she is the cfo of lufthansa.at booking flight to new york over the next few weeks, can you tell me i am not going to have any more strikes to throw my schedule off? >> we try to bring you to new york safely and with good comfort. we are in talks and negotiations. topic, but it is constructive, moving on. i am confident we can solve the problem. i cannot strike it out. >> that is a possibility. talk to me about your negotiating tactics. some would say that you need to be tougher, that if you look at -- over the a, he has been much tougher. ashley has been able to deliver more. are you not being aggressive enough when it comes to taking cost out of this business? >> we do a lot of structural changes. we closed down locations, we have restructuring programs. i think the public does not see everything and that is a good part. we want to go together with our employees with structural changes, but we do not want to fight in public. that would be good. if we can figure that out, that would be fantastic. let's talk about

in germany, lufthansa is betting heavily on two of the world's largest commercial aircraft. the latest model of the boeing 747, and the massive airbus a380. one of the company's executives explains why. >> we have to see the position of frankfurt and also our hub in munich, and maybe in zurich, vienna also in the lufthansa group system so we have a possibility to connect a lot of european cities from these huge hubs, which means if you compare this with tokyo, tokyo is not a hub like frankfurt when it comes to servicing so many neighborhood countries. >> reporter: the situation in japan means airlines there are counting on smaller and more maneuverable planes. >> translator: japanese airlines are doing well financially. for example, japan airlines has just posted a profit of $1.5 billion. as far as our earnings are concerned, japanese companies have adopted a sounder strategy than their overseas competitors. it does seem wiser to be shifting towards midsize aircraft. >> reporter: for the time being, jumbo jets and airbus a380s operated by non-japanese carriers will continue

ford, honda, lufthansa among those who will be represented at this meeting. discuss the importance of investing in and creating good-paying jobs here in the u.s. two-thirds of the jobs created in the recovery have been low-wage jobs. they have not been those jobs that, you know, you can send a kid to college on. that's a real problem. >>> speaking of kids, some little leaguers in washington, d.c., had a surprise visitor at their little league game last night. yes, that's the president. now, the white house says he was dropping off press secretary jay carney to see his daughter play, and the president in this elaborate carpool decided to stick around. the president got to throw out the first pitch right there. that's nice of them to let him do that. and you can see kind of the stunned little leaguers and their parents shaking hands and taking pictures with the president. it's a really kind of cool moment to see something like this in d.c. >> you know, just dropping off jay carney. >> yeah. >>> all right, breaking news overnight, new information set to be relea

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some of the airlines, lufthansa. >> and the rotation that we lastssed to lead into the few years are the laggards. i.t., the materials, the energy. >> i do worry about pharmaceuticals. all stocks are being rated on the back of the pfizer-astrazeneca storyboard. there is an expectation that a lot of these will end up being on the receiving end of mna -- m &a. the value creation is a lot less than the current share price. pharmaceuticals have been great friends, but i think they are due for a -- >> you mentioned the pfizer-astrazeneca deal. they have got to have some sort of resolution or pfizer is going to walk away. is it dead in the water or will a miracle happened over the weekend? revived deal get a on monday. that does not mean it is dead in the water. pfizer, having split into three divisions, having this offshore cash pile that it needs to spend, wanting the beneficial tax terms that are available within the u.k., wanting extra stuff in immunology, astrazeneca is a clear fit. ien if they did not buy now, would not be surprised if they came back at a higher number. >> so do you

unexpectedly from terry taylor, the other journalist who had accompanied us, that when she went to lufthansaeight terminal to pick up our boxes, that she was greeted kind of casually and led to this back room in their freight terminal and greeted by two fbi agents who said they were threatening to an died as for perhaps having stolen government property. for perhaps us having stolen government property. so bill and i decided, well, if we have the identical set of books, why don't we see if cbs is interested. unfortunately, they had no all.est in it at they said, well, we just had a special relationship with his freelance crew and kind of disassociated themselves with us , we thought, a little bit. as got were you mentioned, we said we would try "the new york times" because we were right there in ne times square. we wanted to clarify we could get some representation from the civil liberties union. that is when bill decided we should perhaps call start on strong --scott armstrong because he would perhaps be the next best person that looking at these and see if you can authenticate them in such

just five years ago, singapore airlines and lufthansa were top earners. u.s.ered by limiting seating capacity, also by, yes, adding fees, and lots of fees. in 2013, the airline industry collected more than $6 billion in baggage and change fees, and that is helping lead u.s. airlines back to profitability. >>> all right, where can you afford to buy a house? if you make $30,000, you can afford a home in cleveland. it's also roughly what you need to buy in pittsburgh. low interest rates have kept homes affordable through the center of the country, especially the rust belt. elsewhere, you'll need at least a $90,000 salary to buy a house in new york and more in san francisco. $137,000 to enter into the world of homeown ownership. isn't that something? >> it is not cheap. >> no. >> all right, "early start" >> all right, "early start" continues right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it has happened again. two huge passenger jets barely miss, this time over houston after air traffic controllers send one right into the path of another. why does this seem

i was there with the chair of lufthansa airlines.decision to move one of thai new operations here instead of going to panama. 500 new jobs, half a billion dollars investment because of that single point of contact. we're seeing that happen. they're very excited about a energy boom that is happening in the country. the shale, which happens also in pennsylvania where we're from. it's a real deal. all of that pipeline being built and see that as important for manufacturing because low cost, abundant energy is something very important for that to continue in this country and they're behind that it is exciting to see, as far as i see it, america's open for business. liz: michael, you brought a lot of your manufacturing back. first of all how is business doing since then? >> business is doing really, really well. what we're seeing, more consumers are working and toys tend to be a little recession resistant. we also have toys and manufacturing business and windows into construction and point-of-purchase display and medical into a variety of

just five years ago, singapore airlines and lufthansa were top earners. now, the u.s.ecovered, why? by limiting seating capacity. they're flying smaller planes. they also are adding all those fees. in 2013, the airline industry collected more than $6 billion in baggage and change fees. you can say that the airlines, the american airlines have returned to the top by reaching into your pocket to do it. >>> how much money do you need to afford a house where you live? well, if you make $30,000, you can afford a home in cleveland. it's also roughly what you need to buy a house in pittsburgh. according to a new study, low interest rates have kept homes affordable through the center of the country, especially the rust belt, but if you want to live in coastal cities, you're going to need a big, fat paycheck. you'll need at least $90,000 annual salary to buy a house in new york and even more for san francisco, $137,000 a year. that's some of the most expensive real estate out there in the country. >>> all right, "new day" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

federal agencies to help cities and states attract businesses to the, and he has a couple of examples, lufthansaset up a big plant in puerto rico. they just cut a deal with a belgian aerospace company for oklahoma, so these are the kind of showcase moments that he's got. at the same time, it kind of underscores how limited his power and ability is to deal with the economy without congress. >> host: and, bob cusack, so house lawmakers out last week, they're back this week. >> guest: yeah. >> host: the senate was in last week. start with the house, what's on the agenda? >> guest: defense. the defense authorization bill is coming to the house floor, hundreds of amendments have been filed. the house rules committee will decide on voting some of them. with this defense bill you have nsa issues, military sexual assault, there could be immigration. there's been talk of giving people who have served this the military green cards, and this is something that's very controversial. it's kind of, basically, half of what the dream act is. and some democrats and republicans want this attached to the defense bi

louvre lufthansa set up a big plant in puerto rico. cut a deal with a belgian company for oklahoma. at the same time kind of underscores hour limited his power and ability is to deal with the economy without congress. >> bob accuse sack, lawmakers back this week. the senate was in last week. what is on the agenda at the house? >> defense. the defense authorization bill is coming to the house floor. hundreds of amendments have been filed. house rules committee will decide on voting some of them. with the defense bill you have nasa issues, military, sexual assault. there could be immigration. there's been talk of giving people who have served in the military green cards, and this is something that is very controversial. kind of basically half of what the dream act is, and some democrats, and republicans, want this attached to defense bill. so that's something to watch in house and senate. on the senate side, the tax extender bills. that got bogged down in dispute over amendments. they couldn't come to an agreement. finance committee leaders are trying to get some type of agreement. th

he has a couple of examples -- lufthansa set up a plant in puerto rico.y just cut a deal with a belgian airspace company for oklahoma. momentse the showcase he has got. it kind of underscores how limited his power and ability is to deal with the economy without congress. , houseob cusack lawmakers are back this week. the senate was in last week. to start with the house. guest: the defense authorization bill is coming to the house for hundreds of amendments have been filed. the rules committee will decide on voting. with defense you have nsa alsues, military sexu assault. there has been talk of giving people who have served in the military green cards. this is something that is very controversial and it is basically half of what the dream act is. some democrats and republicans want this attached to the defense bill. on the senate side you will see the tax extenders bill. we talked about that last week. in agot bogged down dispute over amendments and they could not come to an agreement. finance committee leaders are trying to get some type of agreement. is

and he has a couple of examples, lufthansa set up a big plant in puerto rico. they just cut a deal with a belgian aerospace company for oklahoma. these are the kind of showcase moments he's got. at the same time, it underscores how limited his power and ability is to deal with the economy. that, this week the senate was in. with the house, what is on the agenda question mark >> the defense authorization bill is coming to the house for hundreds of amendments have been filed, the house rules committee will decide on voting some of them. with the defense bill you had nsa issues come up, military sexual assault. there has been talk of using people who have served in the military green cards and this is something that's very controversial. it's basically what half of what the dream act is. some democrats and republicans want this attached to the defense bill. on the senate side you will see the tax extenders bill. we talked about that last week. that got bogged down in a dispute over amendments and they could not come to an agreement. finance committee leaders are t