December 2008

Fuselages for Airbus, made in Romania

December 20, 2008

Image via Wikipedia A factory to make extruded profiles for plane fuselage is being built in Dumbravita village, 15 km away from Baia Mare (north-west). The investment of 30 million dollars is being made by US company Universal Alloy Corporation, which also has two factories in the USA and one in Switzerland. Universal Alloy Corporation [...]

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Ryanair won’t have to pay back subsidy

December 20, 2008

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Budget airline Ryanair may no longer have to pay back a euro4.5 million ($6.16 million) subsidy to the Belgian state after a court ruled Thursday against an EU order to refund the sum. The European Union’s appeals court said antitrust regulators made mistakes when they ordered Ryanair to pay [...]

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Copterline Ending Flights to Tallinn

December 20, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Copterline is to end regular helicopter services between Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn. The company reportedly has plans to suspend its schedule of regular flights as of Friday. It will, however, continue other operations including rescue flights. Personnel working with scheduled Helsinki-Tallinn services will be laid off. According to Copterline CEO [...]

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Qantas and BA merge is over.

December 19, 2008

Image by FlyGuy92586 via Flickr Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas) and British Airways Plc (BA) are announcing that after detailed discussions about a potential merger of the companies, talks have ended. Despite the potential longer term benefits for Qantas and BA, the airlines have not been able to come to an agreement over the key terms [...]

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Estonian Air to expand its network by introducing Minsk, Munich and Rome

December 19, 2008

Estonian Air opens direct flights to Minsk, Munich and Rome. Flights to Minsk and Munich will be operated three times a week, Rome twice a week. Starting from February 11, Estonian Air will operate direct flights between Tallinn and Minsk. Minsk, the capital of the Republic of Belarus, is a rapidly growing Eastern European city [...]

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United Airlines Offers Advice to Customers

December 18, 2008

As a result of forecasted snowstorms in the Midwest, United is encouraging customers in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin to take advantage of its travel waiver and to consider their travel plans, as certain change fees have been waived for them. United advises customers to log on to united.com to make changes to their itineraries or [...]

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JAL Biofuel Demo Flight First to Use Energy Crop Camelina

December 17, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it will be the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel refined from the energy crop, camelina. The airline also announced that the demo flight is planned for January 30, 2009 out of Haneda Airport, Tokyo. A blend of 50% biofuel and [...]

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JetBlue Bolsters its Boston Schedule With More Flights to 12 Cities

December 17, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Boston’s leading airline with service to more destinations than any other carrier, today announces the first step of plans to grow its focus city at Logan International Airport in 2009, giving its customers more choices to more cities. Customer-favorite JetBlue will add new or expanded service to 12 business and leisure destinations [...]

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