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Qatar Airways in talks with Airbus to buy up to 15 jets
(Reuters) – Qatar Airways is in talks with Airbus to buy up to 15 of the European planemaker’s A330 passenger jets, a deal potentially worth $3.6 billion at list prices, citing production delays to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
“We are… Continue reading
Etihad buys Jet Airways’ London slots as deal talks continue
REUTERS
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways paid $70 million to buy Jet Airways’ slots at London’s Heathrow airport and said it remains in talks to buy a stake in the Indian carrier.
The move signals positive developments in the discussions and… Continue reading
Air France-KLM denies Alitalia bailout talks
AFP
The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM on Monday denied a newspaper report that it was concluding talks to buy out Italian investors in flagship carrier Alitalia.
“There have been no negotiations concerning the purchase of all or part of the… Continue reading
Jet Airways, Kingfisher gain on Etihad talks
Reuters Market Eye
Jet Airways Ltd extends gains for a sixth day, up 1.5 percent, while Kingfisher Airlines Ltd is up 2.7 percent as Etihad Airways enters in the final stages of talks to buy a stake in either of… Continue reading
India’s Kingfisher talks with staff fail
(AFP) The crisis at India’s ailing Kingfisher Airlines deepened on Wednesday, its third straight day of grounded flights, after the firm failed to persuade striking employees back to work, a staff source said.
With fears mounting for its future, the… Continue reading
Airbus parent EADS and BAE in merger talks
(ALJAZEERA) EADS, the parent of Airbus, is in merger talks with Britain’s BAE Systems in a deal that would topple Boeing to become the world’s biggest aerospace giant.
Shareholders of EADS, or European Aeronautic, Defence & Space, would own 60… Continue reading
Strike looms for Lufthansa as wage talks fail
German airline Lufthansa, already battling strong headwinds from soaring kerosene prices and competition, was left facing potentially costly strikes Tuesday after wage talks with cabin crew crashed.
Unions have held off from taking strike action while last-ditch wage negotiations were… Continue reading
Future bleak for Italian carrier Windjet amid takeover talks
The future of distressed Italian airline Windjet looked bleak on Tuesday after a director of national flag carrier Alitalia said there was no chance of finding a way to keep it operating.
Alitalia managing director Andrea Ragnetti told media there… Continue reading
AMR unions, in deal with US Air, want merger talks
(Reuters) – The three main unions at bankrupt American Airlines have reached a tentative deal with US Airways Groupintended to put pressure on a reluctant American to start merger talks with its rival, the unions and US Airways said on… Continue reading
Aer Lingus denies Etihad stake sales talks
A spokesman for the Irish transport minister has refuted a report published by a local daily that the minister would discuss the sale of the country’s stake in Aer Lingus Group to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, Bloomberg has reported.
Yesterday… Continue reading