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The latest business reporting from The Belfast Herald.
A one-day strike by Lufthansa pilots and flight attendants disrupted operations, grounding hundreds of flights and affecting nearly 100,000 passengers due to disputes over cost-cutting measures and retirement benefits.
Teaching unions in Northern Ireland have accepted a 4% pay rise for the 2025–26 academic year, backdated to 1 September 2025, with the increase costing the Department of Education approximately £38m in 2025–26 and £65m annually thereafter.
The Philippine agriculture department extends its import ban on sugar until December 2026.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has filed a proposal to require social media history from applicants to the Visa Waiver Program, including details from the past five years.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India orders IndiGo, the country's largest airline, to reduce its flights by 5% following a scheduling crisis last week that caused thousands of cancellations.
The International Monetary Fund announces a staff-level agreement with Ukraine on a proposed Extended Fund Facility worth more than US$8 billion, outlining fiscal and monetary policies intended to support macroeconomic stability, debt sustainability, and external financing amid the ongoing war with Russia.
The UK government will prohibit the resale of concert, show, and sports event tickets above face value, targeting automated ticket touting and inflated pricing on resale platforms.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore founds a company, SAFCo, to meet Singapore's goal of utilizing sustainable aviation fuel in flights.