Transportation

By Scott Malone

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest defense contractor BAE Systems said it will axe up to 3,000 jobs in Britain as cuts to global defense budgets hit orders for its fighter jets.

By Mariko Katsumura and Kiyoshi Takenaka

By Deepa Seetharaman

The shipping giant is reportedly mulling multibillion dollar purchases of wide-body freighters from Boeing and Europes Airbus SAS, but the decision may be delayed by global economic uncertainties. 

Netflix and Discovery Communications have reached an agreement to bring episodes of popular TV adventure shows including "Man vs. Wild" and "River Monsters" to the streaming service, according to people close to the deal.

* GM China head declines comment on 1 pct China JV stake buyback (Adds background, GM China head comment)

By Karen Jacobs and Tim Hepher

LE BOURGET, France, June 20 (Reuters) - Airbus faced the unexpected and daunting task on Monday of delivering a marketing blow to rival Boeing and maintaining momentum for a revamped jet with its two flagship planes grounded at the Paris Air Show.

Delta Air Lines is the world's largest carrier by traffic, according to new industry rankings for 2010 released Tuesday.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin's aeronautics unit said on Thursday that it plans to cut about 1,500 jobs to reduce costs.

By Matthias Williams

By Karen Jacobs

* Rolls-Royce says total engine issue cost within GBP56 mln guidance

By Karen Jacobs and Kyle Peterson

PARIS (Reuters) - Passenger jet sales will reach $4 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing predicted on Thursday as it hiked demand forecasts on the eve of the Paris Air Show.

(Updates with start of court case, adds details from court, comment from John Engler, updates shares)

By Raju Gopalakrishnan and Harry Suhartono

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways said it expects to cut around 350 of its cabin crew jobs, or 5 percent of total, under a voluntary redundancy program as the airline seeks to reduce costs to offset higher fuel prices.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said its new, larger 747-8 freighter jet won the approval of U.S. and European safety regulators, clearing the way for the new aircraft to go into service.