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EU Regulator Extends Ryanair-Aer Lingus Review
EU antitrust regulators have extended their review of the latest bid by Ryanair to acquire Irish rival Aer Lingus to March 6 after the budget carrier offered additional concessions to allay competition concerns. The one-...
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Keeps Guests Connected with Free Wi-fi Access at All Properties and in Hotel Limousines
In paradise there would be no data roaming charges. Here on earth, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts offers travellers the next best thing: free Wi-Fi access in the group’s 78 hotels. In addition, nearly all hotels, inclu...
Air China Continues Expansion in North America with New Nonstop Houston-Beijing Service
New service makes Houston the first gateway for direct connection to China in Texas and in the South Central Region of the United States Dr. Zhihang Chi, Air China’s Vice President and General Manager for North America, a...
787 Probe Puts Spotlight on Battery Charger
US National Transportation Safety Board investigators will travel to Arizona based Securaplane Technologies, which makes battery chargers used on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, to test and examine the charger. Fiona Greig, a...
Qantas Orders Three Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliners
Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the contract is valued at approximately $98 million US. Bombardier Aerospace announced that Australia’s largest domestic and international airline, Qantas Airways Lim...
Snow Causes Frankfurt Flight Cancellations
Passengers suffered delays and flight cancellations on Monday at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s third busiest, after freezing rain had forced the airport to shut late on Sunday. About 300 of the 1,200 scheduled arriva...
