News
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787 flights resume?
Thursday | Dec 23 2010BOEING plans to resume test flights on its 787 Dreamliner in the next few weeks, following the detection of the technical problem that halted pre-delivery flight tests recently (TD 10 Nov).
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5 QF A380s flying
Thursday | Dec 23 2010QANTAS will have five of its seven Airbus A380s operating on routes to London by the end of this week, after the European Aviation Safety Agency relaxed inspection requirements earlier this week (TD yesterday).
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Saffire int’l launch
Thursday | Dec 23 2010PURE Tasmania’s upmarket property, Saffire Freycinet, has been met with “rave reviews” by international markets, according to the Tasmanian specialist.
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Upset gut hot-spots
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TRAVELVAX Australia has compiled a report on the top ten countries that travellers are most likely to get diarrhoea, with Egypt running in first place.
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Agent profits rising
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TRAVEL agencies have shown signs of profit increases this year compared to in 2009, according to the Travel Compensation Fund chief exec. officer, Glen Wells.
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AA abandons Orbitz deal
Thursday | Dec 23 2010THE US-based Consumer Travel Alliance says American Airlines’ removal of its flight schedules and fares from Travelport’s online travel agent, Orbitz, is a move aimed at grabbing a larger share of consumer direct sales.
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MH/KL signs MOU
Thursday | Dec 23 2010MALAYSIA Airlines and KLM have signalled intentions to increase the number of Australian cities currently serviced from Kuala Lumpur as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on closer ties.
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TCF reinstatement
Thursday | Dec 23 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has reinstated the participation of Sunshine Tours of Deer Park, VIC (ABN: 18 836 532 158) effective immediately.
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New NZ 777 by Xmas
Thursday | Dec 23 2010AIR New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft featuring its new economy class ‘Skycouch’ seat from the plane manufacturer.