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EasyJet's passenger numbers jump 15% in December

(ShareCast News) - Budget airline easyJet's passenger numbers and load factor improved in December. The FTSE 100 company's passenger numbers jumped 15.1% to 5.57m last month, compared to the same month the previous year. Meanwhile the load factor - the number of passengers as a proportion of the nu

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Britain's FTSE inches higher as miners rally

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct * Miners rally as commodities prices firm * Airlines weak * Bovis Homes issues profit warning B

Britain prepares tighter laws on drones after air safety scares

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The British government is preparing to tighten drone regulations after a series of near-misses with passenger planes over the last two years and growing concern about their use near prisons. A consultation on drone safety will discuss introducing new safeguards su

Lufthansa's Eurowings adds air miles with new Munich routes

* Eurowings announces 32 new routes from Munich next year * Eurowings more complex with Air Berlin, Brussels deals * Investors worry integration may distract from cost cuts By Victoria Bryan BERLIN, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Eurowings outlined plans for new routes from Munich on

UPDATE 1-UK airline Monarch sees earnings flat in 2017 as competition bites

(Adds CEO comments, background) By Sarah Young LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Monarch, the British airline recently bailed out by its investment fund owner, expects broadly flat earnings for 2017, with pressure on fares offsetting growing demand for tickets. Monarch, whose finances

FTSE 100 movers: Centrica rallies while miners in the doldrums

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 index was up 0.72% to 6,999.01 points in the late afternoon. Bank stocks rose after the Fed raised interest rates 25 basis points and struck a more hawkish tone than expected, signalling three hikes next year. RBS shares gained as a result. Centrica advanced as it pu

UPDATE 2-Lufthansa takes over Brussels Airlines in Eurowings expansion

* Lufthansa buys remaining 55 percent of Brussels Airlines * Will be part of expansion of budget operation * Lufthansa CEO sees more consolidation (Adds analyst comment, fleet details) By Victoria Bryan BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A deal to take over Brussels Airlines wil

UPDATE 1-Lufthansa takes over Brussels Airlines in Eurowings drive

* Lufthansa buys remaining 55 percent of Brussels Airlines * Brussels Airlines brand to stay, to be part of Eurowings * Lufthansa CEO sees more consolidation (Recasts, adds comments from press conference) BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A deal to take over Brussels Airlines means L

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Lufthansa reaches deal for Brussels Airlines

(Corrects bullet point to show Luftahnsa is buying the remaining 55 percent, not 65 percent, of Brussels Airlines) * Lufthansa to buy remaining 55 percent of Brussels * Forms part of Eurowings expansion * More details at press conference on Thursday BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (Reute

UPDATE 1-Lufthansa reaches deal for Brussels Airlines

* Lufthansa to buy remaining 65 percent of Brussels * Forms part of Eurowings expansion * More details at press conference on Thursday (Adds background, details on Brussels, Eurowings expansion) BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Lufthansa has reached a deal to fully take over Bruss

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Deutsche Bank Cuts Centrica To Sell From Hold

UPDATE 1-SAS plans more cost cuts, eyes bases abroad to curb spending

* Q4 core pretax 941 mln SEK vs consensus 745 mln * Q1 profit "significantly down" y/y due fuel costs, lower yield * CEO: Hiring staff outside Scandinavia would cap labour costs (Adds CEO comment) STOCKHOLM, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The ailing and partly-state owned airline SAS is e

UPDATE 1-Lufthansa names telecoms exec to oversee Eurowings expansion

* Lufthansa hires Telefonica Deutschland CEO Thorsten Dirks * Dirks to oversee budget unit Eurowings from May 1 * Dirks disrupted mobile telecoms market as head of E-Plus * Lufthansa shares up 1.6 pct, slightly outperform DAX (Adds Lufthansa comments, detail on Dirks) BE

Lufthansa names telecoms exec to oversee Eurowings expansion

BERLIN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Lufthansa named Thorsten Dirks, the chief executive of Telefonica Deutschland, to its management board to lead the expansion of budget unit Eurowings, which is rapidly building its presence in Europe thanks to recent deals. Dirks replaces long-time Lufthansa manage