News
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Big Embraer order
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010BRITISH carrier Flybe, which last week signed a major new codeshare pact with Air France (TD 14 Apr), has placed an order for up to 140 Embraer jets.
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More BA strikes?
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010BRITISH Airways may be set to face yet more industrial action, after the ongoing bitter dispute with cabin crew saw union members vote to reject a final pay offer from the carrier.
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AA girls hit the Temple
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010Travel recruitment specialist AA Appointments held its annual staff conference at the Sea Temple in Port Douglas, Far North Queensland recently(see here).
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Travel Daily on location at the Farnborough Air Show
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010ONE of the major exhibits at this year’s Farnborough Air Show is a Qatar Airways long-range Boeing 777-300ER, which is on display to showcase the carrier’s in-flight product on the aircraft.
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TravelManagers up 82%
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010THE TravelManagers network has recorded a sales increase of 82% for the six months to 30 Jun, with ceo Joe Araullo attributing the strong performance to a combination of the quality of the group’s members and “the stability and breadth of TravelManagers’ senior management team”.
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AA/BA/IB approval
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010THE US Department of Transportation has granted antitrust immunity to American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia to allow them to implement a joint transatlantic business.
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New Indian operator
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010UPMARKET India travel operator Peirce & Leslie has entered the Australian market this week, offering a range of tailor-made tour products to suit local needs.
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ACCC probes Stella/JTG
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010THE Australian competition regulator has given the travel industry just over fours weeks to submit its support or opposition to the planned merger of Stella Travel Services and the Jetset Travelworld Group (TD 12 May).
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Rex Boeing deal
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010REGIONAL Express’ wholly owned Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) has signed a new agreement which will see it train pilots for Boeing offshoot Jeppesen in Australia.
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QF check-in trial
Wednesday | Jul 21 2010QANTAS has confirmed that its Next Generation check-in experience will commence formal trials in Perth next week (TD 23 Jun) before rolling out to Sydney later in the year in the next phase.