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US prepares for possible new strikes in YemenThe Pentagon was on high alert on Thursday and preparing for possible new retaliatory strikes in Yemen after US missiles hit Houthi rebel targets for the first time, defence officials said on Thursday. Five US Tomahawk cruise miss More… |
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Lufthansa cabin crew union calls off strikeThe main cabin crew union at Lufthansa has called off a strike planned for this week after progress was made in talks with management over retirement and pension benefits. However, the union cautioned on Wednesday that further agreement More… |
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Lufthansa flights return to normalLufthansa flights returned to normal on Thursday after a court brought an early end to a two-day pilots' strike but union leaders said they were weighing their options, indicating more disruption could be on the cards. In an unexpec More… |
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Turkish jets join US-led coalition strikes on ISTurkish jets took part in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State in Syria for the first time on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. "Our jets started last night to carry out air operatio More… |
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Lufthansa cabin crew say no more talks, strikes more likelyA German cabin crew union said it would not resume talks with Lufthansa after mediation failed in a dispute over pay and pensions, adding it would give an update on its next steps on June 22. Mediators had been expected to present More… |
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Libya crisis looms as strikes wipe out finances* Oil exports down to just 110,000 barrels a day * Little room to cut spending * Infrastructure projets face delays As strikes at Libyan oil ports run into a sixth month, reducing government income t More… |
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Nato strikes hit military compounds says LibyaExplosions shook Tripoli on Tuesday in what the Libyan government said were Nato air strikes on military compounds in the capital, a day after rebels drove Muammar Gaddafi's forces out of a western town. The rare daytime strikes on the cen More… |
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British Airways posts record $764.3m lossBritish Airways on Friday posted a record 531 million pounds ($764.3 million) full-year loss, hit by strikes and winter snow. The airline's revenues for the year to the end of March fell 11 per cent to 7.9 billion pounds. The second co More… |
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British Airways posts record $764.3m lossBritish Airways on Friday posted a record 531 million pounds ($764.3 million) full-year loss, hit by strikes and winter snow. The airline's revenues for the year to the end of March fell 11 per cent to 7.9 billion pounds. The second co More… |
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BA strikes may hit more Bahrain travellersHundreds more airline passengers in Bahrain are expected to be caught up in the aftermath of the second wave of British Airways strikes, as the airline struggles to resume cancelled services. Flights between Bahrain and London Heathrow hav More… |