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Travelport and Ethiopian Airlines Renew Partnership Agreement
Ethiopian Airlines and Travelport, the business services provider to the travel industry, have announced the renewal of their long-term Operator Agreement, which will see the flag carrier of...
Categories: Transport
Malaysia Airlines joins oneworld
Malaysia Airlines becomes part of oneworldreg; at midnight Kuala Lumpur time tonight, adding one of Asiarsquo;s leading airlines to the global airline alliance that aims to be the first choice ...
Categories: Transport
Second SSJ100 Arrived to Yakutia Airlines
On January 31, 2013 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) delivered its second Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to the Russian air carrier Yakutia.nbsp;The Sukhoi Superjet 100, with a manufacture...
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Air KBZ introduces first ATR -600 into its fleet
The first ATR 72-600 aircraft was handed over yesterday to Myanmar's domestic carrier Air KBZ. The Danish finance and leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is providing financing for the ...
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IATA: Passenger Demand Grew as Air Cargo Declined in 2012
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year traffic data for 2012 showing a 5.3% year-on-year increase in passenger demand and a 1.5% fall for cargo.
The 5.3%...
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Virgin Australia welcomes ACCC clearance of the acquisition of Skywest Airlines
Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (Virgin Australia) today welcomed the ACCCrsquo;s clearance of the proposed acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in Skywest Airlines Ltd (Skywest, ...
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UPS Announces Withdrawal of Offer for TNT Express
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) today announced the withdrawal of its Offer for TNT Express (NYSE Euronext: TNTE).
As anticipated, the European Commission (EC) has issued a formal...
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SkyTeam Launches Round the World Fares Promotion
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, is launching a fare promotion for customers planning a Round the World trip in 2013.nbsp; With 1,000 destinations to choose from, globetrotters can take...
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Spirit Airlines announces BWI - LAS service
Spirit Airlines just announced new service between BWI Marshall and Las Vegas.nbsp; See the following announcement.nbsp;This is the second Spirit air service announcement this month for BWI...
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Newcastle Airport positive for the year ahead
Newcastle International Airport is gearing up for a busy year ahead as it aims to be the most welcoming airport in the UK.
The regionrsquo;s largest airport is already flying high following...
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KLM adds capacity on Bristol-Amsterdam service
Bristol Airportrsquo;s link with award winning European hub, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is set to be strengthened this spring when Dutch airline, KLM, introduces additional capacity on its four-...
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15 years of Lufthansa Systems in Gdansk
Today Lufthansa Systems Poland is celebrating its fifteen-year anniversary. The Polish subsidiary of the global IT provider Lufthansa Systems was founded in Gdansk in 1998 with 40 employees. The ...
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GOL Signs Car Rental Partnership with Localiza
nbsp;A GOL Linhas Aeacute;reas Inteligentes S.A. (BMamp;FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), (Samp;P: B, Fitch: B+, Moody`s: B3), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America,...
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Budapest Airport's Fast Track gains in popularity
Budapest Airport reports that its highly convenient Fast Track service which is now available to all passengers utilising the Central European hub is rapidly gaining in popularity. The airport...
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EASA updates European roadmap to tackle aviation safety risks
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has just released an updated roadmap to tackle key aviation safety risks. Released in a document known as the European Aviation Safety Plan (EASp), 86...
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AEROFLOT COMPLETED SALE OF JSC AEROFIRST
JSC ldquo;Aeroflot ndash; Russian Airlinesrdquo; completed sale of CJSC ldquo;Aerofirstrdquo; stake to CJSC ldquo;ARIALrdquo;.
Sold equity stake amounts to 200 ordinary registered...
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Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2012 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) (ldquo;Holdingsrdquo; or
the ldquo;Companyrdquo;), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (ldquo;Hawaiianrdquo;), today reported its
financial...
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Sea-Tac Airport Sets Passenger and Concession Sales
A record total of passengers spent a record amount of money eating and shopping last year at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.More than 33.2 million passengers passed through Sea-Tac in 2012,...
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ASIG Appoints James Glock as VP, Carbon Solutions
ASIGreg;, an industry leader in aviation services, announced today that James ldquo;Jimmyrdquo; Glock has been appointed Vice President, Carbon Solutions, reporting directly to Tim Ramsey, Sr....
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Volga-DneprTechnics opens new maintenance hangar at Leipzig/Halle Airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport and Volga-Dnepr Group have jointly celebrated the official opening of a new aircraft maintenance hangar that is expected to attract airline customers from all over the...
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more