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SAS faces tough weeks ahead to woo investors due to pilot strike

Bloomberg After emerging from a debilitating pilot strike, SAS AB now faces its next battle: convincing investors that it’s worth backing the Scandinavian airline’s $3 billion rescue plan. The carrier has just weeks to secure as much as $700 million in bridge loans to finance ongoing operations while it undergoes US Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, said Jacob Pedersen, an analyst ...

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Embraer reviews engines for new turboprop model

  Bloomberg Embraer said the choice of engine provider for a proposed propeller-driven model has been whittled down to US-based Pratt & Whitney and its UK rival Rolls-Royce Holdings. The Brazilian planemaker is evaluating the proposals and will make a final decision on the supplier by the fourth quarter, Arjan Meijer, chief executive officer at its commercial aviation business, said ...

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Qantas’s flight cancellations spiral, piling pressure on CEO

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd cancelled one in 12 flights in Australia last month, even more than in May, increasing the pressure on CEO  Alan Joyce as the airline struggles to cope with a demand rebound. Australia’s national airline scrapped 8.1% of scheduled domestic services in June, making it the country’s least reliable carrier, according to a government report. Virgin Australia ...

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