Singapore Airlines likely to sell its stake in Virgin Atlantic

It has been reported that Singapore Airlines is in talks to sell its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic.

Quoting other news agencies, including Reuters and Bloomberg, BBC Business reported that Delta Air Lines was the interested party according to unnamed sources.

Billionaire Richard Branson holds a controlling 51% of Virgin.

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A partnership with Virgin would allow US-based Delta to access the lucrative transatlantic business travelers market between the US and London.

Read more about it at: BBC Business
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Cracks in wings: World's biggest super-jumbos A380 may be GROUNDED

 [ via Mail Online ] 10 Jan

Australian aircraft engineers have called for Airbus A380 - the world's biggest passenger aircraft - to be grounded, after Singapore Airlines and Qantas found cracks in the wings of their super-jumbos.

Cracks found in two Singapore Air super-jumbos, and one Qantas

Both airlines, and Airbus, admitted that they had discovered cracks, but maintained that the aircraft were safe. 

In total, 67 Airbus A380s are in use worldwide, on seven airlines.The aircraft are in use by Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa, Korean Airlines and China Southern.

Read more: Mail Online

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