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Singapore, Air NZ Extend Ties With Code Share Deal
Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand have deepened ties in a codeshare partnership that could divert some traffic from Australia, potentially adding to pressure on loss-making Qantas Airways. The tie-up is in line with...
United To Layoff 685 Flight Attendants
United Airlines will layoff about 685 flight attendants, as the US airline looks to prune its expenses as part of a USD$2 billion annual cost-cutting plan announced last year. United said it failed to attract enough take...
Saudi Gulf Air To Buy 16 Bombardier CSeries
Saudi Gulf Airlines, a new carrier set in the wake of the deregulation of the Saudi aviation market, has signed a USD$2 billion deal with Bombardier to buy 16 CSeries aircraft, the airline said on Thursday. The deal, whi...
Boeing 787 Investigators Studying Battery X-rays
Investigators in Japan are studying x-ray images of a lithium-ion battery from when it left the factory, hoping these may shed some light on why it appeared to overheat on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner earlier this week. They ...
Anantara Al Sahel Villa Resort Opens in Abu Dhabi
Anantara Al Sahel Villa Resort joins Anantara’s two existing properties on the ruggedly beautiful Sir Bani Yas Island – Desert Islands Resort Spa by Anantara overlooking the glittering Arabian Gulf, and Anantara Al Yamm...
Qatar Airways To Launch Saudi Flights In Q3
Qatar Airways has reached agreement with Saudi authorities on solving problems that blocked its entry into Saudi Arabia’s domestic market, and plans to start operating there by the end of the third quarter, its chi...
