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LATAM Airlines workers in Peru to strike
LATAM Airlines maintenance workers in Peru will go on strike on June 26 and 27, high-traffic dates because of the World Cup in Brazil, to press for higher wages, a union leader said.
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Airlines flying from UK could face more compensation claims
Airlines flying out of Britain could face large rises in the number of passengers who can claim compensation for delayed and cancelled flights after a court ruling on Thursday. Britain's air regulator, the CAA, said that airlines would no longer be able to cite standard technical faults as a reason for not paying compensation after a court of appeal ruled for a passenger.
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Etihad could invest up to EUR€1.25 Bln in Alitalia
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is prepared to invest up to EUR€1.25 billion (USD$1.7 billion) in Alitalia over the next four years under a possible tie-up between the two carriers, Italian Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said.
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Qantas plans early repayment of debt
Australian flag carrier Qantas will repay A$450 million ($422 million) of senior unsecured bank debt, eight months ahead of schedule, primarily using proceeds from the group’s recent issue of A$ medium term notes. Settlement is expected Aug. 20.
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Philippine Airlines cuts Japan flight schedules
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will cut services to Japan over the next few weeks, despite a recent boost to schedules between the two countries.
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Airbus, Emirates, Amedeo pitch A380 to US airlines
Airbus, Emirates and aircraft leasing company Amedeo teamed up on Thursday in a charm offensive to sell US airlines on the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380. But the pitch was not made directly to airlines. Instead, the companies came to New York to convince airline shareholders and Wall Street analysts that the massive aircraft will not threaten industry profit margins and in fact would make economic sense.
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Japanese firms to build 21 Pct of the Boeing 777X
Boeing said it will retain Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Fuji Heavy Industries as key partners in its commercial aircraft business, awarding them a 21 percent share of work on the 777X. Five Japanese companies will build fuselage sections, bulkheads, landing gear and center wing sections, and other parts for the aircraft that is due to go into service at the end of the decade, Boeing said in a release on Thursday.
Changi Airport To Help Airlines Cut Costs
Singapore's Changi Airport Group is investing SGD$100 million (USD$80 million) to trim costs for airlines and boost passenger traffic, as part of a wider initiative by the government to reduce reliance on foreign staff and raise productivity.
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Aer Lingus blames strike threats for new profit warning
Aer Lingus has warned its 2014 operating profit could be between 10% and 20% lower than last year due to strike threats, which damage forward bookings.
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AirAsia India is set to launch operations
AirAsia India is set to launch its maiden flight Thursday from the southern Indian city of Bangalore to Goa. The new carrier is a joint venture between AirAsia Bhd (49%), the Tata group (30%) and Telestra Tradeplace (21%).
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UPS names Asia-Pacific head Canavan new president of UPS Airlines
United Parcel Service (UPS) Asia-Pacific president Brendan Canavan has been named UPS Airlines president, replacing Mitch Nichols, who was promoted to the newly created position of UPS SVP-transportation and engineering.
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Aviation Quote
When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experiences of nearly forty years at sea, I merely say uneventful. I have never been in an accident of any sort worth speaking about....I never saw a wreck and have never been wrecked, nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.
— Captain Edward J. Smith, R.M.S. Titanic, an experienced 62 year old captain, this was to be his last voyage prior to retirement, 1912.
On This Date
--In 1916... The Zeppelin-Lindau Dornier Rs II hydroplane, piloted by Schröter and Schulte, succeeds in taking off from Lake Constance, Germany, and makes a four-minute flight.
---In 1942... The U.S. Navy makes its first operational test with Loran (long-range navigation) equipment with a receiver mounted in a K-2 airship on a flight from the Lakehurst, N.J. Naval Air Station.
---In 1962... Capt. Richard H. Coan, USAF, sets a new closed-circuit distance record for helicopters when he flies a Kaman H-43B Huskie a distance of 656.258 mi. This beats the previous record of 625.464 mi. set by a Soviet Mil Mi-1.
---In 1965…First flight of the Britten-Norman Islander.
---In 1980… The last produced Concorde (number 16) is delivered to British Airways.
---In 1983…Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit boundary of Pluto. Launched March 3, 1972, Pioneer 10 flew by Jupiter on December 1, 1973. It passed 132,250 kilometers from Jupiter's cloud tops. It returned over 500 images of Jupiter and its moons. Pioneer 10's greatest achievement was the data collected on Jupiter's magnetic field, trapped charged particles, and solar wind interactions. It has now left the solar system.
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Defense Computer
A large defense contractor finally succeeded in building a computer able to solve any strategic or tactical problem. Military leaders assembled in front of the new machine and were instructed to feed a difficult tactical problem into it. They described a hypothetical situation to the computer and then asked the pivotal question, "Attack or retreat?"
The computer hummed away for an hour and then came up with the answer, "Yes."
The generals looked at each other, stupefied.
Finally one of them submitted a second request to the computer, "Yes what?"
Instantly the computer responded, "Yes, Sir!"
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JLAmber wrote:No idea with any of the trivia airports today, though no. 8 looks familiar (possibly Caribbean?)
OkkeBehm -[GSN]- wrote:JLAmber wrote:No idea with any of the trivia airports today, though no. 8 looks familiar (possibly Caribbean?)
Not Caribbean but maybe Phuket?
