Singapore Airlines has announced that it is to start up a budget long haul carrier. They are likely to be ready to start taking on passengers within the year. The airline will own most of the company but it will be managed independently bythem.
29 May, 2011
Low Budget Carrier to be Launched by Singapore Airlines
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Victory for former Miss World who sued Ryanair
A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled that publicity by the airline implied that Ms Davison was racist, xenophobic, jealous and narrow-minded.
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Kuwait seizes Iraq airline assets in Jordan.
Kuwait has seized assets of Iraq's national airline in Jordan, officials have said. This is the latest step in a row between the neighbouring states over war reparations. Iraqi Airways has filed an appeal against the decision in Jordan, said Karim al-Nuri, a media adviser to the Iraqi Transportation Ministry.
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iPads For Pilots
Alaska Airlines is dumping paper flight manuals for its pilots in favor of electronic documents stored on company-issued iPads. Yes, the Seattle-based carrier will be the first major U.S. airline to make the switch from paper to iPad when all its pilots receive a tablet by mid-June. Alaska is making the switch "as part of an on-going effort to use technology to enhance flight safety, improve efficiency and protect the environment," according to a statement from the airline.
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27 May, 2011
Korean takes delivery of first A380
Korean Air has celebrated the delivery of its first Airbus A380 at a ceremony in Toulouse, France, becoming the sixth operator of the aircraft since it was introduced in 2007.
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Air France crash–report comes out.
The Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris plunged into the Atlantic because the aircraft's speed sensors gave invalid readings, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) said Friday.
But findings are mixed and some are doubting some of the official findings.
Most surprising of the findings came the news that at the very start of the incident, the captain was NOT in the cockpit.
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Virgin Atlantic expects to unveil new partnership within months
VIRGIN boss Sir Richard Branson said yesterday up to three suitors of his Virgin Atlantic airline are set to bid for a stake in the company, with an announcement on the tie-in due within the next three months.
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Delta Passengers to Enjoy New Gatwick Lounge -
It has been revealed that American airline Delta has made an agreement with lounge developer No.1 Traveller to allow its customers to enjoy luxury treatment at Gatwick Airport. Under the new scheme, Delta's Elite Members and those flying in Business Class will be allowed to enjoy Gatwick's new 'super lounge'.
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Virgin America Comes To Chicago
Chicago travellers have another airline option as of Wednesday, when Virgin America launched its first operations out of O’Hare International Airport.
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, along with Chicago officials and business leaders, visited the airport Wednesday to welcome two inaugural Virgin Airlines flights that arrived at O’Hare’s Terminal 3, according to a release from the city’s Department of Aviation.
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Qantas says pilot demands putting airline at risk
A damaging industrial row between Australian airline Qantas and its pilots could threaten the future of the carrier, chief executive Alan Joyce said.
International pilots on the "Flying Kangaroo" are poised to take their first strike action in 45 years after negotiations on pay and conditions with management broke down last week.
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Manchester United stars take to the skies daily with Turkish Airlines
They are used to flying down the wings and are masters of rescuing themselves from sticky situations. Now Manchester United's stars are using those skills off the pitch in a new pre-flight safety video for club sponsors Turkish Airlines.
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Air India cancels 5 flights as oil companies stop fuel supply
Air India pays oil companies Rs 22.5 crore everyday now.
At least five flights of Air India (AI) were cancelled on Friday after the public sector oil marketing companies stopped cash and carry terms to the airline on Friday morning.
The oil companies' decision forced the national flag carrier to cancel the flights from Thiruvananthapuram, including an international flight to Riyadh. The passengers strongly protested the cancellations as they were informed about it at the airport.
Like other private carriers, Air India also owes a huge amount to the oil companies. According to sources, its liability to the oil companies stood at Rs 1,200 crore.
Oil companies had introduced the cash and carry terms earlier this year. AI pays oil companies Rs 22.5 crore everyday now
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20 May, 2011
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 with all-business class upper deck
Singapore Airlines looks set to add a second tranche of Airbus A380s to its fleet next month with an extended business class cabin running the entire length of the upper deck.
The long-rumoured change appeared in global airline booking systems today, according to booking resource AirlineRoute, although Singapore Airlines has yet to officially announce the new layout.
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US airlines say demand up, see more capacity cuts
U.S. airlines said on Thursday that bookings were strong heading into summer, but higher fuel prices were pressuring profits and Delta Air Lines said it would cut capacity further in response.
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United Airlines branded insensitive after placing advert at Ground Zero
United Airlines has been criticised for the placement of an advert at the New York Ground Zero site, which simply reads: 'You're going to like where we land.'
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17 May, 2011
Blue 1 To Launch Edinburgh-Helsinki Route
Finnish carrier Blue 1 is expanding in the UK, the low cost budget airline Blue 1, a subsidiary of Scandinavian airline SAS, has started a twice-weekly service between Edinburgh and Helsinki. Edinburgh will be Blue1’s second destination in the UK – it already operates flights between London Heathrow and Helsinki.
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Flybe New Route Inverness and Amsterdam
Regional carrier Flybe has announced plans to start six weekly flights between Inverness and Amsterdam, a route not currently served by any other airline. The new route, due to launch on September 5, will allow travellers from the north of Scotland to connect with international flights from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, one of Europe’s largest hubs. Flights will be operated, using a 78-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft, every day of the week except Saturday.
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Austrian Airlines changes baggage rules
From June 1 Austrian Airlines will be introducing new rules on the amount of baggage passengers are allowed to check-in for free as hold luggage. These new rules have been in place on flights from its Vienna hub to the USA and Canada for “some time”, according to the airline.
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Virgin Atlantic Pilots to Vote on Strike Action Over Pay Demands
Pilots at Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. are to vote on strike action in a poll starting next week after talks about a new pay deal broke down.
Virgin’s offer to lift wages 4 per cent this year and by 3 per cent next year and in 2013 is unacceptable as pilots haven’t had a raise since 2008 and U.K. inflation is forecast to breach 5 per cent, the British Airline Pilots Association said today.
“During the tough years pilots have made sacrifices to help the business on the basis that fair pay would return, but that hasn’t proved to be the case,” Balpa General Secretary Jim McAuslan said by e-mail. “We do not want a strike and have tried every way to avoid it but are resolute in our aim of fairness.”
Ballot papers will be sent out on May 24 and the vote will last four weeks, Balpa said, so that a walkout could start in late June or early July in the event of a “yes” vote, including a mandatory one-week notice period. Virgin Atlantic spokesman Greg Dawson didn’t immediately respond to calls seeking comment.
Talks with Virgin started last year and failed despite the intervention of the government-funded Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, according to the union, which represents 85 per cent of the carrier’s 750 pilots.
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14 May, 2011
A380 Struck By Lightning Over London
Dramatic scenes over London of an Emirates Airbus A380 getting struck by lightening has been caught on camera. The short clip clearly shows the super jumbo aircraft being struck in cloudy skies, the aircraft made a normal approach and landing to Heathrow and none of the passengers on the flight were injured or affected in any way.
The video was shot by photographer Chris Dawson who had his Canon video recorder handy at just the right moment.
"I saw a storm coming and I thought there could be lightning," he said. "I wasn't expecting it to hit a plane but I just got lucky."
The shell of an aircraft acts as a Faraday cage, carrying the electric charge through the body and expelling it at an output point, without affecting passengers inside.
The video was shot by photographer Chris Dawson who had his Canon video recorder handy at just the right moment.
"I saw a storm coming and I thought there could be lightning," he said. "I wasn't expecting it to hit a plane but I just got lucky."
The shell of an aircraft acts as a Faraday cage, carrying the electric charge through the body and expelling it at an output point, without affecting passengers inside.
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11 May, 2011
Emirates Airlines Announces 52 per cent rise in 2010 profit
Despite regional turmoil, Dubai-based Emirates Airline has posted a 52 per cent rise in net profit in 2010, driven by a surge in passenger numbers and cargo traffic, it was announced on Tuesday. The carrier made a net profit of $1.5 billion for the year, despite widespread regional turmoil, Emirates Group said.
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Southwest Airlines Tops Magazine Rankings
Readers of Consumer Reports in America say Southwest Airlines Co. and JetBlue Airways Corp. offer the best service, and troubled US Airways is the worst.
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Southwest jet makes emergency landing in Oklahoma City
A Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing Tuesday night at Will Rogers World Airport after its crew reported smoke in the cockpit, officials said.
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09 May, 2011
DC6 Diner opens at Coventry Airport
For many the idea of airline food is a right turn off, however something different is the case in Coventry, a new restaurant is setting tongues wagging.
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New airline to launch Robin Hood to Amsterdam flights
A new airline is set to trial a new service between Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Amsterdam.
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Two Air New Zealand Flights Hit Power Trouble;e.
- Two Air New Zealand Jet’s have engine problems.
The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed there will be an investigation after two Air New Zealand planes were forced to make emergency landings yesterday.
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Continental to increase Shannon-New York service
Continental Airlines announced today that it will operate an additional summer service from Shannon to New York. The second daily Boeing 757-200 service to Newark Liberty International Airport will operate four times per week throughout the summer months until September 6, 2011.
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Passenger tries to open door mid-air on Continental flight.
Passengers and crew on board a Chicago-bound flight on Sunday had to subdue a man who tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air, forcing the plane to make an unscheduled landing in St. Louis, authorities said.
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Crew subdues man mid flight
A Delta Air Lines jet en route to San Diego from Detroit sits at a remote area of Albuquerque International Support in Albuquerque, N.M., Sunday, May 8, 2011.
Crew members and passengers wrestled a 28-year-old man to the cabin floor after he began pounding on the cockpit as an American Airlines flight was approaching San Francisco, the third security incident in a day on U.S. planes, authorities said Monday.
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08 May, 2011
Check out this great MSN video: 747 Must Be Precise On This Takeoff
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07 May, 2011
Air India Returning To Normal Schedules
Air India's flight operations are slowly returning to normal this weekend after pilots ended a 10-day strike that cost the ailing airline millions of dollars in revenues.
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Another Body Recovered From Air France Atlantic Crash
French officials say recovery teams have retrieved a second body from the wreckage of an Air France plane which crashed over the Atlantic in 2009, killing all on board.
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All Dead In Indonesian Crash
There were no survivors from the crash of an Indonesian passenger aircraft into the sea with up to 27 people on board, a navy officer says.
The plane went into the sea in poor weather just short of the airstrip serving the small port town of Kaimana, in the eastern province of West Papua.
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06 May, 2011
Other News Round-up
More news from the airline world, profits, losses and new routes.
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Air Canada cuts operating loss
Air Canada Inc. narrowed its quarterly operating loss as higher passenger revenue helped offset a big rise in fuel costs, sending its shares up around 4 per cent.
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Qatar Airways negotiates mega Airbus order!
Qatar Airways is in advanced negotiations to place a giant order for 60 airliners built by the European firm Airbus, the Les Echos newspaper reported on Friday.
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Pinnacle Airlines records $3M loss
Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s first quarter profits suffered from winter conditions paired with the moving cost of a subsidiary acquired in 2010.
The Memphis-based regional airline holding company reported a net loss of $3 million in first quarter 2011, down from net income of $1.7 million in the same year-ago quarter.
Pinnacle’s loss per share was 16 cents in the quarter compared to a profit of 9 cents in first quarter 2010.
Pinnacle (NASDAQ: PNCL) incurred $5.8 million in integration, severance and contract implementation costs in the quarter due to moving Mesaba Aviation Inc.’s headquarters from Minneapolis to Memphis, among other factors.
“Winter storms throughout our system affected our operations during the first quarter, causing cancellations and delays for our customers,” Don Breeding, the company’s interim CEO, said. “We also began moving forward with our integration plans during the quarter, which will ultimately lead to an operationally and financially stronger company for our customers, employees and shareholders.”
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Ryanair to earn £1.25bn from extra ‘delay’ charge.
Ryanair’s latest additional charge – a £2 fee that it says will go towards compensation it has paid for flight delays and cancellations – could earn it up to £150 million in a year. That is nearly twice what the airline says it has paid out – almost £88 million – as a result of claims made following disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud, heavy snow and a series of French and Spanish strikes.
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Flybe shares dive as airline issues profits warning - Telegraph
Flybe blamed the failure to hit its forecast on a recent slowdown in consumer spending on air travel and high oil prices Photo: PA
Shares in Britain's biggest domestic airline dropped 57½ to 172½p on Thursday after it said it now expected full-year profits for the 12 months to March of £22m, some £2m short of analyst expectations.
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IAG posts slim profit.
International Airlines Group, recently formed from the merger of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, announced a first-quarter net profit on Friday of 33 million euros (£29.3 million).
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05 May, 2011
Russian Tupolev Out Of Control Test Flight
A TERRIFYING mid-air mishap has been caught on camera. Videos posted on YouTube by witnesses show a plane lurching wildly out of control in the skies close to Moscow.
The Tupolev plane, used by defence forces, is seen twisting from side to side uncontrollably before pilots manage to land it safely at a military aerodrome outside Moscow.
Luckily no passengers were onboard at the time, and Russian military prosecutors have launched an investigation into the incident.
"The military prosecutors have launched a probe which should establish the reasons for the mid-air incident that almost led to an aviation disaster,'' a spokesman for the chief military prosecutor's office told the RIA Novosti news agency.
The Tu-154 plane, dating back to the 1960s, was dubbed the "dancing plane'' by bloggers.
The spokesman for the chief military prosecutor's office told RIA Novosti that the plane's steering system had malfunctioned and praised the pilots for managing to land safely in a built-up area.
"During a test flight, the steering system broke down on the TU-154B-2 plane belonging to the Defence Ministry's 800th air base,'' the spokesman said.
"Thanks to the great professionalism and supreme skill of the pilots, the crew managed to land on the second attempt at Chkalovsk aerodrome, avoiding casualties among the airforce and the local population.''
The video posted on April 30, which has been watched more than 380,000 times, says that the plane was being flown for the first time after a 10-year break.
The ageing Tupolev 154 planes, first flown in 1968 and used by Aeroflot until 2009, have been involved in a number of air accidents in recent years.
The aircraft's last major fatal crash was on April last year, when a Tu-154 carrying Polish president Lech Kaczynski and other top officials came down in fog near the Russian city of Smolensk.
In September a Tu-154 plane made a miraculous emergency landing on a derelict airstrip in the remote Komi region after its electrical systems failed midflight
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04 May, 2011
Boeing marketer also promises fall 787 delivery
Boeing will deliver its first 787 jet in third-quarter 2011 and roll out two of the long-delayed new planes each month after that, a company executive said Tuesday in the Chilean capital. Latin America is an important market for Boeing, with 11,000 company jets flying in the region and requests pending for 3,400 more. Chile in particular is a hot spot, as Chilean airline LAN merges with Brazil's TAM airline to become the region's dominant carrier. The merged company, LATAM, has ordered 26 of the big new 787s, which are the company's biggest, said Boeing's Vice President for Marketing Randy Tinseth. Boeing's manufacturing delays have caused difficulties for the world's biggest airlines, Tinseth acknowledged, but he said the deliveries should help the aircraft maker's credibility recover. In all, Boeing has received 835 requests from 56 companies for its 787s, he said. Boeing also is coming out with new 747s for cargo and passenger travel this year, he said.
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American Airlines tests in-flight streaming video
American Airlines is testing technology that lets passengers watch streaming video of movies and TV shows on their own Internet-capable devices. The airline said Tuesday that it's testing the service on two Boeing 767 aircraft used on cross-country trips. Customer testing will begin early this summer. American will then offer the service more broadly starting this fall.
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WestJet's profits soar!
A steady demand to fly, despite fare hikes designed to offset rising fuel prices, helped send WestJet's profits for the first three months of the year soaring.
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Air India cancels 221 flights -
As many as 221 Air India flights on the domestic operations were cancelled, as the strike by nearly half of the carrier's 1,600 pilots entered the eighth day on Wednesday, with operations restricted to the trunk routes between metros.
But the Air India management said some 100-odd flights of sister budget carrier Alliance Air had been deployed to ferry passengers as no reconciliation was in sight between the management and the striking pilots, co-opted from the erstwhile Indian Airlines .
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American Airlines flight makes emergency landing
A American Airlines Boeing 777 made an emergency landing at Moncton International Airport at 2:44 p.m. Tuesday.
Emergency crews were on the scene as an American Airlines flight, en route from London’s Heathrow Airport to Chicago O’Hare, reported an electrical smell inside the cockpit.
All 150 passengers and on board were safe.
Passengers remained on the plane while the cause of the problem was determined, said to be a battery issue.
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Virgin Blue renamed Virgin Australia
Richard Branson (R) and Virgin Australia CEO, John Borghetti (L) arrive on the new airline's Airbus A330-200 at Sydney Airport. Photo: AFP
Richard Branson has finally unveiled one of the worst-kept secrets in Australian aviation.
The English entrepreneur and publicity seeker jetted into Sydney this morning aboard an aircraft emblazoned with the new name of Australia’s second-largest airline.
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American Airlines criticised for 'Face of Your Base' beauty contest
American Airlines has been criticised for holding a 'ridiculous beauty contest' in its search for the best-looking flight attendants.
The airline launched a competition to find attractive male and female crew members to appear as models in a photo-shoot for the airline, reports the UK’s Daily Mail.
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Second black box may finally unlock secrets of Air France crash
The cockpit voice recorder from an Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic two years ago was found yesterday. The jet's flight data recorder was recovered on Sunday.
A robot submarine, operating more than two miles below the surface, recovered the devices from flight AF447 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which crashed on 1 June 2009 killing all 228 passengers and crew.
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01 May, 2011
Oman Air Expands
The National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will be resuming services between Salalah and Dubai from May 4th and between Muscat and Zanzibar from May 16th. Salalah flights will operate twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Zanzibar will operate 3 times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Air France Flight Recorder Recovered
Breaking news,
earch teams on Sunday retrieved one of two black box flight recorders of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic while on a Rio-Paris flight in 2009, French investigators said.
"The investigation team located and identified the memory unit from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) at 10 h UTC this morning," said France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA), which has been tasked with probing the disaster which killed 228 people.
In a statement, the agency added that the device was "in good physical condition" after it was "raised and lifted by the Remora 6000 ROV (robot submarine) on board the ship Ile de Sein at 16h40 UTC".
"At this stage, the box seems to be in good physical condition. Our experts will tell us if there's hope to read the data," said BEA director Jean-Paul Troadec.
"If the data can be used it will allow the enquiry to make headway because the FDR (flight data recorder) records the altitude, speed, and the various positions of the rudder," Troadec added.
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American Airlines Selected as Official Sponsor of 'Meet in Beijing'
American Airlines is proud to be one of only two corporate sponsors of the 2011 Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, an event that attracts world-class international performers and artists to Beijing. Held annually for the last 10 years, this year's festival runs from this week until the end of May, and spotlights how expressions of culture transcend beyond arts and entertainment, embracing friendship, education, and cultural diversity.
"Bringing the people and cultures of the world together is what air travel is all about," said Gerard Arpey, American's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Like air travel, the arts lift our spirits, broaden our horizon and give us a fresh perspective on the world around us.
"I would like to congratulate and thank the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China for making Meet in Beijing the biggest such festival in Asia," Arpey added. "We know this year's festival will be another great success."
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"Dubai was Right" says flydubai CEO
Ghaith Al Ghaith hails the vision and courage of the Government of Dubai and developers who continued to invest during the economic crisis
Dubai, UAE, May 01, 2011 - On the eve of the region's biggest tourism industry event, Arabian Travel Market, Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of Dubai's first low cost airline, flydubaiflydubai, has paid tribute to those who continued to develop the tourism infrastructure in Dubai during the worst of the global economic crisis.
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Air India cancels flights as pilots strike for pay | ajc.com
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AirAsia to introduces fuel surcharges
AirAsia is to introduce fuel surcharges from May, it announced April 29, becoming one of the first major low-cost airlines to do so.
The Asian budget carrier, which operates a network across Asia and to long-haul destinations including Seoul, Delhi, Melbourne, London and Paris through its AirAsia X long-haul carrier said it would introduce the charges on May 3.
It will affect all domestic flights within Malaysia and all international routes, the airline said, although domestic flights within Thailand and Indonesia will not be affected.
Passengers flying to Paris, London and Christchurch in New Zealand will have to pay the most - an extra RM90 (€20) per flight.
The price of fuel has skyrocketed in recent months, with major airlines around the world imposing surcharges on passengers to offset the increased cost of flying their jets.
However, many low-cost airlines have resisted the move - Ryanair said last month that it guaranteed "no fuel surcharges ever" as European package holiday firms Thomas Cook and TUI raised theirs.
In the US, budget carrier Southwest said last month that it expected fuel prices to carry on rising, and although it does not currently impose a fuel surcharge, analysts expect ticket prices to rise to cover the cost.
Source - The Independent
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Alaska Airlines aims to keep flying higher
When Alaska Airlines Group CEO William Ayer told an audience of Portland business leaders in February that he aims to establish a direct flight between Portland and Washington, D.C., he got an enthusiastic ovation.
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Frontier Cuts Fares
The times are changing for travelers who have grown weary of airline fees adding to their travel costs. We usually see airlines
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AirTran & Southwest Airlines Merger
With AirTran merger, Southwest Airlines to gain toehold in Memphis
AirTran has been in Memphis International since 1993, when it began as ValuJet, and has helped hold down Memphis-Atlanta fares.
Southwest Airlines executives predicted in the 1980s that one day they'd be in Memphis. That day is Monday.
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