Finnair is to launch flights from its Helsinki hub to Yekaterinburg and increase frequencies to its two established Russian destinations. It will become the second oneworld carrier to serve Yekaterinburg, alongside Malev Hungarian Airlines, oneworld said. Although Finnair has not yet confirmed a start date for the new service, it will operate it three tim...
Dragonair announced it will reschedule the launch of its new service to Bengaluru (Bangalore), India, with the first flight now operating on May 24 instead of the original launch date of May 1. The rescheduling is the result of an Indian Civil Aviation Ministry decision to postpone the opening of the new Bengaluru International Airport until May 10/11. ...
The Government of Dubai's announcement to set up a new airline will result in the formation of a new company that will operate a low-cost airline model with its own brand and identity. Although the new airline will be initially supported by Emirates during the set-up period, it will not be part of the Emirates Group. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Makt...
The U.S. Senate confirmed this week the promotion of Maj. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, commander of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, to the rank of lieutenant general. Gainey will be assigned as director for logistics within the Joint Staff in Washington. The date has yet to be determined. Gainey took over operations at the SD...
The U.S. government has fined athletic shoe and apparel maker Reebok International $1 million for importing and distributing charm bracelets that contained toxic levels of lead. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the civil penalty is the largest ever for a violation of the Federal Hazardous Substance Act, which bans dangerous lead levels in c...
President Bush used a speech at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla. Tuesday to push Congress to pass free trade bills for Colombia, Panama and South Korea that are pending in Congress. After a tour of Jacksonville's Blount Island Terminal with Capt. Magnus Lindeback, chief executive officer of stevedore Coastal Maritime, President Bush spoke to an audience...
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has acknowledged Hong Kong Airport Authority's decision to award a franchise to Cathay Pacific to operate a new cargo terminal at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Hactl will continue to invest and maintain its consistently high levels of services and innovation for its customers, which has played a ...
The board of Alitalia approved a formal takeover offer put forward by Air France- KLM, after a marathon meeting early last Sunday, e-Travel Blackboard: C.F reported. The takeover which placed a very low value on the Italian flag carrier is seen as critical to the troubled airline's survival and a key first issue for the new government in Rome to be el...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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