British Airways owner IAG splashes out $23bn on new planes despite US trade war fears

[ad_1] British Airways parent company International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has committed to a massive $23 billion aircraft order, brushing off concerns about softening transatlantic travel demand amid President Trump’s escalating global trade wars. In a confident update to investors, the £14 billion FTSE 100 airline group said it remained on track to hit its…

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A Tension Unlike Anything Felt in Decades

[ad_1] As the conflict between India and Pakistan has escalated, with its impact felt well beyond the border in the disputed region of Kashmir, this is the tensest time I can remember since 1971. That was the year of the last major declared war between India and Pakistan. I was in seventh grade, and I…

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