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Win a trip to Perth with Qatar Airways!

Editor — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:06:36 +0000

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At least the thoughts are positive for economic growth

Editor — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:50:53 +0000

The sun may be bright but the economy is still looking grey and the pressure is building on the Eurozone policy makers. GBP £ The expected upward revision of UK GDP didn’t materialise yesterday with GDP unexpectedly revised down a further 0.1 percent. This was owed to construction oputput having another downward revision dragging down economic output [...]

Hot new MOS rice burgers for JAL passengers

Editor — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:12:41 +0000

Japan Airlines (JAL) and MOS Food Sservices (MOS Burger) have teamed up once again to provide a new in-flight rice burger. JAL will be serving this new rice burger onboard select routes from the 1st June to 31st August. This is a new JAL Original version of another of the establishment’s speciality burger – the Air MOS Rice Burger. The [...]

Stable interest rates but still no movement with Greece

Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:02:20 +0000

Interest rates have been held and there has been an injection of capital into the economy but there is still uncertainty with Greece and how quickly any positive action can work. GBP £ Yesterday saw the Bank Of England minutes released. The highlights were; BOE policymakers voted by 8-1 this month against pumping more money into the [...]

New integrated air cargo website for IAG Cargo network

Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:29:12 +0000

IAG Cargo announced today the integration of its cargo businesses with the launch of its new website. The new air cargo site will provide customers with a single point of contact for both British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo where they will be able to view information on the entire IAG Cargo network. Air cargo customers will now [...]

The first Boeing 787 built in South Carolina takes to the skies

Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:22:25 +0000

It was celebrations all round at Boeing as the first 787 Dreamliner built in South Carolina and destined for Air India, completed its first flight. More than 5,000 of Boeing‘s South Carolina employees watched a live broadcast of the aircraft as it took off from Charleston International Airport. At the controls were pilots Tim Berg and Randy [...]

Boeing to update NATO and US AWACS aircraft with flight deck contract

Editor — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:40:32 +0000

Boeing has been awarded a multi million dollar contract to update the E-3 AWACS flight deck and avionics. Boeing has received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that modernises the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet. The [...]

New delivery for UPS as they take-off in 50th Boeing 767 Freighter

Editor — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:23:17 +0000

It was a special delivery for UPS as Boeing handed over the 50th 767-300 Freighter to the air cargo carrier. UPS currently operate the largest fleet of 767 Freighter aircraft in the world. “The Boeing 767 Freighter is the workhorse of our fleet,” said UPS Airlines President Mitch Nichols. “This versatile widebody is an important element in UPS’s global logistics [...]

United to use 787 on new Denver Tokyo flights from 2013

Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:52:10 +0000

United Airlines has today announced plans to launch daily, nonstop flights between its Denver hub and its hub at Tokyo Narita International Airport. This new route will begin from the 31st March, 2013, subject to government approval. The eastbound service from Tokyo will begin on the 1st April. United will operate the service with state-of-the-art Boeing [...]

Good news from Greece…

Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:34:02 +0000

The economy is still struggling out there but certain currencies are at least providing a little bonus for travellers. France and Germany are not seeing eye to eye but their may be hope….from Greece! GBP £ It’s a busy day for data in the UK, with the highlights the CPI, RPI and Existing home sales data released today at 9:30am and [...]