Kuwait Airways News Stories

Kuwait Air Signs 25 Plane Airbus Deal

May 16, 2013

Kuwait Airways said it had signed an initial agreement with Airbus to buy 25 new aircraft and take an option on 10 more in the biggest overhaul of its fleet since the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
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Kuwait Airways Picks Airbus As Best Bid

May 15, 2013

State-owned Kuwait Airways has picked Airbus to provide new jets because its proposal was the best value for money, the country's transport minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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Kuwait Air Awaits Airbus Deal Approval

May 13, 2013

Kuwait is studying plans by its airline to buy 25 Airbus jets, a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the most sweeping overhaul since part of its fleet was seized after Iraq invaded the Gulf state in 1990.
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Kuwaiti Parliament Approves National Carrier Selloff

January 23, 2013

Kuwait's parliament approved an amended draft law on Wednesday paving the way for the long-overdue sale of Kuwait Airways, state-run news agency KUNA reported.
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Kuwait Cabinet Backs New Law To Sell Airline

April 23, 2012

Kuwait's cabinet approved an amended draft law paving the way for the sale of Kuwait Airways within three years, state-run news agency KUNA reported, after restructuring at the troubled carrier delayed the original plan.
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Kuwait Workers Suspend Strikes

March 20, 2012

Customs workers, and employees at state-run Kuwait Airways, suspended their strikes on Tuesday after talks between unions and the government, Kuwaiti media reported.
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Kuwait Eyes Budget Rise As Strikes Continue

March 19, 2012

Kuwait's state budget for next fiscal year envisages a spending increase of about 13 percent from the current year's plan, state news agency KUNA reported on Monday as the oil-rich state grappled with a wave of industrial unrest.
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Kuwait Cuts More Flights On Day 2 Of Strike

March 18, 2012

State-run Kuwait Airways canceled more flights on Sunday as a strike by workers calling for better pay went into a second day, in the latest round of industrial action to hit the tiny Gulf state.
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Strike Halts Kuwait Airways Flights

March 18, 2012

State carrier Kuwait Airways canceled nine flights late on Saturday after a walkout by employees calling for higher pay, the company's managing director said.
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Kuwait Airways Privatization Delayed

October 30, 2011

State-owned Kuwait Airways has delayed plans to privatize the airline and will now push ahead with a restructuring of the ailing carrier, a committee formed for the privatization process said.
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Kuwait Airways Staff End Strike

October 24, 2011

Employees of national carrier Kuwait Airways ended their strike on Monday, and air traffic returned to normal operations at the Gulf Arab state's airport, the country's state news agency said.
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