British Airways parent IAG drops bid for Air Europa
Madrid (AFP) - Airline giant IAG, owner of Spanish airline Iberia and British Airways, said Thursday it had dropped its ...
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Boeing names new CEO as it reports hefty loss
New York (AFP) - Boeing on Wednesday named the aerospace veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg its next CEO, as the aviation ...
Airbus first-half net profit halved to 825 mn euros
Paris (AFP) - Airbus said Tuesday that its net profit in the first half year fell 46 percent to 825 ...
Airbus and Boeing supremacy secure despite turbulence
Farnborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Boeing's safety troubles and the Airbus scramble to ramp up production should have left a ...
Ireland’s Aer Lingus settles pilot pay row
Dublin (AFP) - A long-running row over pay between Irish airline Aer Lingus and pilots that led to hundreds of ...
Delta still struggling with effects of IT outage
New York (AFP) - Delta Air Lines struggled on Monday with lingering effects from a global IT outage, canceling hundreds ...
Crisis-hit Boeing flies high at Farnborough Airshow
Farnborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Boeing announced Monday a raft of orders on the first day of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, ...
Korean Air orders 40 Boeing planes
Farnborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Korean Air lodged a firm order Monday for 40 Boeing 787 and 777X wide-body aircraft ...
United to trim US capacity as profits rise
New York (AFP) - United Airlines reported higher quarterly profits Wednesday but announced it would trim US capacity later this ...
Southwest Airlines unveils electric air taxi venture
New York (AFP) - US carrier Southwest Airlines plans to jointly develop a fleet of electric air taxis to serve ...
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