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Giant Ball set for Circular Quay |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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Tourism New Zealand today announced that Sydney’s Circular Quay has been chosen as the fourth and final overseas destination for New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball (GRB) experience.
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Thai Tiger to contest regional market |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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Thailand's Thai Airways reportedly is to partner with Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways for a new low-cost airline called Thai Tiger.
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Cabin crew threaten Aer Lingus strike |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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Cabin crew at loss-making Irish carrier Aer Lingus are to ballot for strike action.
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Mexico's air safety rating downgraded |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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The USA's Federal Aviation Administration has downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating to category 2, meaning Mexican airlines will not be able to carry passengers to or from the United States in code-share agreements with US airlines.
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Autotrack 111 fallout spreading? |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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The Air Traffic Control (ATC) system Autotrack III crash in Delhi, India last month may flow through to Mumbai.
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So far so good for Jetlogic |
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 |
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Scotland's Jetlogic airline, which launched one year ago, turned a profit in its first year thanks partly to the disruption caused to commercial carriers by the volcanic ash eruption, strikes and the collapse of Scotland's FlyGlobespan and Highland Air.
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One-stop processing trialled at Al Maktoum |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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The UAE's Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International airport has trialled “one stop” processing that speeds passenger access to and exit times from aircraft.
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EasyHotel to open in Edinburgh |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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UK budget hotel group EasyHotel is to open its first 'no-frills' Scottish hotel on Princes Street on August 31, with rooms on sale for GBP25.00 for a double room.
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DIAL T3 slammed for shortcomings |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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India's Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) T3 may be the fifth largest terminal in the world, but its early days have highlighted some basic problems, including:
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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Italy's Alitalia says its net loss narrowed by about half to EUR164 million in the first half of the year.
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Pilot swaps cockpit for saddle |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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Kiwi adventurer and pilot Jeremy Burfoot is to attempt to travel 32,000km from London to New Zealand by jetski.
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Subsidiaries contribute to Lufthansa loss |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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UK-based Bmi - now a Lufthansa subsidiary - contributed a loss of EUR93 million to the German carrier's half-year loss.
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Virgin Atlantic falls into red |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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UK based Virgin Atlantic has reported a GBP132 million loss for the year ended February 28, 2010 compared to a GBP60 million pre-tax profit in the previous 12 months.
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Glasgow airport to have supermarket |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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UK supermarket chain Tesco is to open an outlet at Scotland's Glasgow International airport.
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EC to probe Greek merger plan |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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The European Commission is to probe the planned merger between Greek carriers Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines.
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Finnair to lease two A340-300s |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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Finland's Finnair is to lease two 270-seat Airbus A340-300 wide-bodies to meet its growing long-haul traffic needs.
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Annual business events mart for Perth |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 |
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The Perth Convention Bureau (PCB) is to stage a Business Events annual trade show from 2011 to update meeting and event planners on Perth as a meeting destination.
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Branson gets personal with Qantas's Joyce |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 |
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Virgin Group's global champion, shareholder Sir Richard Branson has responded to recent Qantas jibes about Virgin Australia by saying Qantas's boss, Alan Joyce, is running scared of Virgin Blue's assault on the business market.
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Rix calls for end to corporate points accruals |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 |
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Australia's Tiger Airways says businesses should ban staff from accruing frequent flyer points.
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BA adds half a billion to cash balance |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 |
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UK carrier British Airways suffered another quarter of losses due to cabin crew strikes and the volcanic ash cloud that closed European air space in April and early May, but it says its underlying financial performance has improved.
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