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Finnair May Look To Airline Alliance
Finland’s national carrier Finnair, mired in years of losses, could become a part of a bigger alliance or entity, its chief executive was quoted as saying. “We have been going through a survival struggle,R...
London Heathrow Braced For Olympics Exodus
London’s Heathrow Airport is braced for one its busiest ever days on Monday with around 15,000 Olympic athletes and officials expected to leave the capital following the end of the Games. Heathrow owner BAA expects...
Aircraft Lessors Seek Protection From EU ETS
International tension over the EU’s law making all airlines flying in and out of Europe pay for their carbon emissions has prompted aircraft leasing companies to change the terms of their contracts, lawyers familia...
Qantas Says No Interest In JAL Equity Stake
Australia’s Qantas Airways has no interest in taking an equity stake in Japan Airlines, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said. Japan Airlines has been sounding out trading houses and other business partners as pot...
GE Engine Failure A Contained Incident
The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday that the failure of a General Electric jet engine on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner last month was a contained incident of the sort that does not normally pose an im...
212-Room Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel Opens
Marriott International, Inc (NYSE:MAR) announced the opening of its ninth hotel in Turkey, the 212-room Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel operating under a franchise agreement with Polat Holding A.S. Marriott International, ...
