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Aviation Capital Services Gets USD3 Billion Worth of Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

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Aviation Capital Services, a subsidiary of the State Corporation Russian Technologies, has just signed a commitment by Rostech to purchase a fleet of 35 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. Quite an investment, as the list price for such an order is around USD3 billion. This is the first such purchase commitment for this airplane model by […]

Etihad Airways Plans on Expending Operations in Russia

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Etihad Airways, the national airline in the United Arab Emirates, is celebrating four years of operations in Russia this week. As their non-stop service between Moscow and Abu Dhabi has proven so successful, the airline is planning on expanding their Russian operations in the future. Since their debut in the Russian travel market, Etihad Airways […]

Emirates – Qantas Sucker Punch Singapore Tourism

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Singapore’s Changi airport took it on the chin recently when Qantas announced their deal with Emirates, making Dubai their new Europe to Australia hub. Starting in April of next year, flights in between London and Frankfurt, and Australia will connect in Dubai.

Russian Billionaires, Finnair, airBaltic – Which Way Is Up?

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Troubled Latvian airline, airBaltic, is in the news accusing Finnair’s Estravel of attacking the carrier. airBaltic is all in the news with both positive, negative, and conflicting news of late. With staggering losses so far this year, can the Latvian carrier weather such a storm?

Agoda and Jetstar Team Up

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In online travel news today, Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking web portal, announced a partnership with Jetstar Asia Ariways. Now Agoda’s inventory of thousands of hotels will be accessible through Jetstar’S digital storefronts, and co-op deals will be offered through the airlines holiday network.

When Does an Airplane Become “Too Old” to Fly?

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Most fliers probably don’t think about it much during air travel, although it can be quite unsettling upon easing yourself into your economy class seat to discover the armrest is still equipped with an ashtray.

Getting There and Carried Away Airlines

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The recent war between online travel agents and major airlines heats up still more. But for the travel consumer, how will all this soap opera posturing effect prices and value? The answer is fairly simple, prices will go up, and services will go down. The trend to cut everything from jet fuel to aspirin is in place, and only a paradigm shift can alter that. Comparison pricing is the only consumer weapon for value. Expedia, Google, American Airlines, the customer, what is best for business only the customer can say.

Greece International Arrivals Stagnant for 2010

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Some 10 million international tourists visited Greece so far this year. This number shows slight losses over 2009’s downward trend, giving pause to market experts and officials. 2009 was a very bad year for the industry in Greece, and the news that things are not progressing despite great prices and incentives is not good.

Air Astana Extends Eastern Europe and Asia Reach

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Kazakhstan air carrier Air Astana extends its routes and online reach to include more of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. New routes to the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan round out an overall growth spurt for the award winning carrier. In other news, a deal with HRS.com and 3 other regional carriers allow customers added flexibility and convenience.