Singapore Airlines tops awards

Singapore Airlines have earned a great reputation as being a leader in the international aviation industry and have also received numerous awards for both their innovation and commitment to customer service.

The latter in particular is an integral factor to the success of the airline, and their marketing icon the ‘Singapore Girl’ is instantly recognisable and [...]

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British Airways targeting far East destinations

British Airways has recently taken over BMI and because of this they are going to have more slots available for aeroplanes at Heathrow airport. It is expected therefore that the company will start targeting Asian countries with a very high growth, such as Malaysia and South Korea.

The parent company of British Airways is the International [...]

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Abuja- Heathrow flights from Arik Air

This December Arik Air will start operating flights between London Heathrow and Abuja. Operations on the route had previously been suspended because of problems the company was experiencing in the UK.

The reason for the resumption of services has been stated by the airline is that there have been good negotiations between the Nigerian government and [...]

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easyJet soon selling more tickets through corporate brokers

It is expected that easyJet will soon begin selling more tickets through corporate brokers. EasyJet is the second largest budget airline in Europe and it is hoping that corporate clients, who will pay more, will help raise the amount of profit the company is making.

Carolyn McCall is the Chief Executive of easyJet and she said, [...]

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Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner finally available

It has taken about four years longer than everyone hoped, but the newest design in long-range passenger aircraft, Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, has finally been delivered to its first official owner, All Nippon Airways.  Delivery took place on 26 September, not in Tokyo but at Boeing’s factory in Washington State.

A ceremonial key to the first Dreamliner [...]

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Famous Person Airport Names

Why is it that one day someone made the decision to start naming airports after famous people? Fair enough if the famous person in question has a background in aviation but after taking a little look at the hundreds of different celebrities and other various people who have been selected it seems that you need [...]

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Australian airfares see rapid increase due to demand

Discount business fares in Australia have rocketed during the second quarter due to, according to the express business travel monitor from American Express, ever increasing demand in the booming resources sector. During the first quarter fares rose by 17%, and by 12% in the second quarter, compared to last year’s figures.

Dr Carl Jones, the head [...]

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First direct flights from UK to Vietnam!

Citadels, tunnels, pagodas and lakes these are great Vietnamese attraction for those that take advantage of the first direct flight to Vietnam from the UK.  Every adventure traveler in the UK should put December 9th in their diary it will mark the first day direct flights to Vietnam start.

Thankfully the flight is not one-off with [...]

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Scottish airports are very busy

The BAA has reported that there have been more people using each of the three major airports in Scotland. Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh dealt with over six percent more passengers than in June of 2010. Almost 2 million passengers were processed by the 3 airports combined.

The busiest airport was Edinburgh, nearing 100,000 people as recorded [...]

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Heathrow to South Wales rail line urgently needed for tourism

A four-track high speed link is vital to the southwest economies in Wales. The Great Western Partnership (GWP) is asking for an electrified rail route connecting South Wales to London’s Heathrow Airport.

GWP’s membership is local authorities like Cardiff, Bristol and Newport along the Great Western Main Line (GWML) and are saying because of no direct [...]

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