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WE HAVE MOVED!!
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folks We are in the process of moving to a different service provider. You are kindly requested to check the thread in Site Related. thnx Aseem (Mod)
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Air filter worn around neck catches fire on plane, forcing emergency landing
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Air filter worn around neck catches fire on plane, forcing emergency landing COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Dec. 16 (UNI)
A personal air filter sparked a fire on a Continental Airlines jet with 160 people on board, forcing an emergency landing. Six people were taken to a...
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Moody’s on airport credit quality, Delta buyout
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Moody’s on airport credit quality, Delta buyout Dec 15 (UNI)
US Airways Group’s proposed buyout of Delta Air Lines, currently under bankruptcy protection, could affect the credit quality of some individual airports as some routes would be consolidated, hubs would...
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Furry ta(i)les on Saudia
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Mass mouse escape on Saudi plane
More than 100 passengers on a Saudi plane were left panic-stricken by the unexpected appearance of furry fellow flyers - dozens of mice.
The small rodents - about 80 in total, according to a local newspaper - escaped from the bag of a man travelling on the domesti...
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Qantas accepts $8.6B bid to go private
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Who said QF was privatised? It was govt. run till now. Im sure things will further improve with QF
By MERAIAH FOLEY, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago
SYDNEY, Australia - Qantas Airways said Thursday it had accepted an $8.64 billion takeover offer from a private equity consor...
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Talks may create world’s largest airline
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Talks may create world’s largest airline
London, Dec. 14
Copyright Observer News
Consolidation in the airline industry appeared to be gathering pace last night (Dec13) amid reports that US rivals United Airlines and Continental Airlines are in talks to create the wor...
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Hong Kong’s Dragonair joins oneworld airline alliance
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Hong Kong’s Dragonair joins oneworld airline alliance
HONG KONG, Dec. 14 (UNI)
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. has said it will join the oneworld global alliance — a move that will give the flight network much-needed access to over a dozen additional cities in...
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Jet BLUE TO ADD SOME LEGROOM TO ITS AIRBUS 320s
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Jet BLUE TO ADD SOME LEGROOM TO ITS AIRBUS 320s
By JEFF BAILEY
c.2006 Observer News
JetBlue Airways, trying to improve its appeal to travelers and cut costs in one move, said Wednesday that it planned to remove a row of seats from all 96 of its Airbus 320 p...
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Airlines workers sacrifice camel at airport
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Airlines workers sacrifice camel at airport
ISTANBUL, Dec. 14, 2006
Workers at Turkish Airlines celebrated a job well done by sacrificing a camel at Istanbul airport and their boss has now been suspended.
The national flag-carrier said on Wednesday maintenance staff...
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The future of B747-400 Large Cargo Freighter in the military
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Boeing embarassed as 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter scores direct hit on parked Renton car with test component
Boeing’s oversized freighter rival to the Airbus A300 Belgua, the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, or Dreamlifter, may have a promising future in the military as a non-precision bo...
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Branson, Rejected or Not, May Win in U.S. Airline Bid (Update3)
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a_RVyWdeAOp4&refer=home Branson, Rejected or Not, May Win in U.S. Airline Bid (Update3)
By John Hughes
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Richard Branson's bid to start an American airline may help Virgin Atlantic Airwa...
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New budget airline is to begin low-cost flights to Paris from New York City
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New budget airline is to begin low-cost flights to Paris from New York City at the end of this month
Paris, Dec. 9, 2006 (UNI) Despite low fares, the start-up carrier L'Avion is determined not to cut the frills, with complementary French meals and wine on offer, according to the...
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British court jails drunken Aussie Emirates pilot
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British court jails drunken Aussie Emirates pilot LONDON, Dec 8, 2006 (UNI)
A pilot for Dubai-based airline Emirates was jailed for four months by a British court Friday after he tried to board his plane while seven times over the legal alcohol limit. Concerned...
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Qatar: Airline To Seek Airbus Compensation
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Qatar: Airline To Seek Airbus Compensation
December 04, 2006 17 31 GMT
Qatar Airways will seek compensation for late delivery of Airbus's new A380 superjumbo jet, and might put its orders on hold if the request is not honored, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker said Dec. 4. Deliver...
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UPDATED : Lufthansa Order 20 747-800I :D :D Launch Customer for 748P!! WHOOPIE!!
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Lufthansa Plans to Purchase Boeing 747 Jetliners, People Say By Susanna Ray and James Gunsalus Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-biggest airline, plans to buy about 20 Boeing Co. 747-8 planes worth $5 billion at list prices, a setback to Airbus SAS, people famil...
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Saudi gives go-ahead for first private airline
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Saudi gives go-ahead for first private airline
RIYADH, Dec 6, 2006 (UNI)
Saudi authorities have authorised business travel specialist National Air Services (NAS) to launch the kingdom’s first private domestic airline, the company said Wednesday.
The company wil...
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Passenger flatulence prompts US jet to make emergency landing
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Passenger flatulence prompts US jet to make emergency landing
WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2006 (UNI)
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Monday after a passenger with severe gas problems struck matches to mask the odor of flatulence, an official sai...
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Biometric scans to speed up airport checks unveiled at London Heathrow
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Biometric scans to speed up airport checks unveiled at London Heathrow
LONDON, Dec 6, 2006 (UNI)
A system which allows air passengers to sign up for biometric scanning to speed up their journeys is being unveiled at London’s Heathrow Airport Wednesday, officials s...
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Revealing x-ray machine raises privacy concerns in US
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Revealing x-ray machine raises privacy concerns in US Washington, Dec 5 (UNI) A new full-body x-ray machine to be tested this month at a US airport has raised concerns about privacy issues with some rights advocates saying the technology amounts to a virtual strip search. &nbs...
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Airlines aim for holiday shopping dollars
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AIRLINES AIM FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING DOLLARS By JANE L. LEVERE c.2006 Courtesy New York Times Lori Okimura, a business traveler based in Los Angeles, earned more than 3,000 frequent-flier miles on Thanksgiving night and the next morning, but she never left h...
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Virgin Atlantic plan to save fuel
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Virgin Atlantic plan to save fuel
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic is to conduct a trial using 13 of its planes which could cut aviation fuel use and slash carbon dioxide emissions.
By towing its Boeing 747-400 aircraft to take-off areas at London airports during December it said it co...
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Chinese airline discourages passengers to use toilets mid air
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Chinese airline discourages passengers to use toilets mid air Beijing, Nov 30 (UNI)
As Chinese airlines come under increasing pressure from rising fuel costs, China Southern, a leading airline is encouraging domestic passengers to use toilets before boarding the aircraf...
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China Southern Airlines unique cost Cutting measures
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China Southern Airlines has developed a new cost cutting strategy, asking passengers to “spend their pennies before boarding the aircraft”, according to a Xinhua report. The airline calculates it takes a litre of fuel to flush the toilet at 30,000 feet and is urging passengers to use the bathroom b...
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Traces of radioactivity found on two British Airways planes
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Intriguing!!
Once again reminds you of the days of the Cold War.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/29/news/spy.php Traces of radioactivity found on two British Airways planes By Alan Cowell / The New York TimesPublished: November 29, 2006
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Nepal introduces more liberal aviation policy
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Nepal introduces more liberal aviation policy
KATHMANDU, Nov. 29 (UNI)
The Nepali government has introduced more liberal aviation policy, allowing up to 80 percentforeign investment to establish Nepal-based international airlinescompanies, the local daily...
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Air China to step up services to Nepal
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Air China to extend services to Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov. 29 (UNI)
Air China is all set to extend its services to Nepal from different Chinese cities, beginning from 2007.
Qiao Shuwen, general manager of Kathmandu office of Air China, said on Wednesday Air China will op...
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Hong Kong International Airport invests 1b HK dollars for SkyPier development
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HKIA invests 1b HK dollars for SkyPier development
HONG KONG, Nov. 27 (UNI)
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) said here Monday that it will invest 1 billion Hong Kong dollars (128.2 million U.S. dollars) to build a permanent cross-boundary ferry terminal - Skypier, a...
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SIGHTING OF DISC-SHAPED OBJECT OVER O'HARE AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AT 16:30 HRS. (CENTRAL) ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2006
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Ok something creepy here...
SIGHTING OF DISC-SHAPED OBJECT OVER O'HARE AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AT 16:30 HRS. (CENTRAL) ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2006
The National UFO Reporting Center has received the following information from a single source, who, for the time being, wishes to remain...
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New Startup Airline in Bangladesh
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I can't help to be surprised but yes, a new start up airline is planning to start up in Bangladesh.
They are looking for DASH-8-300 and ATR 42/72 for their operations.
Their website is www.unitedairwaysbd.com and their punch line is FLY YOUR OWN AIRLINE.
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Riding on 92 pc public backing, BA female worker refuses ’Cross deal’ with BA
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Riding on 92 pc public backing, BA female worker refuses ’Cross deal’ with airline
London, Nov 27
Buoyed by the tremendous public support (92 percent according to a public poll), British Airways check-in worker Nadia Eweida, who is at the centre of ‘‘Cross row’’, has...
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Air France-KLM in ‘‘exploratory’’ merger talks with Alitalia
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Air France-KLM in ‘‘exploratory’’ merger talks with Alitalia
Paris, Nov. 23 (UNI)
The chief executive of Air France-KLM, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, said Thursday that his company had opened ‘‘a stage of exploratory talks’’ with the troubled Italian carrier Ali...
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Heathrow mid air collision-a disaster waiting to happen
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Heathrow mid air collision-a disaster waiting to happen
London, Nov 23 (UNI)
Air traffic controllers at Heathrow, have said that the new computer system installed at the complex, might one day trigger a mid-air crash at the world’s busiest airport.
They have said the Ele...
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Air Force One had tyres go flat in Vietnam landing
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Air Force One had tyres go flat in Vietnam landing
BOGOR, Indonesia, Nov 20 (UNI)
Air Force One had six tyres go flat on landing in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday night due to a malfunction of the aircraft’s automatic braking system, White House officials said on Monday.
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Korean Air orders 25 Boeing aircraft for 5.5 billion dollars
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Korean Air orders 25 Boeing aircraft for 5.5 billion dollars
SEOUL, Nov 21, 2006 (UNI)
Korean Air Tuesday announced a 5.5 billion dollar order for 25 Boeing passenger and freight aircraft, the biggest deal in South Korean aviation history and a fresh setback for Euro...
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Singapore Airlines launches self-service auto check-in
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Singapore Airlines self-service check-in
Copyright ANI By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.16 (ANI):
To provide customers with the best pre- flight experience, Singapore Airlines has introduced auto check- in machines at the airport and two-dimensional (2D) barco...
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A380 Crosswind Testing Video
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http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/11/15/Navigation/177/210603/Video+If+you+liked+the+Airbus+A380+crosswind+trials+pictures+you'll+love.html
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US Airways makes $8B bid for Delta
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By HARRY R. WEBER, AP Business Writer 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
ATLANTA - US Airways Group Inc. made an $8 billion cash and stock bid for Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday, a deal that would create one of the world's largest carriers. The move came despite Delta's repeated statements it isn't inte...
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Apple deals help iPod videos play on Continental, Delta, Emirates, United
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Apple deals help iPod videos play on planes By Paul Thomasch
Copyright Observer News NEW YORK, Nov 14
Airline passengers will be able to connect their iPods to in-flight entertainment systems and watch their favorite videos without fear of running out of batt...
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Air New Zealand says new system will nab overweight bags
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Air New Zealand says new system will nab overweight bags WELLINGTON, Nov 7, 2006 (UNI)
Air New Zealand is to introduce a new electronic baggage system, which the airline said Tuesday would collect five million dollars (3.3 million US) annually from overweight b...
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Take off, light up, chill out on smokers’ airline
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Take off, light up, chill out on smokers’ airline
By Eva Kuehnen
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BERLIN, Nov 8, 2006
‘‘We would like to remind passengers that smoking is permitted on this flight.’’
It has been a long time since most European air traveller...
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Planes clip wings in Newark
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NEWARK, N.J. - A plane leaving a terminal at a major New York-area airport clipped wings with another plane being towed to a hangar for service on a taxiway Tuesday evening, the head of the air traffic controller's union said.
The incident at Newark Liberty International Airport comes as federal o...
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Long-haul low-cost start-up Oasis Hong Kong Airlines unveils livery, sets launch date for October 25
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Flying high, in the lap of luxury
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Flying high, in the lap of luxury by Jitendra Joshi Copyright Observer News
WASHINGTON, Oct 22, 2006
If you have deep pockets and are fed up with the hassles of regular air travel, your options for flying in mile-high luxury are growing by the day. The mark...
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Survivors unlikely in Brazilian crash
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Survivors unlikely in Brazilian crash
By STAN LEHMAN, Associated Press Writer 17 minutes ago
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazilian air force pilots spotted the wreckage of a jetliner that crashed deep in the Amazon jungle, and an avi...
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Singapore Airlines Finalise 787-9 Order
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SEATTLE, Oct. 11, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] announced today that Singapore Airlines has ordered 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with purchase rights for 20 additional airplanes.
The airline originally announced the selection of and intent to purchase the 787-9 in June.
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China orders turbulent air travellers back to seats
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China orders turbulent air travellers back to seats
BEIJING, Oct 13 (UNI)
China is cracking down on airline passengers who change seats, smoke and wander the cabin at inappropriate times, threatening them with fines of up to 10,000 yuan ($1,300), local media report...
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Small aircraft crashes into Manhattan building
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Delta First U.S. Carrier to Announce True Lie-Flat Seats in International Business Class Tuesday October 10, 8:00 am ET Delta to introduce fully-horizontal personal sleeper suite in early 2008, giving international customers more privacy, space, and ultimate comfort
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Boeing, Emirates Announce Order for 10 747-8 Freighters
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Boeing, Emirates Announce Order for 10 747-8 Freighters
Order valued at approximately $2.8 billion dollars
Emirates SkyCargo expansion linked to continued profitability
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 09, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA...
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Video about AA 757 crashing into Pentagon on 9/11.
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Well I just came across this video which raises doubts whether AA 757 really crashed into the Pentagon.
http://www.pentagonstrike.co.uk/flash.htm#Main
I dont think this is true but just wanted to know what you all think about this.
Regards,
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