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Air India expected to post US$1.2bn loss
3/11/2010 11:15:00 AM
Air India is expected to incur a loss of approximately INR54 billion (US$1.18 billion) for the 2009-10 financial year, India’s Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, has said.
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Tiger increases flights to Thailand
3/11/2010 11:15:00 AM
Tiger Airways Singapore today announced that it will fly to Thailand more frequently to serve growing demand. Starting from 20 April 2010, Tiger Airways will fly daily from Singapore to Krabi and Hat Yai.
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JAL seeks early retirements
3/11/2010 11:10:00 AM
Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) has said it will start requesting early retirement applications from employees aged 35 and above from its flight services subsidiary, Japan Airlines International Co.
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Snow hits Japan flights
3/11/2010 11:07:00 AM
Heavy snow in Japan has forced the country’s two largest carriers, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) to delay or cancel flights affecting over 7,000 passengers, Bloomberg has reported.
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Emirates reports 12 months of growth
3/11/2010 10:55:00 AM
More aircraft, more flights, new lounges and new recruits - these are just some of the developments the international airline of the UAE will share with the world's largest travel trade show this week in Berlin.
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Airbus to boost A320 production rate
3/11/2010 8:06:00 AM
Airbus will increase the monthly production rate for its single-aisle A320 Family from the current rate of 34 to 36, starting December 2010.
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United confirms order for 25 Airbus A350s
3/11/2010 8:00:00 AM
United has formalized a commitment originally announced in December 2009, signing a firm order for 25 A350-900 XWB aircraft, the newest twin-engine widebody from Airbus. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 2016 and run through 2019.
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Cathay Pacific returns to profit in 2009
3/10/2010 2:27:00 PM
The Cathay Pacific Group today announced an attributable profit of HK$4,694 million in 2009. This compares to a loss of HK$8,696 million the previous year.
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Boeing delivers EGYPTAIR's first 777-300ER
3/10/2010 1:17:00 PM
EGYPTAIR and leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) took delivery Monday of the first Boeing (NYSE:BA) 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial jetliner to join EGYPTAIR's fleet.
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Air Astana achieves record profit in 2009
3/10/2010 12:54:00 PM
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana achieved a record profit after tax (unaudited) of $47 million on revenues of $546m for the full year 2009, a gain of 176% over 2008 and a 34% increase over the previous best year of 2007.
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Chinese airlines call for more airspace
3/10/2010 11:59:00 AM
China should open more airspace for domestic carriers to help them compete with high-speed railways, China Eastern Airlines’ Chairman, Liu Shaoyong, has said.
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