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Virgin, Delta Planning Transatlantic JV
Virgin Atlantic will form a joint venture on transatlantic flights with Delta Air Lines if the US carrier buys Singapore Airlines’ 49 percent stake in the UK airline, a source close to Virgin said. The source said ...
Bombardier Announces Delta, China CRJ orders
Bombardier won up to USD$3.6 billion in regional jet orders from Delta Air Lines and an undisclosed Chinese client on Thursday, recovering momentum in a segment that had slipped to Brazilian rival Embraer. Delta said it ...
Germanwings To Woo More Business Travel
Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Germanwings is aiming to woo more business passengers in its battle against cut-throat competition from Ryanair and easyJet. Germanwings will from July 1 next year allow business class ...
Thai Airways Surprises Travelers on Loy Krathong with Lotuses, Inspired by KLM Surprises
Last week, I floated a large candle-lit lotus in the Chao Praya river in Bangkok, courtesy of the Dusit Thani hotel. It was the Loy Krathong festival, one of the two major Thai festivals, in which hundreds of lotuses float down...
Icelandair Orders 12 Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing has reached an agreement to supply Icelandair with 12 737 MAX aircraft, with a total list price of USD$1.2 billion. Icelandair said on Thursday it had purchase rights for another 12 aircraft. It planned to fund th...
St. Regis Mauritius Resort Opens
St. Regis Hotels Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announces the debut of The St. Regis Mauritius Resort, marking the brand’s first hotel in Africa and the 30thSt. Regis hotel in th...
