Ahead of an imminent merger which will create one of the world’s largest airlines, British Airways and Iberia have drawn up a shortlist of 12 airlines which they may wish to approach in the future in terms of either a merger or an acquisition. The list has been whittled down ...
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US airline giant Delta Airways could step up the competition on transatlantic routes between the UK and the US if it is allowed to run services between London Heathrow and the cities of Miami and Boston. The landing and take-off slots have become available at Heathrow because regulators ruled that ...
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An investigation is under way into how police in the Philippines managed a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of eight tourists. Rolando Mendoza, a 55-year-old former policeman, managed to hijack a bus carrying tourists from Hong Kong on Monday. He then told hostage negotiators that he would release ...
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The country’s biggest airline, Qantas Airways, has announced that bookings are up as corporate travel at home and across Asia begins to bounce back from the effects of the worldwide recession. Speaking on Monday, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said although recovery could be better in the airline’s UK and ...
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In order to tap into increased demand from countries such as Indonesia, Taiwan, China and Australia; Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will be developing an eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. According to the airline the programme will be developed in three stages starting on 15 November this year.
Tengku Azmil ...
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An Italian national is being held in custody by police after he stole some Virgin Airlines overalls and went on a joyride around the tarmac of Melbourne Airport in a motorised vehicle. The incident took place on 24 July and 31-year-old Croce Scarpello is now awaiting a psychologist’s report.
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A tribunal has heard claims that pilots working for Jetconnect, a New Zealand-based subsidiary of Qantas Airways, are being paid less than their fellow pilots in Australia. The ACTU has stepped in to a hearing in Sydney to put the pilots’ case forward and request that they are paid the ...
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An American woman suing Qantas because a three-year-old boy screamed at her on one of their aircraft has settled with the flag carrier for an undisclosed sum. Jean Barnard, a 67-year-old international business consultant, was visiting Australia in January last year when the incident occurred. Planning to travel up to ...
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Leading UK car rental comparison experts, Carrentals.co.uk, is looking for the most entertaining car related video on the internet. it is doing this by launching The Carrentals.co.uk Video Challenge. The competition is free to enter, the rules are simple, and there are some great prizes.
Those wishing to take part need ...
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Many experts in the airline industry are wondering if Michael O’Leary’s recent announcement that he wants to put vertical seats onto his aircraft was serious, or one of the airline’s publicity stunts. Ryanair claims that the new arrangement would provide standing room options for passengers on short haul flights at ...
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