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Weekly UpdatesJul 5, 2009
Air China
Air China will begin offering direct flights from Beijing to Tibet this month, shaving two hours off the current travel time in a bid to boost tourism, state media said Wednesday. Jul 2, 2009
Air India
About 13,000 employees at state-run Air India walked off the job for two hours Friday after the airline failed to pay their monthly wage. Jul 3, 2009
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand will operate seasonal thrice-weekly Brisbane-Queenstown service from mid-December to the end of January. Jul 3, 2009
Batavia Air, Airbus
Indonesian carrier Batavia Air is adding its first Airbus A330s and will use these for the launch of services to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. In early August the airline plans to launch a five-times-weekly service from Jakarta to Jeddah and when it gets the second aircraft it will look to launch services to another Middle East destination, he says, adding that it is considering Abu Dhabi. Jul 1, 2009
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines began nonstop Sydney to Los Angeles flights Friday, becoming only the fourth carrier to fly the lucrative route. Delta Flight 16 left Sydney International Airport at 9:25 a.m. (2325 GMT), kicking off a daily service in either direction with a Boeing 777-200LR. Delta joins United Airlines, Qantas and V Australia on the route. Jul 3, 2009
Garuda Indonesia
Indonesia Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the EU will lift its ban on Garuda Indonesia. Garuda intends to fly to Amsterdam beginning next year with new 777s, followed by London Heathrow and Frankfurt. Jul 1, 2009
Garuda Indonesia, Mandala Airlines, Prime Air, Air Fast
Indonesia Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the EU will lift its ban on Garuda Indonesia, Mandala Airlines, Prime Air and Air Fast this month, according to The Jakarta Post. "The EU judge[s] that our local airlines have fulfilled 62 out of the 69 requirements to fly to the continent," Hassan said during a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission for Foreign Affairs. Indonesian carriers have been on the EU's blacklist for two years. Jul 1, 2009
GoAir, Airbus
GoAir placed its eight new A320 into service late last week and added new frequencies from Bangalore to both Delhi and Mumbai. Jul 1, 2009
Japan Airlines, Air France
Japan Airlines and Air France will expand their codeshare network July 7 with daily Paris Charles de Gaulle-Istanbul Ataturk service operated by Air France. Jul 3, 2009
OzJet Airlines, Strategic Airlines
OzJet Airlines of Australia announced its acquisition by Strategic Airlines, a charter and ACMI operator. Strategic said it will introduce an Airbus A320 on OzJet's Perth-Derby service by the end of September, replacing a chartered Fokker F100. Jun 30, 2009
S7 Airlines
S7 Airlines re-launched Irkutsk service to Tashkent (once-weekly) and Beijing (twice-weekly) aboard new A320s. Jul 3, 2009
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