Pakistan's PIA mulls leasing planes as EU ban looms
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is considering leasing passenger airliners and crew in light of a looming European Union ban on more than three-quarters of its ageing fleet over safety concerns, PIA officials said.
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Saudi Arabia reportedly may pull out of a contract to buy 72 new Eurofighter aircraft from British firm BAE Systems because of a row over an investigation into an alleged slush fund.
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Top European and U.S. officials kicked  off talks on Friday to try to replace an annulled deal on  sharing air passenger data to avoid possible disruptions to air  travel when the arrangement expires on September 30.
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Deutsche Lufthansa and other European airlines want European Union governments to step in if insurance companies end cover for terrorism risks, the Financial Times Deutschland has reported.
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EU capitals gave initial backing on Friday to a deal to supply U.S. authorities with data on transatlantic air passengers for use in terror probes pending final approval in some national parliaments, diplomats said.
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Nearly 50 Pittsburgh-area businesses that have financial ties to Germany and western Europe say they'll purchase $10 million worth of airline tickets if German airline Lufthansa will serve the ...
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The statement could provoke demands for the country to be suspended once again from the Commonwealth. There have long been doubts about Gen Musharraf&#39;s promise, made
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EU states on Friday gave preliminary backing to an accord to supply U.S. agencies with data on transatlantic air passengers for use in terror probes, but some said they needed to clear final reservations in their national parliaments, EU diplomats said.
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The next big battle may be over foreigners buying into U.S. carriers.
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With new fighting expected to break out next spring in Afghanistan, the Pakistani government will soon have to decide what it can do about the tribal authorities who have not been living up to their agreement to prevent Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters from moving back and forth across the border, according to Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte....
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Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa is considering a multi-billion-euro purchase of some 100 new planes to replace part of its aging fleet.
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Disagreement regarding passenger data could ground thousands of flights.
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PTI On Board Special Aircraft Nov 13: India today said it would âcertainlyâ look into the Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharrafâs recent formulation to resolve the Kashmir issue if it is made formally but firmly ruled out third party mediation
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An EU commissioner hints of regulatory action if cooperative international roaming doesn't extend from voice to data.
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Thailand's demand that foreign retailers halt all plans for expansion could spark legal challenges or disputes with the kingdom's European trade partners, experts say.
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Throughout the European Union, governments are grappling with how to guard against terrorist attacks. Meanwhile, Indian IT services companies have beefed up efforts to protect data.
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Pakistan is trying to buy French missiles and radar for a jet fighter it is developing with China, a defense journal said Thursday, and experts warned that such a deal risked the technology falling into Chinese hands despite a European arms embargo on China.