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Friday, 10 September 2010

Editor: Daisy Melwani

Top Stories

U.S stalls Delta, Virgin merger
- Friday, 10 September 2010
  - The U.S Department of Transportation (DOT), Virgin Blue Holdings and Delta Air Lines are in talks over the department's preliminary decision to deny the application submitted by the airliners to operate flights between Australia and the U.S.
Budget airline to get out of JAL
- Friday, 10 September 2010
  - Japan Airlines (JAL) may set up a budget airline with part of its Y350 billion (US$4 billion) capital injection from the Japanese government, as it looks to rebuild its business after declaring bankruptcy in January.
Tourism all that jazz for New Orleans post-Katrina
- Friday, 10 September 2010
  - Tourism in New Orleans - the birthplace of jazz - is starting to swing like it did before Hurricane Katrina silenced the Louisiana city five years ago.
Dev Patel sends off new British Airways Boeing
- Friday, 10 September 2010
  - British Airways' (BA) first Boeing 777-300ER was treated to a Slumdog Millionaire send off before flying to Mumbai, decorated by the movie's star Dev Patel.
Abu Dhabi to handle 40 million by 2030
- Friday, 10 September 2010
  - Abu Dhabi International Airport is set to handle 40 million passengers by 2030, as part of a US$6.8 million (Dh25 billion) redevelopment plan to facilitate the city's emergence as a major regional hub.
Spirit of Australia: Giving (away lost property)
- Thursday, 9 September 2010
  - Qantas has admitted that they lost the property of a passenger, believing to have donated it to charity.
BA's Walsh sets sights on 12 new airlines
- Thursday, 9 September 2010
  - All British Airways (BA) chief executive Willie Walsh wants for Christmas is another airline or twelve.
Christchurch update: city resuming
- Thursday, 9 September 2010
  - The tourism organisations of Christchurch are working together to ensure current and potential visitors to the city are safe and looked after, as the region recovers from Saturday's earthquake and aftershocks.
New properties, brands for Centara
- Thursday, 9 September 2010
  - Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced it will partner with the Pattaya-based Nova Group to manage four new properties under the brands, 'Centra' and 'Centara Residence and Suites'.
Not all black: NZ tourism "open for business"
- Wednesday, 8 September 2010
  - Tourism New Zealand has stressed that the country remains "open for business" despite the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Christchurch on Saturday.

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