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Qantas grounds A380s

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 November 2010

Australia's Qantas will keep its A380 fleet of six grounded until at least Thursday as it searches for the cause of oil leaks in three Rolls Royce engines.

ANA sees profits boost on horizon

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 November 2010

Japan's All Nippon Airways says annual sales could rise by at least JPY5 billion through its closer ties with US carrier United. American Airlines and Japan Airlines plan a similar deal.

EU to issue cartel fines

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 November 2010

European Union fines totalling hundreds of millions of euros are expected to be handed out this week when antitrust regulators in Brussels make a decision in their four-year-old air cargo cartel probe.

MAS targets India and China

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 November 2010

Malaysian Airlines (MAS) says India and China are at the top of its new expansion plans - and Australia also figures.

ETS just another airline tax - Qatar Air

: Latest News; Tuesday, 09 November 2010

Qatar's Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has challenged the ethics of the proposed European emissions trading scheme (ETS).

Saudi orders 20 Boeings and eight on option

: Latest News; Tuesday, 09 November 2010

Saudi Arabia's Saudi Arabian Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a deal valued at US$3.3 billion list - with an option for another 10. It also has ordered eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

Aer Lingus posts Q3 profit

: Latest News; Tuesday, 09 November 2010

Recently-appointed Aer Lingus boss Christoph Mueller has seen his efforts rewarded by the Irish carrier's third-quarter results, with a 35 per cent jump in operating (pre-interest) profits to EUR79 million.

Bombs could have been on passenger planes

: Latest News; Tuesday, 09 November 2010

As Arab carriers embargo cargo from Yemen, experts say the bombs discovered aboard cargo jets in England and Dubai could easily have ended up on passenger planes.