| Air travel - Asia Airlines to Enlarge Fleets, Replace Their Older |
| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
Asia Airlines to Enlarge Fleets, Replace Their Older Planes - Wall Street Journal Several airlines in Asia, gearing up to better compete in the region, announced plans to buy new planes, adding to their fleets as well as replacing aging aircraft. Asiana Airlines Inc. of South Korea placed firm orders for 30 Airbus A350 XWB wide Source: online.wsj.com Action at Air Nelson "Disappointing" - Scoop New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Action at Air Nelson "Disappointing" Air New Zealand says it is disappointed that NZALPA-represented pilots at its subsidiary Air Nelson will proceed with three full-day withdrawals of labour from tomorrow Source: www.scoop.co.nz Airport Watches Spending - Morning News HIGHFILL - The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is operating at almost 13 percent less than its annual operating budget allows, the airport authority's treasurer reported Wednesday. This belt-tightening is self-imposed, executive director Scott Source: www.nwaonline.net FAA moves to deal with issue that downed TWA Flight 800 - Newsday With the announcement that thousands of the nation's passenger jets will be retrofitted to prevent fuel tank explosions, the Federal Aviation Administration has put into place the long-awaited final change to address the causes behind the downing of Source: www.newsday.com AIRSHOW - Boeing and air travel Airbus chiefs in green embrace - Reuters India FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Airbus and air travel Boeing chiefs hugged on Wednesday in a fleeting show of unity over the environment, even as they battled at the world's biggest air show for aircraft orders. Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders and air travel Boeing Source: in.reuters.com Asian Airlines Bulk Up - Wall Street Journal Several airlines in Asia, gearing up to better compete in the region, announced plans to buy new planes, adding to their fleets as well as replacing aging aircraft. Asiana Airlines Inc. of South Korea placed firm orders for 30 Airbus A350 XWB wide Source: online.wsj.com Australia's Qantas to Axe 2,000 Jobs: Report - CNBC Asian Markets Surge on US Rally, Financials Rebound Oil Prices Settle Below $134 as Supplies Increase Wells Fargo: Mortgages Come to Us as Rivals Stumble Yum Margins Weaken, Sending Shares Lower Merrill to Sell Bloomberg Stake For $4.5 Billion Wells Source: www.cnbc.com Air hostess picks up chocolate bar, wins space trip - Central Western Daily PARIS - A French air hostess will become one of Europe's pioneer space tourists after picking a chocolate wrapper out of the rubbish and air travel finding a winning number in a competition to fly to the upper reaches of the earth's atmosphere. Mathilde Epron Source: orange.yourguide.com.au Homeland Security out to revolutionize air travel - Seattle Post Intelligencer WACO, Texas -- Our protectors over at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are investigating a technology that should revolutionize air travel. The idea is to require all airline passengers to wear a "safety bracelet" that will be attached at Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
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