According to Boeing, Ariana Afghan Airlines, the
government-owned and -operated airline of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, has committed to acquire six Boeing jets. Four of the
new 737-700s will be purchased outright and two 757-200s leased
from Boeing Capital.
In a move called an "ultimatum" by the Air Line Pilots
Association (ALPA), Delta Air Lines has asked a bankruptcy court
judge to allow the carrier to void a contract with unionized pilots
after it wasn't able to secure $325 million in annual concessions
from them -- money the carrier maintains it desperately needs in
order to fight its way out of Chapter 11.
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