Airbus has agreed to cut prices or reschedule delivery for hundreds of jets ordered by Malaysia's AirAsia to salvage a contract worth tens of billions of dollars with its largest Asian customer, industry sources said on Friday. The restructuring deal resets relations between two of the industry's closest partners, torn apart by the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis, and lifts uncertainty over the fate of up to 400 A320-family single-aisle jets yet to be delivered. Airbus declined comment, while AirAsia did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The AirAsia deal does not involve cancelling jets on order but includes a new delivery schedule and price cuts or other improvements in terms, the sources said. AirAsia said last year it would stop taking deliveries of all Airbus jets and review remaining orders. Industry sources said it had also stopped sending progress payments to Airbus, prompting the planemaker to suspend plans to produce jets on order pending the new restructuring deal.<br/>
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Japanese airline Star Flyer has said it will study a new service allowing pet dogs and cats to accompany their owners in the passenger cabin on domestic flights. Star Flyer aims to launch the service next year, hoping to meet potential demand in a tough business environment amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company plans to test the new service on flights between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and Kitakyushu in southwestern Japan for three days from Oct. 1. The service will be available only for small dogs and cats. During the flights, they will be required to be kept in cages placed on seats at the end of the row, with their owners seated next to them. Fees for the service are yet to be decided.<br/>