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EasyJet ready to slow fleet growth

The airline’s chairman told shareholders that the expansion plan ‘may change if the macro environment worsens in the next three to six months and given the lead-time for building aircraft’

BMI chief faces no confidence vote

Pilots are voting on a motion of no confidence in Nigel Turner, chief executive, after the airline decided to renege on a previously agreed pay deal

Airbus snubs Ryanair over discounts

Airbus has said it does not want to get involved in a bidding war with Boeing over the contract to build between 300 and 400 short-haul aircraft for Ryanair

Qantas earnings nosedive by 68%

Tthe Australian carrier reported a 68 per cent drop in first half profits as the airline was hit by a downturn in international travel, and volatile currency and oil prices

Lufthansa issues optimistic forecast

German airline bucks the trend set by its European rivals, saying it expects 2008 operating profit to be higher than expected

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