Headlines
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CCS tick for SQ/LH tie-up
Tuesday | Dec 13 2016THE Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has approved a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Germany’s Lufthansa after the airline powerhouses agreed to capacity commitments.
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Zurich in Cover-More bid
Monday | Dec 12 2016COVER-MORE has revealed a take-over bid worth $854 million by the Zurich Insurance Company, which has made an offer of $1.95 per share (TD breaking news).
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Badgerys Creek go ahead
Monday | Dec 12 2016THE second Sydney Airport has been given the green light, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Urban Infrastructure Paul Fletcher finalising paperwork today.
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QF confirms PER-London
Monday | Dec 12 2016QANTAS will deploy its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the longest air route in the world when it begins passenger services from Perth to London in Mar 2018 (TD breaking news yest).
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Helloworld sells WAS, GAS
Friday | Dec 9 2016HELLOWORLD’S divestment of its aviation representation businesses World Aviation Systems and Global Aviation Services (TD breaking news) sees the company exit the airline gsa business after almost 40 years.
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EK Premium Econ coming
Friday | Dec 9 2016THERE’S growing certainty that Qantas’ alliance partner Emirates is developing a new Premium Economy product after the Gulf carrier’s president suggested tickets would go on sale for the product as early as next Dec.
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Jetstar summer boost
Thursday | Dec 8 2016JETSTAR has added almost 400 flights to its summer schedule, boosting key holiday routes with a record number of services.
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1000 Mile walks to the west
Thursday | Dec 8 2016HOME-BASED corporate specialist 1000 Mile Travel Group is preparing to expand into South Australia and Western Australia after tripling its workforce in the eastern states over the past year.
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MTG portal & expansion
Thursday | Dec 8 2016helloworld’s network of independent Australian travel agents, My Travel Group (MTG), has launched a new member portal and expanded into the New Zealand market.
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Govt seeks accom tender
Thursday | Dec 8 2016THE Department of Finance has put the call out for tenderers for the provision of Accommodation Program Management Services for the Australian Government.