Aeroflot to expand fleet; easyJet rethinks fare options to expand corporate business

European airline shares were down marginally on Thursday (19-Aug-2010) as wider markets continued to decline. The markets suffered heavy losses due to weak US data, despite reports of improved UK retail sales and Germany's Bundesbank (Central Bank) raising its 2010 growth forecast after the German economy grew at its fastest pace in two decades in 2Q2010.