News
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LH orders CRJs
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010LUFTHANSA has announced the purchase of eight new Bombardier CRJ900 Next Gen aircraft, with a list price of about US$317 million.
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Pilot error blamed
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010A FRENCH investigation into the crash of a leased Air New Zealand A320 in France 2008 (TD 28 Nov 08) that left 7 people dead including a number of Air New Zealand crew members has cited pilot error for the incident, saying the crew tried to perform a low-speed test in “inappropriate conditions” and at too low an altitude off the coast of France which resulted in the plane ditching into the ocean.
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Machu Train open
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010THE rail service between Cusco and Machu Picchu in Peru began full operations late last week after months of repair following the heavy rains which cut off the site earlier this year.
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4D waxworks
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010MADAME Tussauds in London has launched a new ‘Marvel Super Heroes 4D’ experience which enables visitors to get up close and personal with six heroic wax figures.
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Tassie temptresses!
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010This lucky group of AOT staff recently experienced Tasmania for themselves.
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Carlson acquisition
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010CARLSON has acquired the majority interest in its Indian partner RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd, and now owns 87% of the company.
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3 Rotorua famils
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010THREE Rotorua agent weekend famils are up for grabs for NZ selling staff over 24-25 Jul, 7-8 Aug and 28-31 Aug, in conjunction with Stay and Play Rotorua, Central Park and surrounding regions – for more details email info@rotorua.co.nz.
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Cable Beach tops
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010CABLE Beach Club Resort and Spa has awarded Rebekah Lloyd (see here) of Qantas Holidays four nights accommodation at the resort, after she was the top seller of room nights during the Apr-May period.
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AZ signs into AF-KLM/DL pact
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010THE joint venture on trans-Atlantic routes between Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines has been boosted after Alitalia (AZ) yesterday announced it had joined the agreement.
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Delhi T3 opened
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010THE new Terminal 3 at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport officially opened over the weekend, with capacity for up to 34m passengers annually, with 78 aerobridges, 168 check in counters and 92 automatic walkways.