News
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Window Seat 27 Oct 10
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010THE soccer world is today deeply in mourning, after the sudden death overnight of Paul the Octopus, who made headlines by predicting the winners of seven consecutive matches during the recent World Cup in South Africa.
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Smiling for South America
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010THE Classic Safari Company (TCSC) officially launched its South America product last night and showcased Argentina and the Galapagos Islands with special guests Jakob von Plessen, horseman and guide of Jakotango Riding Safaris; and Guy Cooper, Governor of the Taronga Foundation (see here).
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Qantas ADL AGM
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010QANTAS will hold its Annual General Meeting in Adelaide this Fri, with chairman Leigh Clifford and ceo Alan Joyce to speak.
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Walshe gets Scandinavian
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010REPRESENTATION firm The Walshe Group has scored a coup with its appointment to look after Scandinavian Airlines in Australia.
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Etihad Tasman OK
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010ETIHAD has been granted rights to codeshare on Pacific Blue flights between Australia and New Zealand, with the pact being a free sale type arrangment with co-ordinated pricing and marketing but no revenue sharing.
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Indian Aeropark
Tuesday | Oct 26 2010AUSTRALIA’S Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation is set to announce a new US$125m joint venture in India for the development of an “integrated aviation university and training campus” offering courses for pilots, engineers, cabin crew and regulators.
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DL defers 787’s
Tuesday | Oct 26 2010DELTA Air Lines will take delivery of the first of 18 787s in 2020, after renegotiating the Dreamliner order with Boeing.
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Relax, they’re drills!
Tuesday | Oct 26 2010AIRSERVICES Australia yesterday began conducting stimulated aviation rescue and fire fighting exercises at Sydney Airport for training purposes.
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QF bytes Apple
Tuesday | Oct 26 2010QANTAS has announced a new deal with Apple which will see the firm’s iconic computer systems roll out in Qantas Clubs across Australia by the end of the year.
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Domestic flight numbers boom
Tuesday | Oct 26 2010STATISTICS revealed by the govt today indicate that domestic air travel is soaring, with figures for Aug 2010 up 7.5% year-on-year, to 4.6 million passengers.
