Air France-KLM votes against Alitalia's new business plan: source

ROME - Top shareholder Air France-KLM has voted against Alitalia's revised business plan meant to make the cash-strapped Italian airline more profitable, a source close to the situation said on Wednesday.

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Air France-KLM votes against Alitalia's new business plan: source 5:02pm EST

ROME - Top shareholder Air France-KLM has voted against Alitalia's revised business plan meant to make the cash-strapped Italian airline more profitable, a source close to the situation said on Wednesday.

Alitalia extends cap hike deadline to November 27 5:01pm EST

MILAN - Italian airline Alitalia said on Wednesday it had extended a Friday deadline for shareholders to subscribe to a 300 million euro ($402 million) capital increase to November 27, giving top shareholder Air France-KLM more time to sign up.

Alitalia's board approves revised business plan, cap hike delay 3:56pm EST

ROME - The board of Italian airline Alitalia has approved a revised industrial plan, meant to help make the cash-strapped carrier more profitable, Deputy Chairman Salvatore Mancuso said on Wednesday.

Air Berlin seeks ways to get close to 2013 consensus 3:47pm EST

FRANKFURT - Air Berlin , Germany's second biggest airline, said on Wednesday it was looking for additional sources of income in a bid to get close to current market expectations for full-year profit in 2013.

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Boeing machinists cast historic vote on labor contract 3:38pm EST

SEATTLE - Boeing Co workers began voting Wednesday on a landmark labor contract, a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's presence in Washington state.

$100 billion Boeing order bonanza to dominate Dubai show 3:36pm EST

DUBAI/PARIS - Boeing looks set to dominate next week's Dubai Airshow with more than $100 billion of deals as it aims to launch its latest long-haul jet with up to 250 potential orders from as many as five airlines, industry sources said.

NATO backs keeping Patriot missiles in Turkey 1:31pm EST

BRUSSELS/ANKARA - NATO allies backed keeping Patriot missiles in Turkey on Wednesday, agreeing with Ankara that threats from the civil war in Syria remained serious, an alliance official said.

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NATO allies back keeping Patriot missiles in Turkey 11:42am EST

BRUSSELS - NATO allies backed keeping Patriot missiles in Turkey on Wednesday, agreeing that threats to the NATO member remained serious, a NATO official said.

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European airline Flybe's biggest shareholder bows out 11:35am EST

- Flybe Group Plc said biggest shareholder Rosedale Aviation Holdings has sold its entire 48.1 percent stake in the Europe's largest regional airline to institutional investors.

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