Headlines
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Virgin Blue capacity boost
Wednesday | Feb 24 2010VIRGIN Blue has confirmed a deal with Boeing to buy up to 50 more jets to expand its capacity on domestic markets (TD 17 Sep).
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V Aust to drop Fiji flight
Tuesday | Feb 23 2010V AUSTRALIA has requested the return of 360 seats of Fiji capacity back to Pacific Blue, with planned operations to Nadi to drop to six per week.
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Turkish Airlines given OK
Monday | Feb 22 2010A NEW bilateral aviation agreement has been finalised between Australia and Turkey, which paves the way for direct flights by Turkish Airlines.
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SYD international up 11.5%
Friday | Feb 19 2010MACQUARIE Airports this morning released its Jan traffic figures, confirming the ongoing recovery in passenger numbers as Sydney airport recorded its highest ever international traffic.
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Qantas to upgrade 747s
Thursday | Feb 18 2010QANTAS will spend $400 million on a reconfiguration of its 747- 400s to give them a long-haul product consistent with the QF A380 fleet (TD breaking news) – as well as 52 extra seats.
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Wotif launches flight site
Wednesday | Feb 17 2010A NEW website has been launched by online accommodation leader wotif.com which sees the firm set its sights on the domestic aviation market.
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JTG turnover slides 21%
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010JETSET Travelworld’s results for the six months to 31 Dec (TD breaking news) show the company has clearly suffered from the global economic crisis.
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Business events crisis
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010VISITOR arrivals for business events in Australia plummeted 23% last year, with peak body the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) calling for urgent action to arrest the decline.
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Chinese capacity boosted
Monday | Feb 15 2010THE government has finalised an air services agreement which will boost capacity between Australia and China by 70%.
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Etihad set to lift flights
Friday | Feb 12 2010UAE flag carrier Etihad has been granted the rights to operate up to 42 flights a week from Abu Dhabi into Australia -double its current 21 weekly frequencies (TD breaking news).