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Iraq asks US to let some Iranian pilgrim flights keep flying
US sanctions on Iran's airlines have grounded flights carrying Shia pilgrims from Iran to holy cities in Iraq.
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US sanctions 27 Iranian airlines as report reveals billion-dollar Chinese trade loophole
The United States placed sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines and 36 companies that help them get aircraft, parts and fuel, an attempt to cut off Iran's air industry.
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EasyJet board backs $7bn US takeover after rival bidder drops out
EasyJet's board has chosen a takeover offer from Apollo Global Management, a US investment firm, worth £5.7bn, after a rival bidder, Castlelake, withdrew.
The queue at the gate: why an EU IT switch, not Westminster, will reshape the British summer abroad
Aviation bosses warn the EU's new Entry-Exit-System could push European airport terminals toward a standstill this summer, with queues of up to five hours for the 40 million passengers expected to fly. The bigger story: the post-Brexit border is being defined less by London than by a Brussels-run database.