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Qantas in merger talks with British Airways

Source: Lateline
Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:20 AEDT
Expires: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 11:20 AEDT

Qantas has announced that it is in merger talks with British Airways. The Government says any deal would have to be in Australia's national interest, but it is considering changing the foreign ownership restrictions for Qantas.

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Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, air-transport, australia, united-kingdom

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