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World Airline Awards 2012: Top Position in Europe, Second Best Catering Worldwide for Austrian.
• Austrian Airlines among the ten best airlines in Europe • Ranked one of the top three worldwide for business class catering for the third straight year • Third place in the category Signature Dish with its Viennese coffee house service Austrian Airlines has maintained its position as one of Europe’s top airlines, and…
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Air New Zealand’s distinctive aircraft tails go black.
Air New Zealand’s fleet will begin to sport a new livery from next year. Chief Executive Office Rob Fyfe announced today that the tails of all new aircraft entering the fleet will be painted black and the lettering of the Air New Zealand name is being modernised. “Our iconic symbol, the Koru, will remain but it will be set…
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Air Canada Foundation First Annual Golf Tournament Raises Over $268,000 for Children in Need.
Event Part of Year-Long Celebration of Air Canada‘s 75th Anniversary The Air Canada Foundation’s first annual fundraising golf tournament held Monday, August 6, at the Elm Ridge Country Club, Québec, raised over $268,000 support of organizations focused on the health and well-being of children in need. “On behalf of all the people whose lives are touched…
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airBaltic Introduces Five Ticket Types to Personalise Travel.
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has introduced five ticket types to offer more personalised and convenient travel for customers, based on individual needs. Michael Grimme, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of airBaltic: “airBaltic offers multiple a la carte products to travellers from flights, to meals onboard, advance seat reservation, checked-in baggage…
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SAS Group’s July 2012 traffic figures.
· The SAS Group‘s load factor improved by 0.5 p.u. in July and reached a record 86.1% · SAS Group carried 2.3 million passengers in July, up 5.6%. · SAS Group’s capacity (ASK) increased by 7.0% and the Group’s traffic (RPK) increased by 7.7%. Group market trends, RASK and yield development Traffic growth…
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Astrium successfully completes 50th consecutive Ariane 5 launch.
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has completed the 50th consecutive successful launch of Ariane 5, extending its existing world record for launchers currently in service. This flight is the first to feature two new flight computers. Offering four times more memory and 10 times faster computing power, the computers enhance the…
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Diamond D-JET coming to EAA AirVenture 2012.
“The D-JET programhas continued to make steady progress through the industry wide turbulences of the past several years,” said Peter Maurer, President and CEO of Diamond’sCanadian operations. “We are nearing 700 hrs of D-JET development flight test time and are very pleased with the results. Our recent flights have focused on verifying compliance with the FAR…
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Avation Plc takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600 in Asia Pacific region.
The first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft destined for the Asia Pacific Region was delivered today to the leasing company Avation Plc, as part of an agreement with Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines and Virgin Australia. The aircraft was received by Avation’s Chief Operating Officer, Rod Mahoney, at ATR’s manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France. Avation Plc…
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NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain.
NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that carried Curiosity succeeded in every step of the most…
