Headlines
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Amadeus fault strikes QF
Monday | Jan 4 2010QANTAS suffered its second major computer check-in system glitch within 2 months yesterday, resulting in thousands of its customers being delayed for domestic and int’l flights, again.
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JAL: “Business as usual”
Monday | Jan 4 2010JAPAN Airlines Corp. has downplayed speculation that the carrier may go into bankruptcy protection as it struggles to survive the effects of the global finanical crisis (TD Thu), saying reports the carrier was already bankrupt were false.
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Bankruptcy fears for JAL
Thursday | Dec 31 2009HESITATION by Japan Airlines Corp. to formally announce which US airline it may form a joint venture with appears to be costing the flag carrier dearly.
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IATA seeks security review
Thursday | Dec 31 2009THE International Air Transport Association has called on the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration to urgently analyse their security systems.
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Virgin links TNQ with NZ
Wednesday | Dec 30 2009THE Virgin Blue Group’s New Zealand based offshoot, Pacific Blue, will launch a twice weekly direct service between Cairns and Auckland, raising seats on the route by 79 per cent.
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TFC predicts solid recovery
Wednesday | Dec 30 2009TOURISM Australia’s Tourism Forecasting Committee (TFC) says it expects 2010 will bring with it a turn-around in the number of people travelling, domestically and internationally.
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US flight security upgrade
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009THE US Transportation Security Administration has implemented additional security measures for passengers travelling by air into the United States, following the failed attempt of a Nigerian man to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day.
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Watchdog revs up Avis
Tuesday | Dec 29 2009THE Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has notified Avis Australia to change its website pricing structure to bring it into line with updated legislation which was introduced to travel businesses on 25 May.
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QF retimes HKG services
Thursday | Dec 24 2009QANTAS has announced new operating times for its services to Hong Kong from both Brisbane and Perth, saying the move aims to provide “greater convenience and better connections for customers”.
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Virgin delivers Christmas
Thursday | Dec 24 2009VIRGIN Blue has been awarded the government contract to operate regular flights between Perth and the Indian Ocean territories of Christmas Island and Cocos Keeling Islands.
