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Airlines to Increase Minimun Delays For Flight Compensation

REFUND.ME and Various Consumer Organisations Question Motives Behind Increase to Minimum Delays for Flight Compensation Under the proposed revision of EU regulation 261/2004, the minimum delay for flight compensation would increase from three to five, nine or even twelve hours. By some measures a majority of passengers currently eligible for compensation for flight delays, cancellations […]

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European Airlines Struggling with Restructuring Programs

Frost & Sullivan’s Lida Mantzavinou comments on Lufthansa grounded by trade union strike Lufthansa’s union strike is impacting 98 per cent of the carrier’s flights, with cancellations hitting both short- and long-haul destinations. The half-day strike in March, had affected 40 per cent of the carrier’s flights with cancellations of 700 flights. The union’s reaction […]

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Ethiopian Signs Agreement with Djibouti Airport for Sea – Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Djibouti International Airport for the provision of sea-air and air-sea cargo transport of goods in East Africa. The MoU was signed at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters on Monday, 22 April 2013, between Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian, and Mr. Mohamed […]

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Bombardier Pays Visit to Ethiopian Airlines

Bombardier Group CEO Pays Visit to Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters   During a visit to Ethiopian Airlines’ Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Pierre Beaudoin, Group President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc., held extensive discussions with Ethiopian CEO Tewolde Gebremariam and other senior executive management members regarding Ethiopian successful Q400* NextGen* aircraft operations. The two companies are […]

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IATA to Hold Africa Aviation Day in Collaboration with Ethiopian

IATA to Hold Africa Aviation Day in Collaboration with Ethiopian Ethiopian Airlines announce that IATA will host Africa Aviation Day on April 16, 2013 in Addis Ababa under the theme “Driving the Benefits of Aviation across the Continent”. This will be the first time that IATA Africa Aviation Day is held in Ethiopia. The Director-General and Chief Executive officer […]

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IATA Restructuring to Deliver More Value

IATA Restructuring to Better Serve Members and Stakeholders Positioning to Deliver More Value The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an organizational restructuring of its main divisions and regional operations to even better address the needs of its 240 member airlines. Senior management changes were also announced to support the new structure. All changes will take […]

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UA to Increase Weekly Service to Central America

Airline will begin weekly nonstop flights from Washington-Dulles to San Jose, Costa Rica and Guatemala, and from Chicago to San Jose   United Airlines will begin weekly year-round service between its hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport and both Guatemala City, Guatemala, and San Jose, Costa Rica, on April 13. The airline also will begin weekly […]

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Your Flight Delayed? Get Refund.me

REFUND.ME, The Breakthrough Online Platform for Processing Claims for Flight Delays, Missed Connections, Diverted Flights and Cancellations Launches in the UK    refund.me, the online platform specialised in handling claims for airline passengers and passengers of other transportation modes, has launched in the UK to offer a swift and efficient solution to air passengers affected […]

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Boeing & Sberbank Announce Order for 12 737- 800s

Boeing, Sberbank of Russia and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sberbank Leasing, have reached an agreement on an order for 12 Next-Generation 737-800s The airplanes are intended for operational leasing under Sberbank‘s contract with Transaero, one of Sberbank’s key corporate customers. Valued at more than $1 billion at current list prices, the deal will help lay […]

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EA and Oman Air Enter in to Code Share Agreement

Ethiopian Airlines, has entered into a codeshare partnership with Oman Air, on the Addis Ababa and Muscat sectors, which will offer greater choice for customers of the two airlines. This codeshare agreement will cover flights between the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and the Omani capital of Muscat. The service will be operated using Ethiopian […]