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Chinese airlines are likely to buy more than 7,000 planes worth $1.1 trillion over the next 20 years, as they grow their fleets to meet robust demand for domestic and international travel, Boeing Co said in a bullish forecast on Sept. 6.

Asia's biggest carrier China Southern Airlines said higher jet fuel costs clipped its profit in the first half, while China Eastern earnings rose but only with the help of a one-off asset sale.

A dogfight over the assets of troubled Alitalia and Air Berlin heralds a new shake-up in the European airline industry -- but unless other carriers cut costs they may meet a similar fate themselves, analysts warn.

Ryanair confirmed that it had made an offer to buy the bankrupt Alitalia. Reports ChronicleBG.

In May this year, the company went through a financial assessment, which means that it will either cease trading or will be sold or will continue to exist on the brink of survival. This happens for the second time in the last decade (the previous time was in 2008).

Ryanair has made a "non-binding offer" for its loss-making Italian rival Alitalia, the Irish no-frills carrier said on July 24.

"We have made a non-binding offer for Alitalia. As the largest airline in Italy, it's important we are involved in the process," Ryanair said in a statement after Italian media said Friday that about ten such bids had been made.

Air France customers can now get their boarding pass on Facebook Messenger. Soon they will be able to receive other useful travel information to Messenger, such as Booking Confirmation and Booking Reservation, Registration Reminder, and Real-time Flight Notifications.

Boeing revised up its rolling 20-year industry forecast for passenger and freight planes by 4 percent on June 20, though signs at the world's biggest air show suggest a cooling of demand at the moment after years of red-hot growth. 

Turkish Airlines is hearing interest from outside companies looking to form an air carrier, its chairman İlker Aycı told state-run Anadolu Agency.

"We're hearing things from outside. There are those who want to establish an airline with us or be acquired by us. We are examining such opportunities," Aycı said on June 19. 

At least 26 people were injured when a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris to the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming hit turbulence on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua reported.

The number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines increased 4.5 percent to 5.9 million passengers compared to the same month of 2016, the company announced on June 8.
 
The rise in the number of passengers carried on domestic and international lines were 1.9 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively, the company said in a statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP).