March 2009

American Airlines Announces Domestic Expansion of Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet Service

by Mr. Plane on March 31, 2009

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Image via Wikipedia FORT WORTH, Texas and ITASCA, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — American Airlines is taking its high-altitude experiment with Wi-Fi out of the trial stage and has decided to install Gogo® Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years. The expansion will help American Airlines further enhance its [...]

Boeing, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Capital Deliver First Emirates SkyCargo 777 Freighter

by Mr. Plane on March 31, 2009

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EVERETT, Wash., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE:BA), DAE and Emirates SkyCargo today celebrated the first 777 Freighter delivery to the Dubai-based air freight carrier, and the first ever Boeing delivery to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Capital, the leasing arm of DAE, has a total of eight 777 Freighters on order. “Today marks [...]

Show your aviation photos on Planegrazy.com!!

March 30, 2009 Airlines

Image by = xAv = via Flickr I’ve been thinking this idea few weeks and I think it would be nice to show some photos here at Planegrazy.com. I mean the photos about aviation or travel etc… If you have good shots and want to bring those to public, go ahead and leave a comment [...]

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National Airline Quality Rating to Be Announced April 6

March 30, 2009 Aviation

Image via Wikipedia WASHINGTON, March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The airline industry took a dramatic turn in 2008, according to the 19th annual national Airline Quality Rating. ( http://www.aqr.aero/ ) The complete results of the latest quality ratings for the nation’s 17 largest airlines will be revealed at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 6, during a [...]

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Finnair to Fly Its First New Airbus A330 on New York Route

March 28, 2009 Airlines

On March 26, 2009, Finnair received its first new Airbus A330. This modern Airbus A330 offers the latest modern technology and is already known for its technical reliability, passenger comfort and fuel efficiency. In 2009, Finnair will take delivery of a total of five new Airbus A330 aircraft. The next A330s will arrive in April, [...]

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Travelzen’s ‘Truly Hassle-free’ Web Service Transforms China’s Travel Industry

March 24, 2009 Aviation

SHANGHAI, China, March 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Travelzen today announced the launch of a ‘Truly Hassle-free’ Travelzen.com website that will set new benchmarks in business and leisure travel in China. Guaranteeing both prices and availability, the new site will also eliminate the annoying last-minute increases in quoted prices that have long handicapped the development of China’s [...]

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Europe by Air Welcomes Aer Arann to FlightPass Program

March 24, 2009 Airlines

LOS ANGELES, March 24 /PRNewswire/ — Aer Arann Airlines based in Dublin, Ireland has joined the EuropebyAir FlightPass program. Bill Wolf, President of EuropebyAir.com stated, “We are delighted to welcome Aer Arann (RE) to our network of airline partners.”  From their Dublin gateway, our clients can fly to the scenic west coast of the Cork-Limerick-Galway [...]

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Schulte New Chairman of Fraport’s Executive Board

March 23, 2009 Airports

Fraport AG’s supervisory board today appointed Dr. Stefan Schulte (age 48) to a five-year term as the company’s new executive board chairman (CEO) effective September 1, 2009.

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