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Entries for August, 2007

Ryanair will be charging for airport checking

Ryanair’s effort to simplify the check-in and boarding process, cut costs and increase ancillary revenue will include a new £2/€3 ($4.00-$4.07) fee charged to each person using an airport check-in desk beginning Sept. 20.
The LCC said the fee “reflects the cost of airport check-in desk facilities” but also will encourage customers to use its Check’N’Go [...]

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BA and Korean plead guilty in price-fixing case

British Airways and Korean Air both officially pleaded guilty to price-fixing charges yesterday in a US federal court, which levied a fine of $300 million against each.
The carriers previously had agreed to pay that amount in an accord with the Dept. of Justice as part of the ongoing investigation into antitrust violations by airlines around [...]

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China Airlines temporarily grounds all 737-800 after the crash in Okinawa

China Airlines was ordered by the Taiwanese government to ground temporarily its 11 remaining 737-800s for safety checks following the post-landing fire and explosion that destroyed a -800 Monday morning at Naha Airport in Okinawa.
A joint Japanese, Taiwanese and US investigation into the incident commenced yesterday. Initial examination of the wreckage by Japanese authorities yielded [...]

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Chinese Government Holds Down Aviation Growth

China’s airlines and aircraft industry should benefit from a government decision to restrain growth in the country’s civil aviation market, although Western manufacturers could see less demand from the Asian giant.Almost no new airlines will be allowed until 2010 at the earliest as part of a policy aimed at slowing rapid traffic growth that is [...]

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China Southern grows by 10% in 1 day by ordering 55 Boeing 737s

China Southern Airlines has agreed to order 55 more Boeing 737s for delivery from 2011. The Guangzhou-based carrier says in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing that it entered into an aircraft acquisition agreement with Boeing on 20 August covering the purchase of 55 737-700s and -800s. It says deliveries will take place between May [...]

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Singapore Airlines to get first A380 on Oct 15th

Airbus announced yesterday that it will deliver the first A380 to Singapore Airlines on Oct. 15, with the carrier’s first flight slated for Oct. 25 from Singapore to Sydney.The aircraft will be configured with 471 seats in three classes: Economy, business and “Singapore Airlines Suites.” Seats on the first flight will be auctioned via eBay [...]

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