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Philippines on bomb alert |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
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Security has been tightened at key locations in the Philippines after a bomb blast at Zamboanga International Airport in the country's south killed two people and injured more than 20 others.
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Business travel boosts Travelport result |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
Travel technology provider Travelport says business travel and the Asia region helped it post a one per cent increase in net revenue for Q2 2010.
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Mexicana needs immediate help |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
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Mexico's Mexicana de Aviacion, which entered bankruptcy protection last week, says new deals with unions and a cash infusion are needed if it's to survive.
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EPIC wants to halt USA scanner use |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
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A US public interest group has filed a lawsuit against the country's federal government seeking to end the use of full-body scanners at airports.
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Russian bushfires kill 50 |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
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Smog from bushfires near the Russian capital Moscow now has killed more than 50 people, local reports say, and more than 4,000 local residents have been made homeless.
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Korean adds one Enhanced A330-200 - with more to come |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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South Korea's Korean Air has started deploying the 226-seat A330-200 Enhanced aircraft on selected routes.
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BA Passenger traffic falls |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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UK carrier British Airways (BA) says passenger traffic fell 2.6 per cent in July after it raised ticket prices.
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Legal challenge to SkyWest-ExpressJet deal |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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USA regional airline SkyWest, which agreed to acquire the shares of ExpressJet Holdings it does not already own for about US$133 million in cash, faces a court challenge on the buy from legal firm Tripp Levy.
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Airline recovery cuts desert stocks |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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The global airline recovery has seen an estimated 100 aircraft taken out of mothballs and returned to service in the company of 106 new aircraft delivered to carriers in the past six months.
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PAL facing pilot-driven loss? |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it may post a loss in its current fiscal year because of the recent pilot defections that led to flight cancellations.
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Cebu Pacific adds services |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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Philippines' budget carrier Cebu Pacific, which says based on Civil Aeronautics Board data it carried more passengers than Philippine Airlines in the first quarter of 2010, has increased frequencies to several Asia Pacific destinations.
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Boeing sees more Indian demand |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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Planemaker Boeing has raised its commercial aircraft sales forecast for India, saying it expects Indian carriers to buy as many as 1,150 planes by 2030 at a total costs of as much as US$130 billion.
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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There was no agreement during talks between UK carrier British Airways and the cabin crew union Unite this week.
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Now cabin crew threaten PAL strike |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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Philippine Airlines' (PAL's) A320 pilots quit to work on other carriers for more than twice the wage and half the tax, local media claim.
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Passengers, cargo strong for Cathay in first half |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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The Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group has reported a profit of HK$6,840 million for the first six months of 2010 compared to HK$812 million in the first half of 2009.
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 |
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Malaysia-based AirAsia has announced a new route connecting its Kuala Lumpur base and Seoul, South Korea from November 1.
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Haneda a game-changer for Tokyo |
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 |
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Tokyo, Japan's Haneda airport, the smaller of the city's two airports and until now primarily a domestic flight hub, is expecting a huge influx of passengers when it opens its new international terminal on October 21.
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Canada to investigate airline security |
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 |
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Canada's Transport minister John Baird has ordered an investigation into airline security practices after an internet video allegedly showed two women boarding an Air Canada flight in Montreal last month without removing their veils so their faces could be checked against their passports.
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Mexicana cancels flights, considers bankruptcy |
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 |
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Following the USA's decision to downgrade Mexico's aviation safety rating and restrict its airlines' flight rights to the USA, debt-hit Mexicana, one of the largest air carriers between the US and Mexico, is considering filing for bankruptcy.
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ASEAN hotels report strong RevPAR gains |
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M.I.C.E News
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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A new report on the market performance of the ASEAN hotel sector by STR Global shows the region is in the midst of a strong recovery.
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