Four more bodies were found aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, Italian civil protection officials said Wednesday, more than a month after the cruise liner struck rocks off the coast of Italy. The discovery raises the number of confirmed dead to 21, with 11 people still missing of the roughly 4,200 on board. The bodies were [...]
Bankrupt American Airlines (AAMRQ.PK) aims to boost revenue by $1 billion annually by beefing up its international routes and fleet to lure more well-heeled business travelers, the company said on Tuesday. Lower costs achieved through bankruptcy will enable the airline’s corporate parent, AMR Corp, “to create the premier airline for high-value customers, who choose airlines [...]
The Laurier BBQA restaurant has cut ties with the British chef Gordon Ramsay, claiming that he wasn’t contributing enough. The restaurant had been renovated and rechristened with Ramsay’s name only last summer. Recently, Ramsay’s name was removed from the outdoor sign and the restaurant announced on its Twitter page Thursday that it would be known, from [...]
The head of Airbus has ordered an internal investigation into how wing cracks developed on its flagship A380 passenger aircraft. Last month, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ordered inspections after two types of cracks were discovered on a bracket. Wings for Airbus are made at Broughton, in Flintshire. The company’s chief executive, Tom Enders, [...]
BERLIN – Workers in charge of marshalling planes in and out of parking positions at Frankfurt airport plan to go on strike for seven hours on Thursday, which would paralyse Germany’s largest hub. Trade union GdF said on Wednesday that the 200 so-called apron control staff will go on strike from 1400 GMT until 2100 [...]
Boeing Co will make first delivery of the passenger version of its upgraded and overdue 747-8 on February 28 to an unidentified VIP customer, the world’s second-largest planemaker said on Tuesday. The company said in an email that it will mark the delivery of the airplane dubbed the Intercontinental with an event near Seattle featuring [...]
Some American Airlines unsecured creditors increasingly feel the bankrupt airline should explore a deal with US Airways Group or another carrier, after hearing parent company AMR Corp’s plan to remain independent, people familiar with the situation said. Members of the unsecured creditors committee — which includes banks representing bondholders, labor, vendors and the U.S. pension [...]
Starbucks has announced it is to open its first outlet in India by the end of the year, marking the international chain’s first venture into the country. India has been a nation of tea drinkers for centuries, but in the past decade coffee has been on the rise. Is the chai losing out to the [...]
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