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ILFC Gets A Kingfisher Plane Back From India
Aircraft lessor International Lease Finance said on Monday it had successfully removed one of six aircraft stranded in India by a dispute over the suspension of operations at Kingfisher Airlines. Financiers have warned t...
Boeing 787 Flies First Battery Test Flight
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the sky on Monday in a test flight aimed at showing that the plane’s new lithium-ion battery system meets regulatory safety standards, a key step in ending a two-month, worldwide gro...
Southeast Asia Budget Airlines Betting On Growth
Lion Air’s record aircraft orders underline the ambitious plans the privately held Indonesian group is hatching to emerge as a pan-Asian low cost carrier, throwing a serious challenge to AirAsia, the region’s...
Japan Airlines May Buy 20 Airbus A350s
Japan Airlines may buy about 20 A350 jets from Airbus for around JPY¥400 billion (USD$4.23 billion), the Nikkei daily reported on Sunday, a move that would reduce its reliance on Boeing. The Japanese carrier is consider...
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Announces Ballroom Renovation
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney announces the confirmed renovation of the hotel’s largest event area, the Grand Ballroom, at the iconic Sydney property. Renovations will begin in June 2013 and run throughout the winter, during the h...
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Prepares For Earth Hour 2013
Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney has been preparing for Earth Hour 2013 with a mission to source 100 per cent local ingredients for the hotel’s famous dinner-in-the-dark events. The Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney team has selected two very...
