EU weighs options as summer jet fuel threat looms
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - How big is the jet fuel threat to Europe's summer holidays?The EU says it is not ...
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AirAsia signs $19bn deal for 150 Airbus A220 jets
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Southeast Asia's AirAsia signed a $19 billion deal to buy 150 Canadian-made Airbus A220-300 jets, the ...
Victim’s lawyer alleges Boeing was ‘negligent’ in 2019 Ethiopian crash
Chicago (United States) (AFP) - US aviation giant Boeing was "negligent" in the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 ...
Ryanair’s O’Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban
London (AFP) - Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has urged a ban on serving alcohol in airport bars before morning ...
Boeing faces civil trial over 737 MAX crash
New York (AFP) - Boeing is scheduled to return to court Monday to face its latest lawsuit over a deadly ...
Spirit Airlines begins ‘wind-down’, cancels all flights
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines said on Saturday that all of its flights have been ...
Venezuela opens arms to world with Miami-Caracas flight
Caracas (AFP) - A relaunched Miami-Caracas flight after seven years of a standstill is paving the way for Venezuela to ...
Bangladesh signs biggest-ever plane deal for 14 Boeings
Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh on Thursday signed a deal with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to buy 14 planes for its ...
Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Mideast war hikes fuel prices
Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian airlines continued flying on Thursday despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the ...
Air France-KLM trims 2026 outlook over Middle East war impact
Paris (France) (AFP) - Air France-KLM cut its 2026 outlook, saying higher fuel prices caused by the Middle East war ...
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