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Hawaii Island Air Enhances Inter-Island Service
Launches New Brand And Rolls Out New Fleet Of Efficient Jet Prop Aircraft Island Air announced their new business model featuring a complete image and brand overhaul. This new brand coincides with the arrival of the airlineR...
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Additional 777-200LR
Airplane adds to fleet to boost long-haul routes Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for one additional 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner, adding to the airline’s fleet of five 777-200LRs. The order ...
AMR Flight Attendants To Vote On Contract
Leaders of American Airlines’ flight attendants’ union will let its members vote on the company’s latest contract offer, possibly heading off a threat by the carrier to abandon current agreements and im...
British Airways Drops Slot-Backed Bond Issue
IAG-owned British Airways has abandoned plans to issue its first secured bond backed by its valuable take-off and landing slots at London’s Heathrow airport, due to insufficient demand. “Despite this weekR...
Gulf Airlines Set Sights On Saudi Skies
Saudi Arabia’s push towards an open skies policy is attracting the interest of major airlines in the Gulf and raising hopes that poor service and overbooked flights that have characterised air travel across the cou...
Suicide Bomber Blows Up Bulgaria Airport Bus
A suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed eight people in a bus transporting Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, the country’s interior minister said on Thursday, and Israel accused Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants o...