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Jat Airways is poised for new Boeing 737NGs

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Copyright Photo: Keith Burton. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.

Jat Airways (Belgrade) is reportedly getting ready to finalize a deal with Boeing for “up to five” new 737NGs. Previously the company had planned to add eight Airbus A319s in 2004 and then considered obtaining eight Boeing 737-800s starting in 2005. Any new airplanes will probably lead to a new livery.

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News link:

www.b92.net//eng/news/business-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=09&dd=13&nav_id=61736

Libyan Airlines to offer Wi-Fi services on A320s

Libyan Airlines (Tripoli) is planning to become the first African airline to offer Internet and mobile phone service on its new Airbus A320s due in 2010.

News item:

allafrica.com/stories/200909100361.html

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Ryanair takes on Jet2.com’s home base

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Ryanair (Dublin) has decided to add more routes from Leeds/Bradford, the home of rival low-cost carrier Jet2.com. Two Boeing 737-800s will be based at LBA. Ryanair will now serve 8 of 14 routes from LBA currently operated by Jet2.com.

Ukraine International to add Abu Dhabi

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Ukraine International Airlines (Kiev) will add Abu Dhabi and the Kiev-Abu Dhabi route on September 25.

Turkish finalizes order for seven 777-300 ERs

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Turkish Airlines (Istanbul) and Boeing have now finalized an order for seven additional 777-300 ER (Extended Range) jetliners (total now 12).

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Press release:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Boeing-and-Turkish-Airlines-prnews-3744838901.html?x=0&.v=1

SkyEurope wins creditor protection

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SkyEurope Airlines (Slovakia) (Bratislava) yesterday (June 22) received bankruptcy court approval for creditor protection as it reorganizes and restructures its debts. Under Slovak law, companies have nine and a half months to reorganize.

S7 Airlines to join the Oneworld Alliance

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S7 Airlines (Moscow) is expected to become the 11th member of the Oneworld Alliance. The Russian carrier will soon start the integration process. Rival Aeroflot Russian Airlines is a member of the SkyTeam Alliance.

Airberlin introduces Berlin-Oslo flights

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Airberlin (Berlin-Tegel) on April 24 launched a new route from Berlin (Tegel) to Oslo with Boeing 737-700s.

Norwegian to provide high-speed broadband

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Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.no and Norwegian.com) (Oslo-Fornebu) is equipping its entire fleet with high speed in-flight broadband from Row 44. It will be the first European airline to equip its entire fleet with high-speed broadband. The company serves 84 destination across Europe.

Czech Airlines sale down to two bidders

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The Czech government has narrowed the potential winning bidder for stated-owned Czech Airlines-CSA (Prague) down to two bidders – Air France-KLM and the Czech consortium of Unimex-Travel Service Airlines (Prague). The government wants to sell its 91.5 percent stake in the flag carrier. Czech Airlines is a fellow member of the SkyTeam Alliance with Air France-KLM. Aeroflot Russian Airlines has been eliminated from the bidding.