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WestJet Launches Service to Trinidad and Tobago
As WestJet’s 81st destination, Port of Spain joins Antigua, Curacao, Costa Rica and Manzanillo, Mexico, as part of the airline’s 2012-2013 winter season offerings. WestJet announces daily, non-stop service between T...
Croatia Air To Cut Jobs, Get Capital Boost
State-owned Croatia Airlines will be handed an HRK800 million kuna (USD$136 million) government boost to its efforts to become profitable from 2013. Transport minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic announced the capital injection...
Iberia Looking At Big Staff Cost Savings
Iberia, battling low-cost rivals, high-speed trains and a deep recession at home, said on Tuesday it needed to cut staff costs by a third to become competitive. Iberia parent IAG announced earlier this month it would cut...
MAS Lines Up Funding To Buy Aircraft
Loss-making Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has secured a state-backed Islamic bond facility to raise up to MYR5.3 billion ringgit (USD$1.73 billion) for the purchase of eight new wide-body aircraft from Airbus. The state-guaran...
Boeing, Avianca Announce Order for Three 787 Dreamliners
Order brings Avianca’s 787 total to 15, which includes the 12 previously announced in 2007 Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Avianca Airlines, Colombia’s flagship airline, today announced an order for three 787 Dreamliners. The...
Park Hyatt Melbourne Australia
Many times I have visited Melbourne and this was my first opportunity to visit the Best Hotel in Melbourne according to many journalists that I have spoken with. The Park Hyatt is located in the CBD from Melbourne and close to ...