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Sharjah : Sharjah-based Air Arabia has launched in October, daily flights to Hyderabad, India. Hyderabad is the airline's 44th global destination and its 12th in India. The low cost airline operates a fleet of 16 new Airbus A320 a..more..

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Dhaka : The governments of Bangladesh and Denmark signed a new agreement for upgrading the Zia International Airport. Denmark will provide approximately US$66 million for a new two-year project for improvement of taxiways, drainage, r..more..

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Dhaka : Biman Flight Catering Centre (BFCC) received British Airways' "Award of Excellence" for 2007 and 2008 at a function at the BFCC premises on November 8.
John F. West, Account Manager- South Asia and Caribbean Catering Opera-..more..

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New Delhi : For the first time ever, the government has forbidden airlines from publishing misleading low basic fares that do not include the high surcharges and taxes that will be levied on the fares. The aviation ministry and DGCA recently asked a lea..more..

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Dhaka : Singapore Airlines, with the support of specialist eye surgeons from Singapore National University Hospital and Bangladesh Eye Hospital, conducted free treatment and surgery at a village hospital in Bhairab on November 7 and..more..

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New Delhi : Cutbacks on international flights by domestic carriers are likely to see their market shares falling as foreign carriers gain from the lower utilisation of bilateral rights on key routes.
Recently, for example, Gulf carri..more..

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Jeddah : Saudi Arabian Airlines has awarded a long term next generation IT infrastructure transformation contract to Wipro Arabia Ltd. Wipro Ara-bia, a joint venture between Wipro Ltd. and Dar Al Riyadh Group, provides IT Solu-tions ..more..

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New Delhi : Kingfisher Airlines, compounded by recent spurt in aviation turbine fuel prices snowballing into reduced air travellers due to higher costs coupled with cascading global slowdown, has posted a 90 per cent increase in its n..more..

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Dhaka : "March 28 will a sad day for us, for British Airways will be withdrawing from a route with rich history the following day," Paul Beech, Country Manager Bangladesh, British Airways said this while talking to The Bangladesh M..more..

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Dhaka : The fleet position of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has improved vastly with the joining of two Boeing B737-800s on November 6 and starting operation immediately.
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_By Raquib Siddiqi
Dhaka : Of all the projects undertaken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in recent years, the expansion of the holy mosques in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah stands apart as central to the Kingdom's purpose.
Five times a d..more..

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Abu Dhabi : Etihad Airways is to launch flights next year to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi. The airline will operate four services a week to Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, and Abuja, the country's capital city. A start date for the new f..more..

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-Our Chittagong Bureau
Chittagong : Thai Airways will be completing five years of service to Chittagong and stepping into the sixth year on December 11. The flights of the airline from Shah Amanat International Airport has opened up US, Europe, Middle Ea..more..

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London : A recession could kill off all but four of Europe's airlines, according to Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary.
The budget airline boss, who earlier announced a 47 per cent drop in first-half profits, said as many as six ..more..

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Athens (AFP) : Qatar Airlines and Iberia are among more than a dozen investors which have expressed a preliminary interest in buying parts of ailing Greek national carrier Olympic Airlines, state television NET said on November 3.
Citing transport minist..more..

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Tokyo : ANA Group has reported its consolidated half year financial results for the interim period April 1 to September 30, 2008. The Group, which consists of airlines, travel and other businesses, reported an operating profit of Y49...more..

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Atlanta : Delta Air Lines swallowed rival Northwest Airlines in October in a US$2.6 billion merger that created the world's biggest airline by passenger traffic.
The new, larger Delta will be an international powerhouse with unparalle..more..

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Dubai : The global airline industry is now in turmoil and most of the major airlines are finding it difficult to maintain profitability. But Emirates continue its profitable run with strong business growth. Its outlook for next six m..more..

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New Delhi : Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) on November 3 said it will boycott the three airlines-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, North West and Air France for not agreeing to transaction fee agreement.
Many airlines had impleme..more..

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Mumbai : Jet Airways has said that its domestic market loads have declined by double digit figures in recent months and the airline will be reducing its long haul expansion plans. In addition, the number of flights Jet Airways will be..more..

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Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia Airlines has teamed up with AeroMobile, one of the world's leading in-flight mobile phone operators, to offer in-flight mobile phone and data services.
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Singapore : Singapore Airlines Ltd. said its July-September profit fell 36 per cent as fuel costs boosted expenditures. The airline warned passenger demand may drop next year.
Singapore Airlines' net profit for the fiscal second quarter was S$324 milli..more..

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