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MEA CEO: Flat profits in 2012 would be good.
Middle East Airlines CEO Mohammad Hout said he hoped Lebanon’s flag carrier would post flat profits in 2012 amid a sharp drop in the number of tourists from the GCC. “All we are aiming for is that our end results [for 2012] will be similar to our results in 2011 … Up until November, our…
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KLM brings panda Fu Hu to China.
Last week KLM Royal Dutch Airlines transported the two-year-old panda Fu Hu to Chengdu in China, aboard a Boeing 747 Combi. After a comfortable flight, the panda was brought to the panda park Bifengxia in Ya’An. Fu Hu spent some time in the animal hotel at Schiphol, where he received professional attention to prepare him…
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From Moscow to Beijing with S7 Airlines.
S7 Airlines announces new special fares on flights between Moscow and the capital of China – Beijing. Flights are made daily, with a connection in the Russian cities of Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Ekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk or Omsk, on Airbus A319/A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. The economy class return fare is €3201. For convenience, a single ticket to…
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New ICAO Council High-level Group to Focus on Environmental Policy Challenges.
At its meeting last Friday, the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to form a special High-level Group to provide near-term recommendations on a series of policy issues which have arisen in the course of ICAO’s ongoing research into the feasibility of a global market-based measure (MBM) scheme appropriate to international…
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FAA Upgrades Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Israel complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), based on the results of an October FAA review of Israel’s civil aviation authority. Israel is now upgraded to Category 1 from the Category 2 safety rating the…
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LinkyBird: Year Two.
More than 300 articles after our re-launch we are proud about our contribution to the aviation network. Since the beginning our main goal was to share news directly from the main players on aviation and aerospace, companies and organizations, in our opinion, despite all the major news providers leadership, makes all the sense to have…
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Ethiopian Deploys Dreamliner on Daily Addis Frankfurt Route.
Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it has started daily service on its Addis-Frankfurt route v.v. using its brand new and ultra modern B787- Dreamliner as of October 27, 2012. Frankfurt, the financial center of Europe, is a major Star Alliance hub and an important part of Ethiopian extensive worldwide network. Ethiopian currently has…
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Kenya Airways boosts South East Asian footprint with new code share deal.
Kenya Airways has entered into a code share agreement with Vietnam Airlines as it works towards expanding its footprint in the South East Asian market. The agreement is expected to provide a framework for partnership between Kenya Airways and Vietnam Airlines that will see them market and sell one another’s flights as if they were…
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Norwegian Launches Ticket Sales to New York and Bangkok.
Norwegian will commence the ticket sales for its long-haul flights to New York and Bangkok from Oslo and Stockholm. The company’s first long-haul flight will take place between Oslo and New York on May 30, 2013; the first flight between Oslo and Bangkok is on June 1, 2013. “This is a major milestone in our…
