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Germany eyes EU banking champion in fix for Deutsche woes

Bloomberg With Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG struggling, a chorus of German power players is suddenly stepping up calls for national champions big enough and strong enough to support the country’s export-driven economy. In the span of a few days, leading politicians, banking regulators and even Deutsche Bank’s chief executive officer have uniformly highlighted Europe’s, and especially Germany’s, fragmented ...

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No-frills Norwegian Air flies into Brazil’s red tape

Bloomberg Welcome to Brazil and fasten your seat belt, Norwegian Air. The European carrier has won approval from the Brazilian government to begin flying in the country, expanding its network of discount trans-Atlantic flights to South America. But the airline will face mounting regulation that could work against its no-frills model. Brazil’s Senate approved a bill on August 8 prohibiting ...

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EasyJet moves pilots to new licenses amid ‘no-deal’ Brexit risk

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc is shifting its pilots based in mainland Europe to Austrian and German licenses in an effort to minimise the potential fall-out from a no-deal Brexit. The 1,400 affected will be moved to licenses issued by Austria from November, an official at the Luton, England-based carrier said. German crew will be registered locally, while British pilots operating in ...

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