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Lion Air Boeing 737-400 skids off the runway

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Lion Air (Jakarta) Boeing 737-400 has skidded off the runway today (December 13) at Pekanbaru.

News link:

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/14/content_12641935.htm

Brussels Airlines joins the Star Alliance

Brussels Airlines (Brussels) yesterday (December 9) joined the Star Alliance as the 26th member.

Copyright Photo: Paul Denton.

Czech Airlines is now operating Boeing 737-436 OK-WGY for DanubeWings

Czech's Boeing 737-436 OK-WGY (msn 25839) is seen in a Prague hangar before the lease. Copyright Photo: Czech Airlines via Marco Finelli.

Czech Airlines-CSA (Prague) starting today (December 1) has wet leased its Boeing 737-436 OK-WGY (msn 25839) to DanubeWings (DanubeWings.com) (Bratislava). DanubeWings today launched jet service with OK-WGY from Poprad-Tatry to London (Luton), Dublin and Manchester.

News link:

http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/37297/10/

danube_wings_airline_announces_its_plans_in_slovakia.html

LOT Polish Airlines celebrates 80 Years with special logojet

 

LOT Polish 737-400 SP-LLC (09-80th)(Ldg) WAW (ATM)(LR)

Copyright Photo: Antoni Mazur. SP-LLC lands at the WAW base with the special markings.

LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) has taken its gold “Common Task”-adorned Boeing 737-45D SP-LLC (msn 27157) and added a big “80” with smaller “Flying since 1929” sub-titles as it celebrates its 80th Anniversary. ย Congratulations LOT.

 

Air Dominicana will now start on October 16

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Air Dominicana (Santo Domingo) will now launch operations on October 16 from SDQ to both Miami and New York (JFK).

QANTAS Boeing 737-400 loses air pressure

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News link:

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news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090726/wl_nm/us_australia_newzealand_qantas

US Airways’ 737-4B7 N443US makes hard landing

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US Airways’ (Phoenix) Boeing 737-4B7 N443US (msn 24842) yesterday afternoon (June 27) made a hard landing at Tampa after flying in from Philadelphia. ย The nose gear collapsed on landing. Television pitchman Billy Mays who was on flight, was found dead this morning in his Tampa home after reportedly hitting his head in the incident.

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Here is full local report and video from Tampa:

www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/US-Airways-plane-makes-hard-landing-at-Tampa/J4S8mFG6PEqaw5-jy4S08Q.cspx

Royal Air Maroc will drop Atlas-blue.com brand

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Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca) will drop the low-fare Atlas Blue (atlas-blue.com) (Marrakech) brand according to ATW. The flights will continue to be operated but under the Royal Air Maroc brand. ย The subsidiary started operations on July 26, 2004 with a single Boeing 737-400.

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Here is the full report:

atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=17049

Tailwind Airlines starts operations in Turkey

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Tailwind Airlines (Istanbul) received its AOC on May 12, 2009 and commenced scheduled and charter services with three ex-Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8s (TC-TLA, TC-TLB and TC-TLC). The new airline is serving Ankara, Antalya, Bodrum, Istanbul and Izmir in Turkey and also Tehran and Tel Aviv. In July it will be flying an expanded schedule to Europe including Amsterdam, Bilbao and Madrid.

Tor Air is now operating for Cimber and Viking

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Tor Air (Gothenburg) is now operating for Cimber Air and Viking Airlines. The new charter airline started operations in 2008.