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Kingfisher Seeks USD$236 Mln. Damages From IAE
A founder group company of grounded Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is seeking about USD$236 million in damages from engine-maker International Aero Engines for allegedly supplying “inherently defective” e...
Austrian Air Staff Move To Tyrolean Not Legal
Lufthansa’s 2012 transfer of thousands of staff from its Austrian Airlines unit to the cheaper Tyrolean Airways division was not legal, a Vienna court ruled on Monday. Austrian Airlines said in a statement it would...
Delta, Virgin Atlantic Close To Immunity Approval
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways are on track to receive immunity from US antitrust laws to operate a planned trans-Atlantic joint venture. In a filing on Friday, the US Department of Transportation said it ha...
Etihad Extends Jet Deal Clearance Deadline
Etihad Airways expects a USD$600 million investment in Jet Airways to be cleared by Indian authorities imminently, as it further extended a deadline for regulatory approval that ended on August 31, the Abu Dhabi carrier ...
Countdown Begins To US Airline Merger Trial
American Airlines and US Airways voiced a fresh sense of optimism on Friday after a US judge granted their request for a speedy trial to determine whether the two carriers are allowed to form the world’s largest ai...
Lufthansa’s Freight Business Fails To Pick Up
Lufthansa’s air freight business failed to pick up over the summer period although overall business was “decent”, chief executive Christoph Franz told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. “We h...
