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Lufthansa Pilot Union Seeks Clarity On Pay Offer

Lufthansa Pilot Union Seeks Clarity On Pay Offer Lufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit has requested clarification of the airline’s latest pay offer. Lufthansa last Friday offered a 4.4 percent increase in two stages ...


Boeing Delivers 10th 787 Dreamliner to Vietnam Airlines

Boeing Delivers 10th 787 Dreamliner to Vietnam Airlines Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Vietnam Airlines celebrated the delivery of the flag carrier’s 10th 787-9 Dreamliner last week. “Vietnam Airlines is proud to welcome our...



Lufthansa Pilots To Strike Tuesday and Wednesday

Lufthansa Pilots To Strike Tuesday and Wednesday   The VC pilots union at Lufthansa has given notice of further strikes on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The Vereinigung Cockpit union called strikes from 00:01 to 23:5...


American, Qantas Abandon Partnership Extension

American, Qantas Abandon Partnership Extension American Airlines and Qantas have abandoned plans to expand their existing alliance after the US Department of Transportation last month issued a tentative denial of their applicat...



AirAsia X Swings To Q3 Profit

AirAsia X Swings To Q3 Profit   Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X swung to a profit of MYR11.02 million ringgit (USD$2.49 million) in its third quarter, from a loss of MYR288.2 million. Revenue for the quarter to end Sept...


TUI Approves Etihad Joint Venture Airline

TUI Approves Etihad Joint Venture Airline   European tour company TUI is to go ahead with its plans to create a new European airline with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad. The TUI board approved the plan to merge its TUIfly airline wi...