Singapore-based Tiger Airways hasobtained formal approval from Australia'sForeign Investment Review Boardto create its wholly owned subsidiary,Tiger Airways Australia, which will startdomestic services in Australia later thisyear using as many as five A320s. … [Read more...] about Tiger Airways
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Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines will launch dailyB777-200 non-stop flights between NewarkAirport and Mumbai beginningOctober 30, 2007. Continental hasoperated non-stop service between NewYork and Delhi since 2005. … [Read more...] about Continental Airlines
Boeing
Boeing said it is planning for thefirst test flight of the 787 in August.The US aircraft manufacturer will startassembling the plane in the secondquarter. … [Read more...] about Boeing
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
The European Commission hasadded Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to its latest list of carriers bannedfrom the European Union. However,the ban does not include PIA's flightsoperated with B777s. … [Read more...] about Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines and TransaeroAirlines have launched a partnershipto develop Moscow Domodedovo-KualaLumpur service. Russia's Transaero willoperate the route with a 767-300 withMAS as a code-share partner. … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines
Air Canada
Air Canada will end its daily B767service to India this coming spring dueto insufficient demand. The airline willdiscontinue all direct flights betweenToronto and New Delhi on May 1.Separately, the carrier said that it willintroduce daily non-stop B777 servicebetween Vancouver and Sydney onDecember 14, 2007. … [Read more...] about Air Canada