Headlines
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DJ chief commercial officer
Tuesday | Dec 15 2009VIRGIN Blue today announced the appointment of Liz Savage to the role of Chief Commercial Officer, with the move effective from Mar 2010.
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Sparkling on board Jewel
Monday | Dec 14 2009SIX hundred travel agents from across the country partied on the decks of P&O’s new Pacific Jewel on her debut one-night cruise out of Sydney last Friday evening.
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Cruise West for eCruising
Monday | Dec 14 2009SEATTLE-based small ship cruise specialist Cruise West has today announced the expansion of its distribution in Australia, with the appointment of CruiseAgents.travel as another local representative.
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Rex Qld Qantaslink attack
Monday | Dec 14 2009REGIONAL Express has accused QantasLink of predatory pricing on the Townsville to Mackay route, lodging a formal complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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Benefit from VA/DL deal
Friday | Dec 11 2009THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved the joint venture between Virgin Blue and Delta which will allow the carriers to coordinate operations on their Pacific routes (TD breaking news), saying the pact is “likely to result in public benefits”.
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Ansett Christmas present
Friday | Dec 11 2009FORMER Ansett employees will be enjoying a Christmas bonus, with the announcement by the administrators of a twelfth dividend payment from the collapsed airline.
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Air Vanuatu ditches MEL
Thursday | Dec 10 2009AIR Vanuatu says an increase in demand for capacity out of Brisbane has forced it to revise its Australian air schedule and suspend Melbourne services from 08 Feb.
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AF/KLM tie-up with Jetstar
Thursday | Dec 10 2009AIR France/KLM is days away from a tie up with Jetstar that will see the two joint mega European carriers feed traffic into the growing Jetstar network on flights to Australia.
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$50m loss for Tiger Aust
Wednesday | Dec 9 2009TIGER Airways’ Australian operations incurred average losses of around $1m a week over the last financial year, with the local result wiping out a S$12.2 profit from its Singapore-based parent company.
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New Qatar regional office
Wednesday | Dec 9 2009QATAR Airways will shortly open a new Pacific Rim regional office in Sydney as the airline cements its status as a new online carrier to Australia, following the debut this week of its first flight between Doha and Melbourne.