January 2009

NatureAir’s dedication to clean energy and sustainability extends with the launch of its alternative fueling station.

January 27, 2009 Airlines

Image by mcescobar1 via Flickr San Jose, Costa Rica (January 27, 2009) – Every liter of household cooking oil that is flushed down the drain pollutes nearly one million liters of Costa Rican river waters.  In an effort to keep these waters clean NatureAir, the world’s first carbon neutral airline, has started Costa Rica’s first [...]

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Lithuanian Airlines AB ceases operations

January 26, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia Swiss Investment Fund SCH Swiss Capital Holdings AG did not fulfill it’s obligations under the agreement on the sale of 100% of flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines shares. flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines can not secure the continuity of it’s operations and satisfy the demands of it’s creditors and therefore decided to cease operations [...]

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SWISS’s new First Class: a suite above the clouds

January 24, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia SWISS will be gradually introducing a new First Class cabin from this spring onwards in parallel with its fleet renewal program. The centerpiece of the new cabin product is the new SWISS First Seat, which offers exclusive design, top in-flight comfort and extensive privacy and can be individually adjusted to travelers’ specific [...]

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Finnair Pilots Threaten Industrial Action

January 24, 2009 Airlines

Pilots of the Finnish airline Finnair oppose calls by the airline for reduced benefits, and threaten to start industrial action on February 11. The strike will begin if no settlement is reached before that. According to Finnair, an overtime ban imposed by the pilots could lead to cancellations of flights already on Saturday. If no [...]

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MS FlightSim is no more

January 23, 2009 Flight Sim

Image by joshmadison via Flickr According to Flightsimx and Gamasutra, Microsoft has shutdown the ACES game studio and axed the entire staff. What now? X-Plane might be very happy with the news but a lot of people, including myself, wants the fact that FS11 will be released. Now those “wants” are gone. Yep, we have [...]

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Just Flight Releases 757 Captain

January 23, 2009 Flight Sim

Without doubt this is the most accurate and authentic rendition of the 757 ever created. The systems and flight characteristics reflect those of the real airliner. Hundreds of animations, critically-acclaimed flight models, accurate avionics and a global selection of liveries. The 757 is acknowledged throughout the world as the leader in short to medium range [...]

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Flybe’s websearch activity bucks industry slowdown

January 23, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has reported a year on year increase in traffic to its website, www.flybe.com, over the first two weeks of January, despite recent data indicating the industry is experiencing a 42%  slowdown overall in online flight searches. Latest reports indicate that the industry overall is [...]

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Agoda and Bangkok Airways in Online Partnership

January 22, 2009 Airlines

Agoda.com, an online travel company specializing in discount hotel bookings in Asia, announced a partnership with Bangkok Airways – the region’s award-winning Asia’s Boutique Airline, offering flyers special deals on hotel bookings. Travelers can find this new hotel offer today at http://bangkokair.partners.agoda.com. In light of boosting the sales volumes during the difficult time of economic [...]

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