Russia's United Aircraft Corp. will seek government funding to develop a 250-280-seat widebody airliner with China's Comac. But development cost, estimated at $13 billion in 2014, will be revised thanks to a weakening ruble. "We will need less than asked," UAC President Yury Slyusar said after Moscow, facing economic difficulties, suggested cutting the project's 2015 budget from 3.6 billion rubles ($56 million) to 50 million from non-budget sources. Lufthansa is proposing resuming growth, in return for lower unit costs. The airline wants to grow its mainline fleet to 340 aircraft by 2020, from 313, for an additional 500 pilot and 1,300 cabin-crew jobs. But Lufthansa is only prepared to invest in growth again with substantial employee concessions, which it wants in place by September.
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