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Qatar Airways expects Trump’s travel ban to be relaxed: report
February 7, 2017 by elegant · Leave a Comment
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker on Tuesday said he expected U.S. President Donald Trump would eventually relax a travel ban targeting seven predominantly Muslim countries, New Zealand media reported. The travel ban, Trump's most controversial act since taking office last month, was halted temporarily on…
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United Airlines mechanics ratify new contract
December 6, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
By Alana Wise NEW YORK (Reuters) – Union mechanics at United Continental Holdings Inc on Monday ratified a six-year joint collective bargaining agreement with the airline, marking the end to several years of contract talks between the two parties. The…
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Lufthansa cancels 35 flights on Sunday
November 26, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa has canceled 35 flights on Sunday as the fallout from a four-day strike by pilots over pay spilled into a fifth day. “Almost all LH (Lufthansa) flights will operate according to schedule tomorrow. A spokesman also denied an unsourced report in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that said the airline had considered going insolvent to rid itself of the costly labor
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Lufthansa CEO says rising protectionism hampering M&A
June 5, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
The growing trend of protectionism worldwide is hampering cross-border consolidation in the airline industry, the chief executive of German airlines group Lufthansa said on Saturday. “To be honest I see protectionism around the world rising rather than more liberalization,” Carsten Spohr said on Saturday at a Star Alliance event in Zurich, highlighting…
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