Tesla Cuts 9% of Work Force
(Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is cutting several thousand jobs across the company as it seeks to reduce costs and become profitable without endangering the critical production ramp-up for its Model 3…
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Lufthansa A340 Damaged By Fire In Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 was heavily damaged and 10 people were sent to a clinic to check for potential respiratory issues after a towing truck caught fire at Frankfurt airport, the German…
United Airlines Offers Helicopter Transfers to Newark
United Airlines wants to help its most affluent travelers get to Newark International Airport a whole lot quicker. The Chicago-based airline (NYSE: UAL) launched a helicopter service in mid-May as a transfer of sorts, charging…
Is American Airlines In A Mess?
It can't be fun to be American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) CEO Doug Parker right now. His company has experienced massive nonfuel cost increases over the past few years. Now that the carrier is finally reining in controllable costs, fuel…
Air Belgium Takes To The Skies With 15 Passengers
Air Belgium is a new airline that intends to operate a fleet of Airbus A340-300s between Charleroi (outside of Brussels) and China (including the mainland and Hong Kong). The airline was initially supposed to start flying…
First 2 Airbus A380 Jumbos To Be Scrapped For Parts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A German investment company said on Tuesday it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a…
Boeing and Safran Push Into Aircraft Services
(Reuters) - Planemaker Boeing Co (BA.N) will partner with French aerospace firm Safran SA (SAF.PA) to make and service aircraft auxiliary power units as it uses some its profit from record jet sales to push…
Flight Update Pro App On Sale For $4.99
The highly-rated iOS app Flight Update Pro is on sale now for $4.99. The app, regularly $10, has not been priced this low for years. It has a 4+ star rating from reviewers, and is…
Bombardier Finally Lands Another CSeries Order
Latvian carrier airBaltic has placed an order for an additional 30 Bombardier CS300 series aircraft. The deal was announced on May 28th, and includes an option for up to another 30 additional aircraft, with deliveries…
Singapore Airlines To Launch World’s Longest Flight
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd said it would launch the world's longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area. The 8,277 nautical mile (15,329 kilometre)…