Lufthansa doubles profit in 2023 as demand booms
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German airline giant Lufthansa said Thursday it had doubled profits in 2023 on booming demand, as ...
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Protectionism, taxes, fuel: The high cost of air travel in Africa
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Travelling 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) by air between two capitals on the same continent does not ...
Boeing slammed for dragging feet in Alaska Airlines probe
New York (AFP) - The head of the federal investigation into a troubled January flight on a Boeing 737 MAX ...
American Airlines orders 260 jets from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer
New York (AFP) - American Airlines unveiled a large order on Monday of narrow-body planes from European giant Airbus, Brazil's ...
Germany braces for fresh rail, air travel strikes
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany braced for more travel misery after unions on Monday called for renewed walkouts at Lufthansa ...
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines cancel merger after blocked by US court
New York (AFP) - JetBlue and Spirit Airlines formally pulled the plug Monday on their merger, about six weeks after ...
Spirit Aerosystems shares surge on possible Boeing buy
New York (AFP) - Shares of Spirit AeroSystems surged Friday on news Boeing is in talks to potentially acquire the ...
European airlines, facing jet delivery delays, see profits soar
London (AFP) - Europe's aviation industry is extending its bounceback from the Covid pandemic, as British Airways owner IAG and ...
British Airways owner IAG, Air France-KLM post bumper profits
London (AFP) - Europe's aviation industry extended a bounceback from the Covid pandemic on Thursday, as British Airways owner IAG ...
Airlines had their safest year on record in 2023: IATA
Paris (AFP) - Last year was the safest ever for commercial air travel, despite a massive rebound in passenger flights, ...
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