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British Airways Strike to Go Ahead March 20 as Talks Collapse, Union Says British Airways Plc’s 12,000 cabin crew will strike from midnight after last-ditch talks aimed at resolving a dispute over pay and staffing levels collapsed.

`Disingenuous' UPS Seeks to Change Strike-Limit Law It Backed, FedEx Says FedEx Corp. chief Fred Smith said United Parcel Service Inc. is being “disingenuous” in trying to remove FedEx workers from a strike-limiting labor law that the companies considered backing jointly almost a decade ago.

Boeing to Accelerate 777, 747 Output on Rising Demand After Airline Slump Boeing Co., seeking to reclaim its title as the world’s biggest commercial-plane maker, will boost production of its largest jets to meet increasing demand as airlines recover from the recession-induced travel slump.

Toyota Incentives Spur 23% Increase in U.S. Auto Sales, J.D. Power Says Toyota Motor Corp.’s incentives will help boost U.S. industrywide auto sales by 23 percent this month, researcher J.D. Power & Associates projected.

Airbus Weighs Costs, Rivals' Gains in Engine Upgrades for Top-Selling Jets Airbus SAS, deciding whether to replace the engines on its best-selling A320 jets with more fuel-efficient ones, is debating whether it would be too expensive and not save enough to satisfy airline customers.

EADS Seeks 90-Day Extension for Preparing Renewed U.S. Tanker-Plane Bid European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. said it wants a “significant extension” and the confidence its plane has a fair chance to win before submitting a fresh bid for the U.S. military aerial refueling tanker.

Daimler, Investor Group Agree to Maintain Pact on EADS Ownership Structure Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes- Benz cars and trucks, and other German investors in European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. agreed to keep their combined stake in the aerospace company until at least September 2013.

Daimler's Russian Partner KamAZ Says It's in Talks on China Truck Venture OAO KamAZ, the Russian truckmaker partly owned by Daimler AG, is in talks with “several” potential Chinese partners and may form a venture in the country next year, said Oleg Afanasiev, a KamAZ spokesman.

Embraer Reiterates 2010 Sales Goal After Record Quarterly Plane Deliveries Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, the world’s fourth-largest aircraft maker, reaffirmed its 2010 forecast of $5 billion in net revenue after a record delivery of 91 planes took fourth-quarter profit to 167.5 million reais ($93.5 million).