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    Uber-Postmates is announced, three funding rounds, and narrative construction – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our week-starting primer in...

    What To Expect From Wizz Air’s Belgrade Expansion?

    Wizz Air is preparing for a big expansion in Serbia, almost ten years after first opening a base in Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. This...

    Uber confirms it is acquiring Postmates in an all-stock, $2.65B deal – TechCrunch

    Competition continues to heat up in the food delivery wars. In the latest development, Uber today announced that it has acquired Postmates in a...

    Payfazz gets $53 million to give more Indonesians access to financial services – TechCrunch

    Indonesia is not only Southeast Asia’s most populated country, but also one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. But many people, especially outside of major...

    Lufthansa CEO Renews Claims That €9.99 Fares Are Irresponsible

    Lufthansa’s CEO, Carsten Spohr, has renewed his claims that super-low fares are irresponsible. The comments come almost a year after similar comments reignited a...

    Alaska Airlines CEO Predicts Air Fares Will Fall Post-COVID

    A hot topic for debate throughout the COVID crisis has been what effect this situation will have on air fares? Many believe that all...

    Royal Air Maroc To Sell 20 Planes Including Boeing 787s And 737s

    As a result of the COVID-19 medical emergency Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is reportedly preparing for massive layoffs and the sale of 20 planes,...

    Cathay Could Send Some Aircraft To Desert Graveyards For Storage

    Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is reportedly sending some of its widebody aircraft to long-term storage in the desert. Up to 50 widebody aircraft could...

    Qatar Airways Accidentally Issues Almost $20M Refund To A Single Passenger

    Imagine waking up one morning, and your available credit card balance has increased by several million! That’s precisely what happened recently to one Australian...

    Has Vande Baharat Revealed New Route Options For Airlines?

    Route planning is a critical task for any airline. Airlines spend time and money studying markets and buying customer search data to find high-demand...

    Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma to acquire Raheja QBE for $76M – TechCrunch

    Paytm, India’s most valuable startup, and its co-founder and chief executive, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, announced on Monday they have reached an agreement to...

    New ‘TV’ Is a Lot Like TV

    There are understandable reasons for most of this. Netflix and most other internet video services grafted existing business approaches or behaviors onto the web....

    South Korea Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Operator of Child Pornography Site

    SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Monday rejected an extradition request by the United States for a South Korean citizen convicted...

    Biman Bangladesh Airlines Eyes Toronto Flights

    Bangladesh’s national carrier, Biman, has its eyes set on a new route originating from Dhaka. The carrier aims to open up direct flights to...

    Uber reportedly agrees to acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion – TechCrunch

    Uber has reportedly agreed to buy Postmates in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion. According to Bloomberg, the deal may be announced on...

    New Travel Restrictions Could Suspend Melbourne-Sydney Route Again

    Sudden new travel restrictions between the Australian state of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia may dramatically disrupt local carriers Virgin Australia and...