News
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Window Seat 10 Feb 11
Thursday | Feb 10 2011VIRGIN Blue ceo John Borghetti seems to have recovered well from the widely publicised gaffe he made when announcing the V Australia sponsorship of swimmer Ian Thorpe’s 2012 Olympic bid (TD 02 Feb).
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TA targets Kiwis
Thursday | Feb 10 2011TOURISM Australia will focus on the New Zealand market as one of its first sources to assist with rekindling tourism to Queensland following the recent devastating floods and Cyclone Yasi.
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QF facing pilot unrest
Thursday | Feb 10 2011QANTAS has firmly rejected a demand from unions which asked that only QF pilots should operate planes in other Qantas Group airlines such as Jetstar and Jetconnect.
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Win Buble tickets
Thursday | Feb 10 2011WE’VE already received scores of entries in our THAI Airways competition to win two tickets to next week’s Michael Buble concert in Sydney.
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New GA SYD mgr
Thursday | Feb 10 2011GARUDA Indonesia has appointed Ibu Yanty Siregar as its new Station Manager for Sydney.
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TIME’s first graduates
Thursday | Feb 10 2011FOUR aspiring travel industry staffers were honoured last night after completing the inaugural six month mentoring program operated by TIME.
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QF lifts O/S YQ
Thursday | Feb 10 2011QANTAS has updated its YQ fuel surcharges for tickets sold in overseas markets including the UK, Ireland, USA, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico as well as for tickets issued in Australia for travel originating in the UK and Europe.
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Aviation security legislation passes
Thursday | Feb 10 2011FEDERAL Parliament has officially passed the new Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Bill 2010, which aims to “create safer skies for the travelling public and those who work in the aviation industry,” according to Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Brendan O’Connor.
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Republic LH c’share
Thursday | Feb 10 2011US carrier Republic Airline has requested to allow Lufthansa to codeshare on services operated by US Airway Express on routes within America.
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North Star cheaper
Thursday | Feb 10 2011NORTH Star Cruises has reduced its prices for cruises on True North when travelling in 2011 and 2012, to “affirmatively keep the company in step with a changed market” the firm said.