Airline News - Asia / Pacific.Jul 30, 2007Air China Air China Promises Fewer Delays For Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . Air China, the official airline partner for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is working to cut delays and improve employees' English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. skills ahead of next year's Games, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. executives. The standard of service on the Hong Kong-listed airline, part owned by Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (HKSE: 0293 ) is an airline based in Hong Kong, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 104 destinations worldwide. It is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main base at the Hong Kong International Airport. [1]. , is a popular topic of discussion in Beijing, with complaints ranging from frequent delays to poor English abilities. Air China says some of those delays are caused by the weather and are unavoidable, thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. which strike Beijing during the summer frequently lead to the airport closing, but acknowledge they could keep passengers better informed. Jul 23, 2007 Air China Air China, the official airline partner for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is working to cut delays and improve employees' English language skills ahead of next year's Games, according to executives. Jul 23, 2007 Air India Air India (formerly Air-India, Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. Air India, India's national flag carrier, which is celebrating its 75th year of operation this year, operates 24 weekly flights to the U.S., including a daily service to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of via London and a daily service to Newark, N.J., via Paris. Air India operates approximately 170 flights a week, carrying more than 5 million passengers a year to 59 cities worldwide from various points in India. Its subsidiary, Air India Express, operates 116 services a week to 10 destinations in the Gulf and South East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. . Jul 27, 2007 Air India Air India will offer for the first tme the only nonstop flights between the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and India. It begins service to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK from Mumbai, India, on Aug. 1. Air India's 777-200LR will have a three-class configuration, including eight first-class cabins, 35 executive class and 195 economy seats. Jul 27, 2007 Air India, Continental Airlines, Jet Airways Jet Airways (India) Ltd. is an airline based in Mumbai, India, operating domestic and international services. It operates over 330 daily flights to 50 destinations across the country and 6 overseas. Air India, Continental Airlines and Jet Airways are ramping up service between the United States and India, seeking to satisfy growing demand for travel between the two countries. Jul 23, 2007 Jetstar, Airbus Jetstar Jet In Bali Emergency Landing. A passenger jet operated by Australia's Jetstar with more than 300 people on board had to make an emergency landing on Indonesian island Bali due to engine problems, an airport official said on Monday. The Airbus was traveling from Bangkok to Melbourne when a fault was detected in one of its engines, Denpasar Airport spokesman Munir said. The plane diverted to Denpasar, where it made a successful emergency landing at 04:46 a.m. local time (2046 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 on Sunday), and the problem was being investigated, the official said. Officials at Jetstar in Bali could not immediately be reached for comment. Jetstar, the low-cost subsidiary of Qantas Airways, has tripled in size since its launch three years ago. The international arm of the carrier currently flies to 10 Asian cities, with plans to add more flights this year. Jul 23, 2007 Qantas Airways Qantas Airways plans to unveil a new premium economy class product in Sydney. The new class will be fitted to the airline's A380s to be delivered next year and also to its 747-400 fleet. Qantas has been considering the move for some time and the delay in A380 deliveries enabled it to incorporate the new class in its first aircraft to be delivered in August 2008. Jul 24, 2007 Qantas Airways Qantas has unveiled a host of new features for its A380 aircraft, slated for delivery in August, 2008. The Australian flag carrier has ordered 20 of the ultra-large aircraft that will be configured with 450 seats - 14 First, 72 Business, 32 Premium Economy and 332 Economy. Jul 24, 2007 Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Singapore Airlines announced yesterday that seats on the inaugural A380 flight in October, a Singapore-Sydney return, will be auctioned on eBay with proceeds going to charities including two Sydney hospitals, Singapore's Community Chest and Medecins Sans Frontieres. ExxonMobil Aviation will donate the fuel and eBay will subsidize fees and charges from the auction, details of which have yet to be finalized. Jul 26, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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