-haul jet, from multiple Chinese customers, according to two people familiar with the deals. The deals ...
Lufthansa To Outsource 1,300 IT Jobs
Lufthansa plans to outsource 1,300 IT jobs, almost a third of IT unit Lufthansa Systems’ workforce, as part of a deepening group-wide savings drive. Lufthansa has started to look for an international IT company wit...
Qatar Air Not Interested in Boeing 777X
Qatar Airways is not interested in ordering Boeing’s proposed 777X wide-body jet, its chief executive said. Asked whether the Gulf carrier was looking at ordering a revamped version of Boeing’s 777 mini-jumbo...
