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IAG set to take over Aer Lingus

IAG's plan to buy Aer Lingus and build a new transatlantic hub at Dublin airport depended on agreement from Ryanair, which holds a 30 per cent stake in Aer Lingus, and the Irish government, which agreed to sell its 25 per cent stake in May.

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First electric planes fly over English Channel

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First electric planes fly over English Channel

Airbus flew its E-fan plane, which operates exclusively on batteries, from Lydd, England, to the French port of Calais 12 hours after French pilot Hugues Duval took his two-engine, one-seat Cricri plane from Calais to Dover and back.

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