News
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Pinpoint marketers
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009DIANE Wixon and Marie Arrand have both been appointed as marketing managers for the Pinpoint Travel Group, handling a variety of accounts across the company’s portfolio including Rosie’s Holidays, Singapore Airlines Holidays, United Vacations and other travel brands.
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GAP guarantees
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009GAP Adventures has announced it will now guarantee departures on its catalogue of Africa Overland trips until 30 Jun 2010 excluding the Kenya and Tanzania Overland standalone journey.
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New US 3 hr limit
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009THE US Department of Transportation has issued new rules requiring airlines to let passengers off planes after they’ve been stranded on airport tarmacs for three hours.
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ADL master plan OK
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009FEDERAL Minister for Transport Anthony Albanese has given the green light for Adelaide Airport Ltd’s 20-year master plan, the first approval by the govt since the launch of the aviation white paper last week (TD 16 Dec).
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QF Xmas hours
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009QANTAS has advised that the Christmas and New Year trading hours for the Qantas Industry Centre are as follows:
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MH orders A330s
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009MALAYSIA Airlines has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus covering the order of 15 A330-300 aircraft and purchase options for a further 10.
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Virgin traffic falls
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009VIRGIN Blue this morning released its Nov passenger numbers, with a 3.1% decrease month on month in domestic carriage over the previous year.
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Tiger targets Aust growth
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009TIGER Airways says it’s “well positioned to increase market share in Australia as a result of a lower cost base and attractive fares” – despite losing almost $80 million in its local operations since launching in 2007.
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Aurora restructure
Wednesday | Dec 23 2009POLAR cruise specialist Aurora Expeditions has undergone a restructure, with the operation now under a newly formed company called Aurora Travel Pty Ltd, according to TCF records.