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Tunisair debunks rumors about seizure of its aircraft in Munich

Tunisia’s national carrier Thursday denied that one of its jets had been seized at Munich airport as part of a court case in which the Tunisian state owns to Dutch firm ABCI Investment. Confronted with mounting rumors of alleged seizure, the airline in a statement indicated that its two flights from the German city, Munich-Tunis […]

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Tunisair acquires five A320 neo jets, orders ATR 72-600s

Tunisia’s national flag bearer, Tunisair, has announced it has acquired five A320 neo aircrafts and placed order for three ATR 72-600s, in a move to improve its fleet. The airline on its facebook page said it has completed talks for the acquisition of the aircraft through Sale and Lease Back operation. According to terms of […]

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Tunisair in Turbulence zone

Tunisia’s flagship carrier, Tunisair, announced drastic measures to address financial difficulties including the laying off of 1200 employees, transport minister Hichem Ben Ahmed said. The company, which operates 30 airplanes, has also reviewed its African expansion plans to mitigate the crisis it is facing. Tunisair currently employs 200 staff per aircraft and plans to reduce […]

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Tunisia: Tunisair to Shed 1,000 Jobs to Improve Competition

The Tunisian national air carrier Tunisair will proceed to financial and structural adjustment leading to 1,000 job cut in a bid to trim public spending and improve international competition, Transport minister announced on Monday. The announcement came as new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s cabinet was sworn in. Chahed in an address to the Tunisian parliament […]

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Tunisia: TunisAir has increased its revenue, Engineers plan strike

The fourth quarter result of the operations of the Tunisian national airline, TunisAir was released. According to figures published by the Tunis Stock Exchange, Gross income of the Tunisian airline TunisAir has reached 1.077 billion dinars ($ 656 million) in 2014, against 1.068 billion dinars ($ 552 million) in 2013, an increase of 0.81%. The […]