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Air Berlin Benefitting From Lufthansa Strike
Air Berlin Benefitting From Lufthansa Strike Air Berlin is benefitting from a strike at German rival Lufthansa, according to chief executive Stefan Pichler. “Short-term bookings are looking good for us,” Pichler tol...
VietJet Orders 30 Airbus A321s
VietJet Orders 30 Airbus A321s Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air has ordered 30 Airbus A321s. Speaking at the Dubai Air Show, VietJet chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao told reporters the order was made up nine A321ceos and ...
Starwood Signs SLS Las Vegas
Starwood Signs SLS Las Vegas Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced its single largest addition of hotel rooms in North America since pre-recession with the signing of SLS Las Vegas on the world-fa...
EU To Tackle Subsidies For Non-EU Airlines
EU To Tackle Subsidies For Non-EU Airlines The European Commission is working on a legislative proposal to tackle unfair competition from non-EU airlines which could include the ability to suspend air traffic rights. The debate...
Airbus Eyes Decision Soon On Bigger A350
Airbus Eyes Decision Soon On Bigger A350 Airbus has given its strongest signal yet that it plans to build a bigger A350 to compete with Boeing’s 777X, setting the scene for the next round of a contest between the world...
Union Rejects Lufthansa Attempt To End Strike
Union Rejects Lufthansa Attempt To End Strike German cabin crew union UFO rejected a sweetened Lufthansa pay offer late on Monday that was aimed at ending the airline’s longest ever strike action that it said was costing ...