Archive for the Category ‘Miscellaneous’

Investigation begins into cause of Tripoli air crash

Investigation begins into cause of Tripoli air crash

Aviation officials in Libya are investigating the plane crash that killed 103 people at Tripoli airport.
The flight recorders have been recovered and handed over to analysts for clues on what brought down the Afriqiyah Airways flight on Wednesday.
Police and rescue workers wearing surgical masks and gloves have been combing the wreckage of the Airbus A330 [...]

Passengers To Clean Airline Cabins, Toilets

Passengers To Clean Airline Cabins, Toilets

Chicago, IL (GlossyNews) — Complex merger talks now underway between United Airlines, Continental Airlines and US Airways include a landmark cost-cutting measure that will require passengers to clean the aircraft cabin and lavatories before leaving the plane.

“These discussions are all about finding efficiencies,” said an airline source close to the ongoing negotiations. “The fact is [...]

Airlines launch 2-day summer airfare sale

Airlines launch 2-day summer airfare sale

Some steep discounts are available to air travelers in the next two days in what one industry analyst calls “the first big summer fare sale” of the year.

AirTran sparked the sale this week, with US Airways, United, Delta and American among the airlines following close behind, says Tom Parsons, founder of Bestfares.com who tracks ticket [...]

Sexpo Plans to Go Public, Eyes New Markets

Sexpo Plans to Go Public, Eyes New Markets

QUEENSLAND, Australia — Sexpo late Tuesday said it plans on going public by November and has eyes on new markets, including New Zealand, Europe and the U.S.

The plan, to be revealed at the Brisbane Sexpo in Southbank, Australia, on Thursday, will spell out what the company will do in the next six months and detail [...]

Air NZ hails success of charter flights to Japan

Air NZ hails success of charter flights to Japan

Air New Zealand Ltd said charter flights between Japan and Auckland during the summer were popular, with three charters in January sold out and the fourth on December 28 achieving an 80 percent load factor.
Three services using 767-300 aircraft, operated from Nagoya with the fourth from Okinawa, resulted in almost 900 additional Japanese tourists visiting [...]

Air France Crash Search to Resume End February

Air France Crash Search to Resume End February

PARIS (Reuters) – International search teams will be sent to the Atlantic later this month to try to find wreckage from an Air France airliner that crashed into the sea last year killing all 228 people aboard, French officials said on Friday.

Three specialised search vessels, equipped to survey the rugged sea bed at depths of [...]

Korean Air, Garuda Indonesia to increase joint operations

Korean Air, Garuda Indonesia to increase joint operations

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest airline, said Friday it will increase joint operations with Garuda Indonesia, an Indonesian airliner, on the Incheon-Jakarta route starting next week.

Korean Air, which has been offering seven trips a week between South Korea’s main gateway and the Indonesian capital on a code-sharing basis with the Indonesian carrier, will [...]

Rivals Taxi as Iraqi Airways Rebuilds

Rivals Taxi as Iraqi Airways Rebuilds

In a potentially hopeful sign for Iraq’s battered economy, foreign airlines are increasing service to the country as its national airline is rebuilding after two decades of war, sanctions and neglect.

Flying in Iraq remains difficult due to continuing security concerns and because airports and air-traffic control systems are just starting to be modernized.
Iraqi Airways [...]

7 great games for the iPod Touch

7 great games for the iPod Touch

Since I got an iPod Touch in October, I’ve been impressed with the gaming credentials of Apple’s touch-screened machine.

I was initially sceptical about gaming on the Touch, believing it would never measure up to the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, but after spending countless hours tapping, sliding and poking, I declare that the iPod Touch [...]

Indonesia Is Growing Military Muscles!

Indonesia Is Growing Military Muscles!

Indonesia, over the last few years or so, has been slowly building its military hardware for their Navy, Air Force and Army. Photos included here show some of their recent acquisitions. Should we be worried? Indonesia is, currently, on friendly terms with Australia, however, this has not always been the case, and attitudes and relations [...]