IFALPA Daily News – 23 January 2014
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Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
Air controllers call 5-day strike
French air traffic controllers have called a 5-day strike next week, from January 27-31, to coincide with
a two-day cross-Europe strike.
PAL delays Cambodian carrier plans
Philippine Airlines is deferring plans to invest in a new Cambodian carrier, according to a report in the
country’s Business World newspaper.
Aleppo Airport in war-torn Syria receives first flight for a year
According to online media reports, Aleppo Airport in war-torn Syria was reopened yesterday when the
first flight for a year landed.
Bombardier to cut 1,700 aerospace employees
Bombardier Inc. said Tuesday it would begin laying off 1,700 of its aerospace employees after announcing
last week a costly delay to its CSeries program and declining orders for its other aircraft puts pressure on
the company’s cash reserves.
World Cup Brazil flight delays to result in airline fines
Remote Amazon airports, new computer operating systems and too-short runways are among the
challenges for airlines including Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOLL4) as they shuttle 3.6 million
people around Brazil during the World Cup soccer championship.
Airbus to fly A350 to Singapore show for first display
Airbus Group (AIR) will showcase its A350 aircraft in Singapore next month, the first full display of the
wide-body airliner at an international air show, as the planemaker seeks to build on Asian orders.