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IATA yesterday slammed Germany’s planned new departure tax during the final day of the IATA AGM in Berlin. IATA estimates the new tax would add a €1
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Low cost operator Air Arabia has announced plans to create a fourth carrier in its group, following on from its operations in Morocco and Egypt, to
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Dubai based carrier Emirates Airlines has announced a record order to purchase 32x A380 aircraft in Berlin today, the single largest order for the
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Tiger Airways has announced that it will commence new services from Melbourne secondary airport Avalon, with new routes to Adelaide and Perth
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Greek flag carrier, Olympic Air will launch two new non-stop services from Thessaloniki. From October 31st it will launch a 3x weekly service to
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Effective September 1st, Skyteam member Air France will place its superjumbo A380 on the Paris CDG Tokyo Narita sector. Air France currently operates
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By 2050 there could be 12 global airline players making margins of over 10%, supported by many regional and niche carriers and only 10 global air
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IATA director general and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, announced earlier today that he would be standing down from his industry position following next
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Charlotte Douglas International Airport was today recognised by IATA with an Eagle Award for Best Airport for its efforts to freeze or reduce airport
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easyJet will begin new services from the UK to Sweden from September 6th with the inauguration of a new daily service from its London Gatwick base to
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Low cost operator has announced that it will add a new daily service from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Copenhagen from September 10th. The carrier will
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Effective from July 1st, Caribbean Airlines will add a second daily rotation from Kingston to Toronto which is operated with A320 aircraft.The carrier
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Having formally agreed to join oneworld, Kingfisher Airlines has revealed that it will increase frequency on selected international markets. It will
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Kingifhser Airlines has formally agreed to join the oneworld alliance and hopes to be a fully fledged member within the next 18 months. The carrier
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Oneworld member Finnair has announced that it will begin services to Stockholm's Bromma Airport, located 7km from the centre of Stockholm with good
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Skyteam member, China Southern has announced that it is expanding its existing service into Australia with the following changes. From October 31st it
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Hong Kong Airlines will add a second daily service to Sanya, China, effective June 28th. It currently operates its daily service with B737-800
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Sharjah based low cost carrier, Air Arabia has announced that it will begin new non-stop services to Iraq with a 2x weekly service to Najaf. It will
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Beijing international and Sydney Kingsford Smith airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together as 'sister airports'. The airports
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Jetstar plans to further expand its New Zealand operations by adding a seventh based A320 in the market later this year.The aircraft would have
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In the wake of a massive downturn in profit forecasts. Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd is set to reduce or cut services to Fiji and Phuket, newly appointed
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easyJet believes it has found a breakthrough to avoiding further widespread ash cloud disruption by investing £1 million in 'ash radars' which are
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The twice-weekly service, starting 9th July, operated with Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, will operate to Chicago via Anchorage. It will then fly
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By Richard Maslen
The world's eyes are currently on South Africa and its national carrier, South African Airways. SAA operates a mix of narrow-body and wide-body
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By Richard Maslen
Overview Izmir, affectionately known as 'The Pearl of the Aegean' and historically as Smyrna, is located in the third most populous city of Turkey and
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