News
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SQ tweaks network
Thursday | Dec 17 2009SINGAPORE Airlines has announced an increase in flights on the Singapore-Moscow-Houston route to five per week, with the move effective tomorrow.
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Blue on time in NZ
Thursday | Dec 17 2009PACIFIC Blue has reported that 94% of its domestic New Zealand flights departed on time during Nov, making it the fourth month in a row where its performance has been 90% or higher.
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VX starts to climb
Thursday | Dec 17 2009FLEDGLING US carrier Virgin America has reported its first quarterly operating profit, for the three months to 30 Sep.
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Scottish air crash
Thursday | Dec 17 2009EDINBURGH-based long-haul budget carrier Flyglobespan has been placed into administration, with all flights ceasing effective immediately.
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Gong for CBA card
Thursday | Dec 17 2009THE Commonwealth Bank Travel Money Card has taken out the “Best International Prepaid Card” category at the banking industry OSCARDS awards ceremony in Paris overnight.
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Garuda cuts comm
Thursday | Dec 17 2009GARUDA Indonesia yesterday announced it was reducing travel agency base commission for tickets sold in Australia and New Zealand from 7% to 5%, effective 01 Jan 2010 (TD breaking news).
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China Airlines to join SkyTeam
Thursday | Dec 17 2009TAIWANESE carrier China Airlines hopes to join the SkyTeam alliance next year.
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Window Seat 17 Dec 09
Thursday | Dec 17 2009A PARKING attendant at Vancouver Airport is in trouble after accidentally backing a vehicle through a wall into the departures area.
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Airline SYD chaos alert
Thursday | Dec 17 2009INTERNATIONAL airlines operating at Sydney Airport have warned that there could be “significant disruptions and delays” over the upcoming Christmas peak travel period.
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Skywest loads 54%
Thursday | Dec 17 2009PERTH-based Skywest Airlines has released its operating statistics for Nov, revealing it carried 29,000 passengers on Regular Passenger Transport services over the month – about 1000 less than for the same month last year.