News
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Air NZ Nov increase
Thursday | Dec 22 2016AIR New Zealand increased its passenger numbers during Nov, despite a drop in load factors.
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Delta/AM partnership
Thursday | Dec 22 2016DELTA Air Lines and Aeromexico have been given final clearance for their cross-border partnership, allowing them to cooperate on scheduling, operations and airport co-location plans.
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Outrigger acquired
Thursday | Dec 22 2016THE Hawaiian family behind Outrigger Hotels and Resorts has announced the completion of the group’s sale to private equity firm KSL Capital Partners (TD 10 Nov).
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Accor buys into ibis
Thursday | Dec 22 2016ACCORHOTELS has struck an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to restructure a portfolio of 31 Australian hotels, including buying the real estate of 15 ibis properties for $200 million.
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Aus-Taiwan open sky
Thursday | Dec 22 2016AUSTRALIA and Taiwan have inked a new bilateral air services agreement, replacing the previous 6,000-seat capacity cap that has been in place for 10 years between the two countries with unrestricted capacity.
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QF Bali year-round
Thursday | Dec 22 2016QANTAS will upgauge its current seasonal services between Sydney and Denpasar (Bali) to a year-round schedule from Mar.
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Qingdao going int’l
Thursday | Dec 22 2016CHINA’S Qingdao Airlines has earmarked an expansion into foreign services, saying it plans to obtain an international operating licence and apply for overseas routes in early 2017.
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Complaints register
Thursday | Dec 22 2016THE NSW Goverment’s Fair Trading Complaints Register for the month of Nov has been released, with electrical companies Samsung, Apple and Android topping the list of most complained about businesses.
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China, Australia air partnership
Thursday | Dec 22 2016CHINA National Tourist Office, Tourism Australia and six Chinese airlines united to celebrate the launch of the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017 in Sydney this week.
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Aus tourism’s $53b boom
Thursday | Dec 22 2016AUSTRALIA’S tourism industry has reaped an economic windfall worth $52.9 billion, with growth out-pacing the rest of the economy by a factor of three.