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Philippine Air dangles possible plane order as market slumps

Manila / Bloomberg Philippine Airlines is considering making an announcement of new plane orders as plane makers Airbus Group SE and Boeing Co. seek to revive sales in a region battling overcapacity. The flag carrier is considering Wednesday for its announcement, President Jaime Bautista said in an interview. Bautista declined to comment on what model the carrier has chosen. The ...

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Malaysia Air on track with profit, mulls fleet expansion

Kuala Lumpur / Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Bhd. is on track to return to profitability by 2018, helped by job cuts and route changes undertaken as the company reeled from two high-profile plane crashes in 2014. The airline’s restructuring effort is proceeding as planned and the company is finished laying off employees, Mueller said in an interview on Monday with Bloomberg ...

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Civilian drones becoming ‘real’ threat to commercial aviation

SINGAPORE/ AFP Civilian drones are increasingly becoming a “real and growing threat” to the safety of commercial aviation, industry group IATA warned, calling for regulations to be put in place before any serious accidents occur. Tony Tyler, director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles is still evolving as people are only ...

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