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Continental selects AAR for winglet installation

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Continental Airlines (Houston) has selected AAR (Indianapolis) to install Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets on 16 Boeing 757-300s.

Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/AAR-Selected-by-Continental-prnews-1904331751.html?x=0&.v=1

Jet’s pilots sick out, at least 130 flights canceled

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Jet Airways (Mumbai) was struck by a sick out by its pilots today. At least 130 flights have been canceled.

News link:

economictimes.indiatimes.com/Pilots-on-mass-leave-130-Jet-Airways-flights-cancelled/articleshow/4985533.cms

EgyptAir orders eight more Boeing 737-800s

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EgyptAir (Cairo) has ordered eight more Boeing 737-800s (total now 20). The carrier currently has seven in service.

Press Release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Boeing-NextGeneration-737s-prnews-3753257767.html?x=0&.v=1

KTHY changes its brand to Cyprus Turkish

Brand new Boeing 737-86N TC-CTA (msn 35643) taxies at Seattle (King County-Boeing Field) in the new look. Copyright Photo: Rick Schlamp.

KTHY-Kibris Turk Hava Yollari (Ercan) has introduced a new color scheme and also changed it brand name to Cyprus Turkish Airlines. With the new livery, the company has removed the previous large “KTHY” titles.

Thomson Airways adds Thomson titles to new 737

G-FDZR taxies at Seattle (King County-Boeing Field) in the 2001 TUI "smile" livery. Copyright Photo: Joe G. Walker.

Thomson Airways’ (London-Luton) new Boeing 737-8K5 G-FDZR (msn 35145) will be delivered with the new Thomson titles. Thomson Airways was created on November 1, 2008 with the merger of Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways.

Air China’s wild new “Waves and Peacock” 737

Air China's future B-5422 is pictured at Seattle (King County-Boeing Field) on a test flight. Copyright Photo: Joe G. Walker.

Air China (Beijing) will soon take delivery of a new Boeing 737-89L registered B-5422 (msn 36741). The new airliner is painted in this very vivid two-tone blue waves and red peacock motif at the factory.

AeroMexico to start Mexico City-Montreal flights

AeroMexico (Mexico City) will launch twice-weekly nonstop flights between the MEX hub and Montreal (Trudeau) on April 9. This represents the second Canadian city. Toronto comes on line on March 3 with daily service to MEX. Both routes will be served with Boeing 737s.