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Wednesday, 15 July 2015
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European Commission Approves IAG Acquisition of Aer Lingus
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In its ruling the Commission had concerns that the merged entity would have faced insufficient competition on several routes. The Commission also...
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UNWTO Requests Higher Funding for Tourism
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Despite being a high impact economic activity, a major job generator and key export sector, accounting for 6 percent of total world trade, tourism...
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Emirates to Resume Flights to Erbil in August
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Emirates has been active in Iraq for over four years having first launched flights between Dubai and Basra in February 2011. It added launched...
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IATA: India needs new Aviation Policies
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with India’s government’s stated...
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Beijing Capital Airlines Goes Long-Haul with A330
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In an interview with the Chinese media following the arrival of the A330 in China, Xu Xin, chief executive officer, Beijing Capital Airlines said...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
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Qantas Resumes San Francisco Route with American Airlines Partnership
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Australian airline, Qantas Airways has said it will resume flights between Sydney and San Francisco after Australian authorities gave approval for...
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American Airlines Adds Eight Routes into the Caribbean and Latin America
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US major, American Airlines is to grow its network into Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America later this year, further strengthening its position...
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Eastern Airways Expands Leeds Bradford Offering
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UK regional airline, Eastern Airways will increase services between Yorkshire-based airport, Leeds Bradford and Southampton with an additional...
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JetBlue Continues Network Growth from Fort Lauderdale
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This year has already seen JetBlue introduce flights from Fort Lauderdale to Albany, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Mexico City, Nashville and...
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Ryanair Closes Billund And Copenhagen Bases but Remains Committed to Serving Danish Market
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The move enables the carrier to maintain its network operations but without any Danish Collective Agreement, which would have restricted its...
Monday, 13 July 2015
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Airline Ancillary Revenue Leaps Nearly 21% in a Year
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Airline ancillary revenue has continued to grow for the eighth consecutive year, according to IdeaWorksCompany, who tracked 63 airlines and...
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United Boosts Winter Access to St Lucia from USA
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The network growth follows an increase in demand between the US and St Lucia, located in the eastern Caribbean Sea and part of the Lesser Antilles....
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British Airways to Debut 787-9 on Delhi Route
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British Airways has announced it will introduce its first Boeing 787-9 into its fleet in September 2015 and will initially deploy the larger...
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Lithuanian Airports Report 11% rise in Performance
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After the merger of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga Airports last year, the Lithuanian air gateways have witnessed a significant increase in passenger...
Friday, 10 July 2015
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FUN FRIDAY: Russian Airline Bans Chewing Gum
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Low-cost Russian airline, Pobeda has banned passengers from chewing gum on board because it is spending too much scraping it off its airplanes...
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Taron-Avia Prepares to Take-Off in Armenian Market
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Although the carrier has almost ten years experience in the cargo business, this will be its first growth into scheduled passenger operations. It...
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Georgian Officials Demand Stronger National Carrier
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Initially established in September 1994 under the AirZena brand, the carrier provided charter flights to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, China,...
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Namibia Could reap Significant Benefits from African Open Skies
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that more jobs could be generated and additional economic growth could be achieved in...
Thursday, 9 July 2015
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Ethiopian Starts Flights to Manila after two-year Delay
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Ethiopian Airlines has today (09JUL15) launched the much anticipated new service to Manila in the Philippines, from Addis Ababa
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