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Airlines suspend flights as Middle East stress increase

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airline companies to suspend flights to the region or to prevent afflicted air space. Below are a few of the airline companies that have cancelled services to and from the area: AEGEAN AIRLINES The Greek airline company has cancelled flights to and from Beirut until March 29 and to and from Tel Aviv till Dec. 9. From Dec. 10, some flights to and from Tel Aviv will operate as typical. AIR ALGERIE The Algerian airline company has suspended flights to and from Lebanon until more notification. AIRBALTIC Latvia's...

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Air India orders another 100 Jet jets

Air India has purchased 100 more Plane aircraft, the Tata Groupowned airline said on Monday. The order, which comprises 10 widebody A350 and 90 narrowbody A320 household airplane, is in addition to the 470 aircraft order the airline company positioned with Jet and Boeing in 2015. Reuters reported in October that Air India was the unnamed client behind an order for 85 Airplane jets. The previous state-owned airline company had in February last year purchased 250 jets from Airbus and 220 from Boeing, and had likewise worked out a total of 370 choices and purchase rights from the 2 planemakers...

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CFM protects regulatory accreditation for LEAP-1A engine's toughness repairs

Jet engine maker CFM International said on Friday air travel regulators in the United States and Europe have actually accredited a more long lasting highpressure turbine set for its LEAP1A engines that power the narrowbody jets of Airplane. LEAP engines have actually been facing sturdiness issues in regions with hotter and harsh environments, like the Middle East and Asia, triggering frustration amongst airline companies. CFM, owned by GE Aerospace and France's Safran , stated it has actually made updates to deal with those concerns and has actually received accreditation from both the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union...

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Dutch airport Schiphol topped at 478,000 flights each year to decrease noise

Amsterdam Schiphol airport's overall flight capability will be reduced by 4% next year in an effort to cut noise pollution, the Dutch federal government stated on Friday. Traffic at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest centers, will be restricted to 478,000 flights annually from 2025, down from the existing cap of 500,000 flights each year. The federal government had actually said in September it would likely decrease the cap as it aimed to reduce disruption for people living near to the airport by 20%. Dutch airline company KLM on Thursday prompted the federal government to reconsider its technique, stating it needs...

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Portugal's airline company TAP eyes 4th straight year of profit in 2025

Portugal's TAP is confident of making a profit again in 2025, the year the federal government wishes to privatise the flag provider, thanks to industrial and effectiveness gains in the middle of a tourism boom, Chief Executive Luis Rodrigues stated on Thursday. TAP lost a record 1.6 billion euros ($ 1.69 billion) in 2021 throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a restructuring and bailout by the state, but returned to the black in 2022 and 2023, and everything suggests that the business will publish favorable results in 2024, he informed press reporters. We are undoubtedly dealing with the goal of...

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Dutch airline company KLM urges government to rethink Schiphol flight cap

Dutch airline KLM on Thursday prompted the government to rethink its method to taking on sound pollution at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, among Europe's main centers, stating it must promote quieter planes rather than cutting flights. The federal government is anticipated to reveal a brand-new flight cap for Schiphol this month, after suggesting in September it would likely enable 475,000 to 485,000 flights every year, below the existing cap of 500,000. However the Dutch arm of airline company group Air France KLM, the largest airline at Schiphol, said sound decrease would be better achieved by making sure airline companies replace noisy...

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Dutch airline company KLM prompts government to reassess Schiphol flight cap

Dutch airline KLM on Thursday prompted the federal government to rethink its method to dealing with noise pollution at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, among Europe's primary hubs, stating it should promote quieter aircrafts rather than cutting flights. The government is expected to announce a brand-new flight cap for Schiphol this month, after suggesting in September it would likely enable 475,000 to 485,000 flights annually, below the current cap of 500,000. But the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM, the largest airline company at Schiphol, stated noise reduction would be much better achieved by making sure airlines replace loud planes...

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Plane to cut 2,043 jobs in Defence and Area, sources state

Plane is cutting 2,043 jobs in its Defence & & Area businesses, or 6% of the divisional workforce, drawing back slightly from an earlier target of up to 2,500 task decreases, two individuals familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. More than half the cuts - impacting 1,128 tasks - will fall in the Area Systems company following 1.5 billion euros ($ 1.58 billion) of current writedowns, they told Reuters, asking not to be named. A Jet spokesperson declined to comment on the figures, provided to unions in a briefing. Plane in October announced plans to cut up to 2,500...

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Google Cloud partners with Air France-KLM on AI innovation

Google Cloud said on Wednesday it had partnered with Air FranceKLM to deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology on the airline company group's data. WHY IT is very important Google Cloud said in a declaration that the Franco-Dutch airline group's 551 operating airplane, 93 million guests carried in 2023, and its industrial and freight flights created large amounts of information, which would be used by Google Cloud's AI service in locations such as examining traveler preferences and travel patterns, and forecasting maintenance of airplane. Air France-KLM will maintain full ownership and control of its data, Google Cloud said. SECRET ESTIMATES...

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French and Benelux stocks-Factors to enjoy

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which might have an influence on the region's markets or specific stocks. FRANCE/POLITICS: French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all however particular to oust the vulnerable union of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, deepening the political crisis in the euro zone's second-largest economy. AIR FRANCE-KLM Signed memorandum of understanding with Saudia BENETEAU & & TRIGANO Confirmed sale of its real estate organization to Trigano CAPGEMINI Completed the acquisition of Syniti EDF: EDF will extend the life of 4 of its British nuclear plants and invest 1.3...

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Area companies outline new European satellite venture to handle Starlink

Europe's Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are checking out plans to set up a new joint space company as they aim to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink. Task Bromo, called after an Indonesian volcano, imagines a standalone European satellite champion designed on rocket maker MBDA, which is owned by Jet, Leonardo and BAE Systems, three people acquainted with the matter stated. Previously, Europe's leading satellite makers have actually stated only that they are taking a look at working together to create higher scale in a sector spoiled by heavy losses, as the quick development of Elon Musk's Starlink network controls low...

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Airlines not switching quickly enough to green jet fuel, research study states

Most of the world's airline companies are not doing enough to change to sustainable jet fuel, according to a. study by Brusselsbased advocacy group Transportation and. Environment, which also found insufficient financial investment by oil. producers in the shift. The comments come as the airline sector requires more. production of the fuel, which can be made from products such as. wood chips and utilized cooking oil. Regrettably, airlines at the minute are not on the. trajectory to have meaningful emissions decrease since. they're not purchasing enough sustainable air travel fuel, Transportation. and Environment aviation policy manager Francesco Catte stated. As...

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IKEA store operator Ingka Group sells last Russian possession, RBC daily reports

Ingka Group, which runs most IKEA stores internationally, has actually offered its final asset in Russia, a. warehouse near Moscow, to Russian business person Robert Uzilov, the. RBC company daily reported on Friday, citing 3 unnamed. sources. Ingka sold its 14 MEGA-branded mall in Russia to. Gazprombank Group in September 2023, joining ratings of Western. companies abandoning the Russian market after Moscow sent its. army into Ukraine in February 2022. RBC, which cited two unnamed sources in Russia's commercial. realty market and a unnamed agent of Uzilov, did. not report the rate. Reuters could not separately confirm the. report. Ingka...

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Vopak confirms prepare for IPO of Indian venture AVTL

Dutch tank storage company Vopak on Wednesday validated it plans to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) for its Indian joint venture AVTL. The private placement we revealed yesterday is a precursor for the IPO, group CFO Michiel Gilsing told Reuters, adding that he sees huge potential in regards to trading at the Indian Stock Market. The company is now working on a draft prospectus to submit to Indian authorities and thinking about additional shares issuance in the coming years, in conformity with Indian market policies, he said. Vopak on Tuesday revealed an 88 million euro ($ 95. million)...

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Ferrovial's Q3 core profit up 36% on higher freeway traffic

Spanish construction giant Ferrovial on Tuesday stated its core thirdquarter earnings increased 36% to 400 million euros ($ 433 million) as investments in toll road concessions in North America continued to pay off. Ferrovial's core profit for the quarter was somewhat above the average analysts' expectation of 389 million euros, according to data compiled by LSEG. It reported quarterly income of 2.4 billion euros, in line with analysts' price quotes. Toll roads, among its most successful units, reported an 11.4% rise in earnings to 321 million euros in the quarter, aided by the growth of traffic and revenue on the...

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Trump may cancel United States Postal Service electrical mail truck agreement, sources state

Donald Trump's transition group is considering canceling the U.S. Postal Service's agreements to energize its delivery fleet, as part of a wider suite of executive orders targeting electric cars, according to three sources knowledgeable about the strategies. The relocation, which could be unveiled in the early days of Trump's administration that begins on Jan. 20, is in line with Trump's project guarantees to roll back President Joe Biden's. efforts to decarbonize U.S. transportation to combat environment. change-- a program Trump has actually stated is unnecessary and possibly. damaging to the economy. Reuters has previously reported that Trump is preparing to....

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Trump might cancel United States Postal Service electric mail truck contract, sources state

Donald Trump's transition group is considering canceling the U.S. Postal Service's contracts to amaze its shipment fleet, as part of a more comprehensive suite of executive orders targeting electric automobiles, according to three sources acquainted with the strategies. The move, which might be revealed in the early days of Trump's administration that begins on Jan. 20, remains in line with Trump's project assures to roll back President Joe Biden's. efforts to decarbonize U.S. transportation to combat environment. modification-- a program Trump has stated is unneeded and possibly. harming to the economy. Reuters has previously reported that Trump is planning to....

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Trump may cancel United States Postal Service electrical mail truck agreement, sources state

Donald Trump's transition group is thinking about canceling the United States Postal Service's. agreements to electrify its shipment fleet, as part of a broader. suite of executive orders targeting electrical lorries, according. to 3 sources knowledgeable about the strategies. The relocation, which might be revealed in the early days of. Trump's administration that starts on Jan. 20, is in line with. Trump's campaign promises to roll back President Joe Biden's. efforts to decarbonize U.S. transportation to combat environment. change-- an agenda Trump has stated is unneeded and potentially. damaging to the economy. Reuters has formerly reported that Trump is planning...

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Trump might cancel United States Postal Service electric mail truck contract, sources say

Donald Trump's shift group is thinking about canceling the United States Postal Service's. contracts to energize its shipment fleet, as part of a wider. suite of executive orders targeting electrical cars, according. to 3 sources acquainted with the strategies. The move, which could be revealed in the early days of. Trump's administration that starts on January 20, remains in line. with Trump's campaign assures to roll back President Joe. Biden's efforts to decarbonize U.S. transportation to fight. environment modification-- a program Trump has said is unneeded and. potentially damaging to the economy. Reuters has previously reported that Trump is preparing...

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India probe clears DHL, FedEx, UPS of cost collusion accusations, file programs

An Indian antitrust examination has concluded there was no cost collusion between the domestic systems of delivery business DHL, United Parcel Service and FedEx, according to three sources and a file seen . The Competitors Commission of India (CCI) ordered an examination in 2022 into more than a lots shipment companies for alleged collusion on discount rates and tariffs and had reviewed thousands of emails to examine the fees business charged for airport services, Reuters reported in January. The case was filed by the Federation of Indian Publishers, which grumbled that international business, together with lots of domestic companies, were...

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Boeing strike sinks October deliveries to 14 jets

Boeing stated on Tuesday it delivered 14 commercial jets in October, less than half of the 34 jets it handed over to customers throughout the exact same month in 2023, after a weekslong strike stopped the majority of its aircraft production. The U.S. planemaker is needing all of its West Coast factory employees to be back at work on Tuesday after the strike ended on November 5, but added in a statement that it will be numerous weeks before aircraft production gets fully in progress. Boeing is dealing with heightened oversight by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as it...

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Telecoms among targets in investor PPF's European expansion drive

PPF Group, the investment lorry owned by main Europe's wealthiest family, will look for more acquisitions across its portfolio consisting of possibly some United Group assets in southeast Europe and other telecom companies, its CEO Jiri Smejc told Reuters. Billionaire investor Smejc took control of managing PPF in 2022 on behalf of the household of his long-time business partner Petr Kellner after his death in a heli-skiing crash. He has actually since led a shift away from Russia and Asia to Western markets, taking stakes in German TV group ProsiebenSat.1. , parcel box company InPost, streaming. companies Viaplay and other...

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Parcel locker firm InPost delivers 33.4% rise in Q3 earnings

Parcel locker business InPost reported a 33.4% increase in its thirdquarter incomes on Friday, above market expectations, buoyed by volume development both in its home market Poland and abroad. Adjusted revenues before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were 852.7 million zlotys ($ 213.2 million). in the quarter, compared to the 821 million expected by experts. in a company-compiled consensus. InPost runs Europe's greatest network of automated. lockers, dubbed automated parcel machines or APMs, that allow. customers to gather or drop off plans at a practical time. The group, which aside from Poland is present in eight. nations including France...

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United States startup Lyten to invest over $1 bln in Nevada lithium-sulfur battery factory

Silicon Valley startup Lyten revealed on Tuesday its strategy to construct the world's very first gigafactory for lithiumsulfur batteries in Reno, Nevada, as companies seek to capitalize on the need for more inexpensive source of power for electrical cars. With battery costs considerably affecting EV rates, automakers are increasingly searching for alternative innovations to make such cars available to a larger market. Lyten, backed by Chrysler-parent Stellantis and shipment providers FedEx, stated it would invest more than $1 billion in the center that would initially create 200 tasks, growing to more than 1,000 in northern Nevada. Nevada's Reno is also...

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British Business - Oct 15

The following are the leading stories on the business pages of British papers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their precision. The Times - Greensill's administrators have recuperated additional funds of 41 million pounds ($ 53.5 million) for creditors of the finance company, which collapsed in the middle of an outcry over its lobbying of federal government officials. - British finance minister Rachel Reeves declined to rule out raising the nationwide insurance coverage taxes that organizations pay, saying on Monday that a pre-election dedication not to raise the rate of social security contributions applied to...

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InPost to buy remaining 70% in Menzies, SkyNews reports

Parcel locker business InPost is in very innovative talks to purchase the 70% stake it does not currently own in British logistics firm Menzies, Sky News reported on Monday. InPost decreased to comment. Pointing out unnamed sources, SkyNews said the deal was most likely to be announced this week. InPost purchased a 30% stake in Menzies for 49.3 million pounds ($ 64.4 million) last year and has a three-year choice to purchase the staying 70%. InPost CEO Rafal Brzoska said last month the company would decide on whether to use the call alternative by the end of the year. The...

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Development International company sells 4% stake in InPost for $376 mln

A company managed by personal equity company Introduction International has actually put an about 4%. stake in parcel locker company InPost for 340 million. euros ($ 375.56 million) to institutional financiers, a bookrunner. said on Wednesday. Arrival's business AI Prime & & Cy S.C.A. used 20 million. InPost shares through an accelerated placement at 17 euros per. share, a discount rate of 7.6% to Tuesday's closing rate. AI Prime's ownership in InPost will have to do with 11% once the. offer is concluded on Friday, and remaining shares held by AI. Prime will undergo a 60-day lock-up duration. Arrival had...