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Pilots of German Lufthansa airlines have announced their plans on Sunday to start a 35-hour strike, Monday in their continuing dispute over retirement benefits.

The German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit on Oct. 15 called for a new 12-hour walkout at Germanwings, the low-cost airline belonging to Lufthansa, in an ongoing dispute over retirement benefits.

Turkish Airlines has seen a 14.3 percent rise in the number of its passengers in 2014, which reached 41.4 million by the end of Septembe

Swiss, the airline of Switzerland will start flights between Zurich and Sofia as of next year's summer, said the company in a statement on its website.

From the start of the 2015 summer schedules, Swiss will be supplementing its traditional hub concept with a new point-to-point system and expanding its Zurich-based European network through the addition of 22 new destinations.

Pilots with Germany's Lufthansa will stage a strike on long-haul flights on Tuesday, their latest walkout in the ongoing dispute with management over early retirement provisions, their union said.

Turkey’s plans to produce a regional passenger jet are nearing their final stages as talks continue with foreign plane makers, including US aircraft giant Boeing, the transport minister said

Turkish Airlines is studying options for further additions to its fleet of Airbus and Boeing passenger aircraft, but has made no decisions, airline executives told a finance industry conference

Aegean Airlines SA could benefit from the privatization of Cyprus Airways Public Ltd. even if it doesn’t eventually buy the carrier, as the process paves the way for a review of airport fees and policies.

The pilots of Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa, have called off a strike at Frankfurt airport scheduled for Tuesday.

The pilots had planned to walk out on long-haul flights leaving from Frankfurt Airport, according to reports of DPA.

Tuesday's strike was expected to be the fourth one in three weeks, with pilots opposing an early retirement scheme proposed by the airline.

Lufthansa cancelled 110 Munich flights on Wednesday, it said on Tuesday, due to a strike of its pilots.

The strike at Munich, Lufthansa's biggest airport after Frankfurt, will run from 10 AM CET to 6 PM CET on Wednesday, September 10.

According to the Lufthansa website, the flights between Sofia and Munich are not affected.