- Cebu Pacific Adds 2nd Daily Frequency to Manila-Dumaguete[Jan. 25, 2007]
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has added its second daily frequency to its Dumaguete-Manila service from January 25, 2007.
- Cebu Pacific Traffic Grows by 57% in 2006[Jan. 24, 2007]
Cebu Pacific (CEB) registered a 57% growth in passenger traffic for 2006 vs 2005.
- Emirates Named "Best Airline for First Class" by Global Traveler Magazine[Jan. 25, 2007]
Business and luxury leisure travellers gave Emirates top honours in the annual Global Traveler's GT Tested Awards for 2006, naming the airline "Best Airline for First Class" for the second year in a row. Global Traveler's annual GT Tested Awards is one of the world's most comprehensive business and leisure traveller polls, showcasing the best and brightest in airlines, hotels, destinations and travel service providers, as voted by magazine readers.
- Problems Plague New Airport in Bangkok[Jan. 30, 2007]
The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport.
- South African Teen Found Dead in British Airways Jet's Wheel Well in LA[Jan. 29, 2007]
A stowaway found dead in the wheel well of a British Airways jet was a South African teen, but investigators were still trying to determine where and how he got into the plane, officials said on January 29.
- Air China Offers Non-stop Charter Flights Across Taiwan Strait During Spring Festival[Jan. 29, 2007]
Air China will offer seven round-trip charter flights from Beijing to Taipei, plus one flight from Beijing to Kaohsiung, during the upcoming Spring Festival period of February 14 to 26. The Spring Festival period celebrates the important Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on February 18 this year.
- Donate JAL FFP Miles & Help Eradicate Preventable Diseases[Jan. 29, 2007]
From February 1, 2007, members of Japan Airlines' frequent flyer program - the JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) - can donate miles from their accounts to support the non-profit organization, the Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World's Children (JCV), helping the organization to eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases throughout Asia.
- JAL Announces Revised Domestic Operations for FY2007[Jan. 29, 2007]
The Japan Airlines Group has made its biggest review of domestic passenger operations since 2002 by cutting unprofitable routes and adjusting supply to demand through flight frequency reductions on other routes and by adding more flights on popular routes. The details are included in the airline's domestic network plan for FY2007 (April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008) announced on January 29 in Tokyo.
- Etihad Airways Says It Will Grow The Market in Australia[Jan. 30, 2007]
Barely three weeks after gaining rights from the Australian Government to fly daily into Australia, Etihad Airways has announced plans to start flights to Sydney in late March, and has hinted it will seek additional rights so it can fly to other state capital cities.
- Air Zimbabwe Provides Training to Dispatchers at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport[Jan. 23, 2007]
On January 22, Air Zimbabwe's Captain Charles Chikosi and his colleagues gave Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's dispatchers the relevant training in flight operations.