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American and JAL strengthen partnership
Oneworld alliance partners American Airlines (AA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have launched a joint transpacific business venture, in a bid to consolidate their position in the northern Pacific market. Due to take effect from April 1, the move will see the two carriers align their schedules at Tokyo Narita and Tokyo Haneda and New York,
Read moreQantas to resume A380 LA flying
Qantas today announced it will resume Airbus A380 services between Australia and the US, beginning with QF93 from Melbourne to Los Angeles on January 16. Despite resuming A380 services in late November following the November 3 QF32 mid-air engine failure and subsequent grounding of the type, the airline decided not to return the aircraft to
Read moreAirnorth doubles Gold Coast frequencies
Regional airline Airnorth is set to double the frequency of its Darwin to Gold Coast via Mount Isa services with the addition of a second weekly flight. Supplementing the current Thursday schedule, the new Wednesday service is due to start on February 16. CEO of Airnorth, Simone Saunders, said the route “has been very popular”
Read moreJetstar hits out with the WTA
Jetstar has been named official airline partner of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and its associated tournaments across the Asia Pacific through to 2013. “Jetstar’s ongoing expansion in Asia, today’s dominant global aviation market, presented an incredible opportunity, and its strategic new partnership with the WTA gives great leverage to the Jetstar brand, a greater
Read more1000th 767 in final assembly
Boeing held a small ceremony at its Everett plant to mark the start of final assembly of the 1000th 767 on January 10. The milestone aircraft is a 767-300ER for Japan’s All Nippon Airways, which is due for delivery in February. The 1000th aircraft is also the last to be assembled in the 767’s existing
Read moreUS acknowledges China developments
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been forced to admit that China is farther along with its military technical developments than he had previously given it credit for. Speaking just before arriving in Beijing, Gates, who had previously said the US did not expect to see China unveil a fifth generation combat aircraft before 2020
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