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Wednesday 19, May 2010

Virgin Galactic News - VSS Enterprise Test Flight News

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, christened VSS Enterprise, completed her second successful captive carry flight in Mojave, California on Sunday 16th May.

Tuesday 18, May 2010

Air Berlin launches new San Francisco service in summer

Air Berlin has launched its inaugural flight from Düsseldorf to San Francisco, operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft with a total capacity for 303 passengers.

Tuesday 18, May 2010

Air Berlin: ad-hoc flights to the Champions League Final

On 22nd May 2010 FC Bayern Munich and FC International Milan will meet in the final of the UEFA Champions League at Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.

Sunday 16, May 2010

Got stuck because of the volcanic ash? Try to deal with congested airspace yourself as an Air Traffic Controller

Get ready and try to deal with congested airspace yourself as an Air Traffic Controller in these amazing little free applications from Big Fat Simulations.

Saturday 15, May 2010

Heathrow to South Africa

South Africa's in the spotlight this year thanks to all things football, but whether you're a fan or not, it's a fantastic country to visit. And if you've never been to Africa before, there's really no better place to start.

Saturday 15, May 2010

Aircraft Interiors Expo to showcase its first Innovation Zone

Aircraft Interiors Expo is the largest dedicated aircraft interiors event in the world and will see companies exhibiting the full spectrum of technologies and products for airline constructors and operators.

Saturday 15, May 2010

Munich Airport comes of age - 416 million passengers and 5.7 million flights in 18 years

May 17th of this year will mark the 18th anniversary of the start of operations at the new Munich Airport. The "coming-of-age" celebration is the latest highlight in a long success story that has seen this airport advance to take its place alongside Europe's major air transportation hubs.

Saturday 15, May 2010

Lufthansa launches new route to Bursa, Turkey

Lufthansa is introducing a new service to Bursa in western Turkey on 1 August 2010. The city will then become the fourth destination in Turkey after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to be served direct from Germany by Lufthansa.

Saturday 15, May 2010

Jet2.com Launches 2011 Summer Schedule from Newcastle

Plan ahead for next year’s summer holiday with flights from Newcastle Airport for summer 2011 now on sale with leading low fare airline, Jet2.com.

Friday 14, May 2010

Manchester Airport takes CallUma’s luggage tag initiative

Manchester Airport has taken the initiative in running a dual branded airport trial in conjunction with CallUma the travel service specialists, to provide customers with durable luggage tags that include identity protection and an enhanced lost luggage recovery tracking service.

Friday 14, May 2010

Hamburg Airport wins European Routes Marketing Award 2010

Hamburg Airport’s Aviation Marketing team is amongst the winners of this year’s Routes Marketing Award. Dr Jörgen Kearsley and his team were double winners.

Friday 14, May 2010

ABTA welcomes move to per plane tax

ABTA welcomes the news that the new coalition Government has agreed to adopt a per plane tax. ABTA’s Manifesto launched on 10 March outlined the need for the reform of Air Passenger Duty on a per plane rather than a per passenger basis. However, ABTA is calling on the Government to rethink its policy to scrap permission for a third runway at Heathrow and new runways at Stansted and Gatwick.

Friday 14, May 2010

Spanair to create sand-Castle Street

Edinburgh’s Castle Street will become a live, interactive art gallery from 17th-22nd May when an artist creates a massive sand sculpture to celebrate the launch of Spanair’s new direct flights from Edinburgh to Barcelona.

Friday 14, May 2010

ICAO EUR/NAT Volcanic Ash Task Force takes steps to minimize disruptions to air transport operations

The ICAO European and North Atlantic Volcanic Ash Task Force (EUR/NAT VATF) agreed on a common working agenda to improve contingency plans in the European and North Atlantic Regions. The group was convened to establish a coordinated region-wide operational approach by aviation to volcanic ash emergencies.

Friday 14, May 2010

BA plans to fly more than 70 percent of customers

British Airways has today published contingency plans for Unite’s strike period of May 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 and will fly more than 60,000 customers each day.

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