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The Insolvency and Companies Court has ordered Global Airlines into compulsory liquidation, ending the UK startup’s effort to establish an airline with a fleet of Airbus A380s. The company had launched A380 flights across the Atlantic, but its plans to build an A380-operated carrier will not proceed.
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The Insolvency and Companies Court has ordered Global Airlines into compulsory liquidation, ending the UK startup’s effort to establish an airline with a fleet of Airbus A380s. The company had launched A380 flights across the Atlantic, but its plans to build an A380-operated carrier will not proceed.
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