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GOL Airlines becomes first South American operator to order LEAP-1B-powered 737 MAX.
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. today announced a firm order for advanced LEAP-1B engines to power 60 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. “We are very pleased to continue our long relationship with CFM,” said Paulo Kakinoff, CEO of GOL Airlines. “The quality and world-class reliability of the CFM56 engine family has been instrumental…
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Travel agencies have the chance to win fantastic prizes with airberlin.
Over the next three months it will be more worthwhile than ever before for travel agencies to make flight bookings. Each month airberlin is raffling a VW Up!, plus the Counter Card Premium valid for 2013 for a whole travel agency. Other prizes on offer include flight vouchers for return flights on airberlin’s short- and…
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US Airways Employees Join Together To “BE PINK” In Honor Of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
US Airways‘ (NYSE: LCC) employees around the world will “BE PINK” today to kick off the airline’s partnership with the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC). Throughout the month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, US Airways employees will show their support of breast cancer programs through special…
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United Airlines Hosts Local Students At Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
United Airlines today is hosting 175 sixth- and ninth-grade students fromDenver’s Bruce Randolf public school at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for a performance of The Giver. The students will enjoy a matinee performance of the play which is based on Lois Lowry‘s powerful Newbery Medal-winning novel. “We are pleased to collaborate with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Denver Public Schools –…
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Improved Performance Cushions Fall in Profits – Margins and Profits Remain Weak.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision to its global aviation outlook for 2012. The fall in airline profits from the $8.4 billion that the industry earned in 2011 will be cushioned by improved airline performance. Airlines are expected to earn $4.1 billion in 2012 (up $1.1 billion from the…
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EASA proposes new harmonised rules to avoid flight crew fatigue.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) today published its proposal to amend the current EU rules on flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements (FTL) for commercial air transport. Released in a final proposal known as an Opinion, the proposed rules contain more than 30 safety improvements compared to current requirements and introduce new…
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Air Canada to Form Leisure Group with Combination of New Low-Cost Airline and Air Canada Vacations; Michael Friisdahl Appointed as President and CEO of new unit.
Air Canada today unveiled plans to form an integrated leisure group, combining the activities of its tour operator business, Air Canada Vacations, with its new low-cost leisure airline to launch in 2013. In addition, the airline announced the appointment of Michael Friisdahl as President and Chief Executive Officer to lead its new leisure group…
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Rep. John Mica to Speak at NBAA2012 Opening General Session.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that Congressman John L. Mica (R-7-FL) will be a featured speaker during the Opening General Session at NBAA’s 65th Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2012), which runs Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at the Orange County Convention Center and Showalter Flying Service on Orlando Executive Airport…
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NASA’S Curiosity Rover Checks-In on Mars Using Foursquare.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover checked in on Mars Wednesday using the mobile application Foursquare. This marks the first check-in on another planet. Users on Foursquare can keep up with Curiosity as the rover checks in at key locations and posts photos and tips, all while exploring the Red Planet. “NASA is using Foursquare as a…
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NASA Hosts Oct. 4 Teleconference About Mars Curiosity Rover Progress.
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Thursday, Oct. 4, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover‘s mission to Mars’ Gale Crater. Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, is 56 days into a two-year mission to investigate whether conditions may have been favorable for…
