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- Germany faces more transport strikesPilots at Germany's Lufthansa airline are set to walk out again, just as train drivers end their weekend of strike action.
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- Japan eyes commercial jet renaissanceAviation touted to again become an engine of country’s industry alongside electronics and cars
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- Prestwick Airport given £10m loanAN additional £10 million of taxpayers' money is to be given to a struggling airport that the Scottish Government bought last year for £1.
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- Glasgow Prestwick airport hopes for take-off with £10m government loan [subscription]An additional £10 million is being injected into Prestwick airport, which was bought for £1 by the Scottish government last year after its then owner had earmarked it for closure.
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- Captain asks passengers to volunteer to get off easyJet plane that was 'too HEAVY to fly' The captain of the flight from Southend to Malaga said wind conditions meant the weight of the 156-passenger Airbus 319 made it dangerous to take off.
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