News
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CX new agreement
Friday | Sep 17 2010CATHAY Pacific has been approved to purchase 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the value of US$7.82 billion (AU$8.35b) by majority shareholders Swire and Air China.
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New Sabre Tripcase
Friday | Sep 17 2010SABRE Pacific has launched an updated version of its Tripcase traveller application for the Apple iPhone, Android and BlackBerry smartphone devices.
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Westin hotel India
Friday | Sep 17 2010STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts has expanded its portfolio to include the Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi, set to open in Oct.
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Eurail tracking well
Friday | Sep 17 2010EURAIL Group has released its first half of 2010 results showing a 9% increase in sales year-on-year.
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IATA gets flexible
Friday | Sep 17 2010IATA has launched a new iFlex program under which flexible routings for aircraft are said to enable carriers to reduce carbon emissions and fuel burn by up to 2% on certain long-haul flights.
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Standing thrill
Friday | Sep 17 2010SIX Flags Great Adventure in the USA has announced a new ride that will have thrillseekers ‘stand up’ while they are hurtled around its “tallest and fastest roller coaster”.
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STA first UK brand
Friday | Sep 17 2010STA Travel Group has announced its Bridge the World brand will open its online and first call centre in the UK this week, with another five high street branches to follow suit.
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New SAS pres/ceo
Friday | Sep 17 2010SCANDINAVIAN Airlines SAS has appointed Rickard Gustafson as its new chief executive officer and president, replacing Mats Jansson who is stepping down from the roles on 01 Oct.
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JQ keen on Dunedin
Friday | Sep 17 2010JETSTAR ceo Bruce Buchanan has hinted at expanding the carrier’s NZ domestic operation to include Dunedin and Invercargill, in remarks following yesterday’s announcement of the 50% growth of JQ flights on routes between AKL/CHC/WLG and ZQN.
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Vanuatu competition winner
Friday | Sep 17 2010Travel Daily Vanuatu competion which ran throughout Jul proved a huge success, with hundreds of entries coming in each day.
The lucky winner was Karen Hawkins……..