STEVE INSKEEP, host: NPR's business news starts with flight disruptions in Europe.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Germany's flagship airline canceled about 800 flights today, as Lufthansa pilots began a four-day walkout. The BBC reports that Lufthansa is stopping a total of 3,000 flights, though some are still scheduled. Thousands of passengers around the world are stranded, including some on flights to and from the United States.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: This walkout, we're told, is over job security. The pilots fear Lufthansa will shift hiring to its subsidiaries in neighboring countries where wages are lower.
German airline Lufthansa canceled flights worldwide after more than 4,000 pilots began a four-day walkout over job security. Lufthansa expects the strike could cost some $34 million a day.