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Weekly UpdatesJul 5, 2009
Airbus, Iraqi Airways
Airbus aims to sell planes to Iraqi Airways and break the monopoly currently enjoyed by Boeing with that airline, chief executive Louis Gallois said on Thursday. Gallois was in Baghdad on a visit with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. "They have an airline that has only Boeing planes. For me that is a provocation," Gallois joked. "That will be a provisional situation that will not last," he added. Jul 2, 2009
Emirates Airlines
Effective today Emirates Airlines will step up its presence in west Asia with additional services to Colombo and Mal from its home base in Dubai. The expansion also signals the resumption of EmiratesO flights on the Mal -Colombo route. In all, Emirates will add four flights to Colombo and five to Mal, bringing its total frequency to 18 flights per week to Sri Lanka and 14 flights per week to the Maldives. Jul 1, 2009
Lufthansa
Lufthansa is adding another new destination to its network, expanding its services in west and central Africa. Beginning July 15, 2009, the airline will fly five times per week from Frankfurt via Accra, Ghana to Libreville, the capital of Gabon. The route will be operated by Airbus A340 and A330 aircraft with a first-, business-, and economy-class cabin. Jun 30, 2009
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways will launch thrice-weekly Doha--Melbourne on Dec. 6 aboard a 777-200LR, becoming daily with the delivery of another -200LR in early 2010. Jul 1, 2009
Safi Airways
Safi Airways, the International Airline of Afghanistan, launched thrice-weekly Kabul-Frankfurt aboard a Boeing 767-200ER. Jul 1, 2009
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines launched thrice-weekly Istanbul Ataturk-Goteborg service. Jul 3, 2009
Yemenia, Airbus
US military personnel from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa have been deployed to assist with search-and-rescue operations for the Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 that crashed Monday in the Indian Ocean with 153 aboard. CJTF-HOA, which is headquartered in Djibouti, and a Guardian Angels search-and-rescue team from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron will work with French Forces Comoros, the Comoros Coast Guard and Comoros National Police to aid in rescue efforts and continue the search for survivors. Only one survivor has been found so far. CJTF-HOA also has sent one HC-130 aircraft. A US Navy team of engineers will assist. Meanwhile, Yemen Transport Minister Khaled Al Wazir blasted EU and French officials for questioning the carrier's safety standards, particularly regarding maintenance practices. "It is unfair to give these explanations because one cannot pre-judge Yemenia's technical performance in safety matters or those of any other airline before publication of the results of the [official accident] inquiry," he said at a news conference, adding that the Yemen government "reserves the right to take legal action against the parties deliberately seeking to damage the image of the Yemeni national airline." Jul 3, 2009
Yemenia, Airbus
Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 with more than 150 people onboard crashed late last night in the Indian Ocean. Flight IY626 was on its way from Sanaa and was due to land at Moroni, the Comoros capital. Reports early Tuesday indicated that one five-year-old child was found alive, but that no other survivors had been located. Yemenia operates four -300s, as well as two A330-200s and four 737-800s. Airbus said the aircraft involved in the accident was built in 1990 and had been operated by Yemenia since October 1999. Jun 30, 2009
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