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British Airways Cabin Crews to Hold Strike Vote Over Planned Job Cutbacks British Airways Plc said the Unite union formally notified the company of plans to hold a strike vote for cabin crew, which could lead to the first walkout in more than a decade.

GM to Replace Forster in Europe; Reilly, Lutz Said to Take Interim Roles General Motors Co. said Carl-Peter Forster will leave as head of the automaker’s European operations and advise in the transition to his replacement.

Airbus Is Ahead of Boeing by Five Jets as Lead Erodes in Deliveries Race Airbus SAS, which has surpassed Boeing Co. in deliveries every year since taking the top spot in 2003, is just five planes ahead of its U.S. competitor with two months left in the year.

Ford to Shut Taurus Factory for a Week on India Strike; GM Restarts Plant Ford Motor Co. is scheduling a one- week shutdown of the Chicago factory building its new Taurus, a model that more than doubled in sales last month, caused by a strike at a parts-supplier in India that ended yesterday.

UPS's Davis Targets Supply-Chain, Health-Care Businesses for Acquisitions United Parcel Service Inc., the world’s largest package-delivery company, is looking for acquisitions to bolster its supply-chain and freight-forwarding units, Chief Executive Officer Scott Davis said.

Delta Chief Anderson Steps Up Criticism of U.S. Mediation Board, Unions Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson broadened criticism of union organizing efforts at the carrier, saying some U.S. labor officials are backing new voting rules “even before they hear arguments.”

Berkshire's NetJets to Fire 495 Pilots Amid Slowdown in Corporate Flights NetJets Inc., the unprofitable plane- leasing unit owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is firing 495 pilots as the slowdown in corporate flights persists.

Japan Said to Seek Japan Air Bridging Loan From Development Bank, Lenders Japan’s Senior Vice Transport Minister Kiyomi Tsujimoto today asked banks to provide bridging loans to Japan Airlines Corp., according to three people familiar with the situation.

Volvo Cars Gains Market Share After Surviving `The Darkness,' Odell Says Volvo Cars, the Swedish automaker that Geely Holding Group Co. wants to buy from Ford Motor Co., is gaining market share as the industry shows signs of recovering from the global recession.

China Protests U.S. Duties on Steel, Starts Dumping Probe of GM, Ford Cars China protested U.S. duties on steel pipes and announced the start of an anti-dumping probe into American carmakers as trade tensions escalate ahead of President Barack Obama’s first visit to the nation this month.

Old Dominion Keeps Trucks for Expansion in Case of Industry Consolidation Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., a U.S. regional trucker, has extra capacity ready in case its industry consolidates, its chief executive officer said.

South Korea Should Drop Auto Barriers for U.S. Trade Agreement, Kirk Says South Korea should “level the playing field” by removing barriers to U.S. automobile sales in order to clear the way for a pending free-trade agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.