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FILE – In this May 4, 2014 file photo, an Etihad Airways plane prepares to land at the Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
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Two Soviet-made Yakovlev Yak-52 planes perform during a demonstration flight above a McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 jet of Lufthansa Cargo AG parked on the tarmac, at Yemelyanovo International Airport, outside the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk August 15, 2015. Reuters
Lufthansa’s Cargo Unit Cuts 800 Jobs Worldwide
Frankfurt-German airline Lufthansa’s cargo unit has said that it will slash up to 800 jobs in the world, helping it cut costs by 80 million euros a year. The company briefed the workers on Friday about its austerity measures, which clearly indicate that the...Caption:
Alitalia planes are pictured before takeoff at the Fiumicino airport (REUTERS/Max Rossi)
Lufthansa calls on EU to block Etihad–Alitalia tie-up
Frankfurt, Reuters—Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa has criticized plans by Etihad Airways to invest in ailing Italian carrier Alitalia and called on the European Commission to block the deal, saying it would amount to unfair competition. Etihad, which has...Caption:
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, looks at the monkey which allegedly rode an Iranian rocket into space, held by an unidentified technician, while director of Iran’s space agency Hamid Fazeli looks on. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Arman Teimour)