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AirAsia X to fly to Paris Orly next year

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AirAsia X (Kuala Lumpur) will add its second European destination. One stop service to Paris (Orly) will commence next year.

News link:

www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/4asya/Article/index_html

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.

Star1 Airlines starts operations

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Star1 Airlines (www.star1.aero) (Vilnius) commenced charter operations on June 30. However scheduled flights between Vilnius and Dublin, Girona (Barcelona) and London began on July 3 with Boeing 737-73S LY-STG (msn 29083).

AirAsia X wants to expand to the United States

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biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/27/business/4207026&sec=business

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.

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.

Blue Wings loses its AOC and shuts down

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Ryanair adds routes from Memmingen/Charleroi

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Ryanair (Dublin) in April will add seven new routes from Memmingen (Munich West). The new routes include flights to Alghero, Alicante, Dublin, Girona (near Barcelona), London (Stansted), Pisa and Reus (near Barcelona). The company will also add another Boeing 737-800 based at Charleroi (near Brussels) (total now eight) in order to add four new routes (total now 43) to Brindisi, La Rochelle, Palma de Mallorca and Turin (Turino). The pilots of Ryanair also agreed to a pay freeze for the next 12 months.

Aurigny Air Services accepts first ATR 72-500

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Aurigny Air Services (Guernsey) on March 6 took delivery of its first (of two) ATR 72-500 (ATR 72-212A). G-COBO (msn 852) repositioned from Toulouse to Southampton. In other news, Aurigny will start Guernsey-East Midlands service on May 1.