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Weekly UpdatesJun 21, 2009
Cathay Pacific, Dragonair
Beginning September 14, 2009, North American passengers traveling to Guangzhou will be able to make the entire journey by air thanks to new service being launched by Cathay PacificOs sister airline, Dragonair. Cathay PacificOs flights from the United States will provide easy connections to the new Dragonair flights via its hub at Hong Kong International Airport. Jun 19, 2009
China Spree
China Spree is offering discounts of up to USD 400 on its comprehensive 12-day trip called The Middle Kingdom Tour, which covers Beijing, Xian, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. Clients can get USD 200 off departures from San Francisco until Oct. 31 and USD 400 off in November and early December -- bringing the November price down to USD 1,499, or USD 125 per day, which includes air to and in China, first-class hotels with private bath, sightseeing and entrance fees, 26 meals, evening entertainment, a tour director and guides, all transportation, baggage handling and more. Among other sights, travelers who book The Middle Kingdom Tour will experience the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall in Beijing; the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian; West Lake, Othe landscape composed by a painter,O in Hangzhou; 2,500-year-old Suzhou, the OVenice of the East,O and its classical gardens; and ShanghaiOs Bund, old city and futurist Pudong area. Jun 19, 2009
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines announced that the planned strike action scheduled to start today, June 17, 2009 by the four unions, JAL Pilots Union (660 members), JAL Labour Union (90 members), JAL Japan Labour Union (660 members) and JAL Flight Crew Union (1,150 members), have all been cancelled. Services on all passenger and cargo flights, both domestic and international, will operate as normal. Jun 17, 2009
Japan Airlines
Japanese Airlines is to cut frequencies on flights from Tokyo Narita Airport to Seoul, South Korea and Delhi and from Osaka to Seoul and Shanghai. The carrier said it would also maintain the already reduced frequency on flights from Tokyo to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei. Weekly flights from Tokyo to Incheon will be cut from July 1 from 28 to 21 and to Delhi by four to three. Flights from Osaka to Seoul and to Shanghai will both by cut from 21 to 14 a week. Cuts on the services from Tokyo to Beijing (19 to 14), to Shanghai (28 to 21), Hong Kong (seven to three) and Taipei (28 to 21) were all introduced in March. All the cuts will be in force until October when they will be reviewed again. www.jal.com Jun 15, 2009
Panasonic Avionics
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) systems, today announced their selection by Bombardier to provide Cabin Management and Passenger Address Systems (CMS) for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. Jun 18, 2009
Qantas Airways
Qantas Airways announced it would further expand its North American and European networks via codeshares with OneWorld partner airlines American Airlines and Iberia. Jun 19, 2009
Sichuan Airlines. Airbus
Airbus is set to deliver the first A320 to be assembled in China on Tuesday, a month after the aircraft had its first flight. Dragon Aviation Leasing will own the narrowbody aircraft, which Sichuan Airlines will lease and operate on its regional routes. A second aircraft is likely to be delivered in July and Airbus expects to produce 10 by end-2009. The production rate is expected to be ramped up to four a month before end-2011. The facility in Tianjin is the first A320 assembly plant outside Toulouse, France. It is a joint-venture between Airbus, the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and state-owned China Aviation Industry (AVIC) Jun 19, 2009
Vietnam Airlines, Paramount Airways, Airbus
Vietnam Airlines agreed to take another pair of A350-900s, and India's Paramount Airways tentatively opted for 10 A321s. Jun 16, 2009
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