FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - Lufthansa pilots started a walkout on the airline's lucrative long-haul flights on Thursday, the second of three days of strike action, aiming to pressure management in a row over early retirement benefits and cost-cutting efforts. Lufthansa is trying to brin
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Read moreAn Easyjet flight from London Gatwick to Lisbon declared an emergency, diverting course and descending rapidly as it flew over the Bay of Biscay. Easyjet flight U28717 sent an emergency signal, according to the Flightaware tracking system and Airlive.com. The plane began to descend as it approached
Read moreOil producers such as Tullow, Shell and BG Group led the fallers as crude prices declined. Brent futures were down 1.4% at $57.73 a barrel by noon. Meanwhile, Easyjet was flying higher on the low oil prices, as fuel costs were further minimized. G4S was also among the risers after the security grou
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