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February 16, 2011. Qantas to put 747s on domestic Perth route. Has struck a pre-emptive blow against Virgin Blue's aspirations of evolving into a business travel airline by flooding the East-West route with thousands of seats on international-grade planes. From April, 90 per cent of all flights to and from Perth will be done on larger and more comfortable international planes. For the Sydney-Perth run, Qantas will shift 747-400 aircraft. In the same month, Brisbane-Perth will get the Airbus A330. On seve...
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February 1st, 2011 - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. February 1st, 2011. It was mayhem': injuries as turbulence strikes V Australia flight. Feb 1st, 2011 at 1:58 AM. Passengers screamed and composed their final words as a Melbourne-bound flight from Thailand plunged, throwing cabin crew into the air and showering passengers with airline food. Journalist and passenger Lyall Johnson said the plane was thrown violently up and down for 20 seconds after hitting unexpected turbulence about an hour into the V Australia flight. Mr Lipp...
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Passenger safety 'at risk due to cost cutting' - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. Passenger safety 'at risk due to cost cutting'. Feb 16th, 2011 at 12:41 AM. AIRLINE safety is being eroded as operators cut crew training time and other costs, a senior pilot trainer has warned. Geoff Klouth, an A320 training captain with budget carrier Jetstar Airways, said a drop in training standards and checks had prompted him to make a submission to a Senate inquiry into airline safety. The New Zealand currency has depreciated 6.4 per cent against the Australian doll...
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Qantas to put 747s on domestic Perth route - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. Qantas to put 747s on domestic Perth route. Feb 15th, 2011 at 7:52 PM. Has struck a pre-emptive blow against Virgin Blues aspirations of evolving into a business travel airline by flooding the East-West route with thousands of seats on international-grade planes. From April, 90 per cent of all flights to and from Perth will be done on larger and more comfortable international planes. For the Sydney-Perth run, Qantas will shift 747-400 aircraft. In the same month, Brisbane-Per...
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AirAsia launches Paris flights, plans to buy A320 NEO - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. AirAsia launches Paris flights, plans to buy A320 NEO. Feb 16th, 2011 at 6:21 AM. Low-cost Malaysian airline AirAsia is negotiating with European plane maker Airbus to buy its revamped A320 Neo and long-haul A330 aircraft, its chief executive said yesterday. We are actively discussing this product, AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes said, referring to the medium-haul A320 Neo, after talks with Airbuss chief executive Tom Enders and John Leahy, its top commercial executive.
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Hawaiian Drafts More Asia Flight Plans - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. Hawaiian Drafts More Asia Flight Plans. Feb 16th, 2011 at 5:34 PM. Feb 14, 2011. PRNewswire/ - Hawaiian Airlines took the next step in its growth strategy today by announcing new daily, nonstop flights between Honolulu. And Osaka, Japan. Its third new Asia. Destination in recent months. Subject to Japan. Government approval, Hawaiians inaugural flight from Honolulu. International Airport to Osaka. International Airport is scheduled for July 12. Travel experience to Osaka.
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Virgin flyer arrested after bomb threat to cabin crew in Adelaide - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. Virgin flyer arrested after bomb threat to cabin crew in Adelaide. Feb 16th, 2011 at 12:39 AM. AN EXCITED first-time flyer delayed a Perth-bound flight after telling cabin crew not to touch his bag of weapons and bombs, a court has heard. While living on the streets in Melbourne for a year Jason Brown, 39, saved his disability pension to buy flights back to his home state of Western Australia. Ground crew were called onto the aircraft to escort him from it, she said. He said ...
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United Airlines grounds 96 planes - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. United Airlines grounds 96 planes. Feb 15th, 2011 at 7:54 PM. The worlds largest airline grounded nearly 100 planes Tuesday. Grounded the planes to comply with federal regulations. They said its full fleet of 757. S may not be back in the air for a day or two. Source: http:/ www.fox59.com. Powered by LiveJournal.com. Designed by Tiffany Chow.
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February 6th, 2011 - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. February 6th, 2011. Belgian students removed from Ryanair Spanish flight. Feb 6th, 2011 at 4:53 PM. Spanish police have removed more than 100 Belgian students from a plane that was due to fly from the Canary Islands to Belgium. The Irish budget airline Ryanair says police were called after the university students became disruptive. They refused to carry out instructions after some objected to being charged a fee for excess hand luggage, it said. Some of the students - from th...
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February 3rd, 2011 - Aviation News
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Daily Aviation News Updates. February 3rd, 2011. Winter storm snowballs airlines. Feb 3rd, 2011 at 1:09 AM. Airlines canceled thousands of flights for a second day and began to regroup as a historic winter storm pushed from the upper Midwest to the Northeast on Wednesday. For many travelers, that meant packing patience and waiting for conditions to improve. I hope I can leave today, but [theres] nothing I can do about it, he said. Both travelers may be stuck at the airport for a while longer. Bostons Log...
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