News
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Swiss to join A++
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011A CONGLOMERATE of airlines is seeking to add Swiss International Airlines to an ‘A++ metal neutral transatlantic joint venture’ on services between the US and Switzerland.
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TCF reinstatement
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011THE Travel Compensation Fund has reinstated Voyages Travel Centre (ABN: 54 008 712 794) and Destinations & Voyages Travel (ABN: 24 079 925 036) of Level 9, 179 Elizabeth St, Sydney effective immediately following their recent withdrawal (TD Fri).
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NZ/SQ satisfy most
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011AIR New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have been rated by pax as the most satisfying international airlinesfor the 12 months to Nov 2010, according to the latest results from Roy Morgan Research.
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ACTE appointment
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011THE Association of Corporate Travel Executives has appointed Amadeus vice president of Multinational Business & Corporate Travel, Albert Pozo, as a “strategic board member”.
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CWT Finnish buy
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011CARLSON Wagonlit Travel today announced the acquisition of its Finland-based partner Kaleva Travel, which also has operations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania.
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Happy Hubei New Year
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011A delegation from the central Chinese province of Hubei is in Sydney this week to help the city celebrate Chinese New Year.
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DL WestJet deal
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011DELTA Air Lines has signed a new interline agreement with Canadian carrier WestJet.
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Etihad signs Air NZ codeshare
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011ETIHAD and Air New Zealand have announced a new “extensive codeshare agreement” which will see EY’s code placed on Air New Zealand flights from Australia to New Zealand.
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VX faces $40K fine
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011VIRGIN America has been issued a US$40,000 civil penalty by the US Dept of Transportation for violating advertising requirements.
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CO to axe 500 jobs
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011CONTINENTAL Airlines will sack around 500 permanent employees from its two Houston offices, the carrier has told the Texas Workforce Commission.