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  Singapore Airlines expands new A330 product onto more routes

  Tiger Airways plans its third Asian airline

  Russia threatens ban on Austrian Airlines

  China Eastern in talks with global airline alliances

  Asiana Airlines is awarded prestigious 5-Star Airline certification for 2010

  ANA to offer women only Lavatories on International Routes

  Flight attendant sacked over Persian Gulf name row

  Lufthansa four-day pilots' strike begins

  Smelly passenger kicked off flight

  Qantas expected to report $120m profit

  American Airlines to charge $50 for coach standby

  US airlines apply to fly into Tokyo Haneda

  Bolivian airline give free flights to a child born on its aircraft

  Royal Brunei Airlines might lease B777's from Jet Airways

  Launch of Senegal Airlines postponed until September 2010

  British Airways new First Class product claim is misleading say Skytrax

  Singapore Airlines introducing new cabin product on B777-200 aircraft

  American Airlines to charge $8 for blanket, pillow

  China Eastern Airlines in search for new investors

  Turkish Airlines leasing 3 more B777's from Jet Airways

  Kingfisher Airlines is Certified as a world 5-Star Airline for 2010 ranking period

  Hong Kong Airlines to buy six Airbus A330-200 aircraft

  Garuda pioneers immigration clearance as onboard service from Japan

  Singapore Airlines postpones A380 after contractor fails to deliver seats on time

  Japan Airlines to pull out of Oneworld Alliance

  Air New Zealand offers couples beds in economy class

  Boss of Ethiopian Airlines says EU airline blacklist is not genuine

  Complaints in Australia against airlines soaring

  Aeroflot and Turkish Airlines discussing Joint Venture

  British Airways strike vote for cabin crew

  Japan Airlines set to cut a third of its workforce

  Etihad Airways no plans to launch budget airline

  Air NZ's new cabin crew outfits like 'drag queens'

  British Airways starts GBP100 million revamp of first-class cabin

  Thai Airways yearns for top spot

  Qatar Airways planning IPO for 2015

  Afriqiyah Airways to install Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir on A330 fleet

  Finnair introduce new Business Class seats on latest A330 aircraft

  Air Canada has been told to create a nut-free "buffer zone" onboard

  British Airways fresh talks to avoid cabin crew strike

  United Airlines pilot admits being over drink limit

  Former Jetstar Pacific director arrested in Vietnam

  Garuda Indonesia quality improvements receive Certification as an official 4-Star Airline for 2010

  SA Airlink has over half of it's fleet grounded

  American Airlines and British Airways joint venture under attack

  Air Comet collapse as it files for bankruptcy

  Japan government will back loans to keep Japan Airlines flying

  Dnata moving into Airport Handling Operations in UK

  Hainan Airlines is certified as first 4-Star airline in mainland China

  Qantas strike threat may ground planes

  Thai Airways to launch First Class service from Dubai

  Etihad Airways ordered to pay Force India F1 damages for sponsorship withdrawal

  Lion Air taking on Garuda with B747-400 flights to Jeddah

  Qatar Airways plane flies on gas to liquid fuel

  2010 World Airport Awards live ceremony to be held in Brussels, Belgium on 23 March 2010

  Qatar Airways is Certified as a world 5-Star Airline

  SKYTRAX announce World Airline Awards event for 2010

  Aeroflot planning to initially cut 2,000 jobs

  Virgin Nigeria changes name to Nigerian Eagle Airlines

  Singapore Airlines delays A380 deliveries

  SkyEurope Airlines finally goes under

  Kingfisher Airlines launches daily flights between India and Thailand

  British Airways to sell ads on boarding cards alongside new TV campaign

  Republic Airways beats Southwest in bid for Frontier Airlines

  SKYTRAX launch the latest global World Airline Passenger Survey

  Ryanair slashes Stansted flights

  Possible Middle East investment for Virgin Blue

  Emirates looks to stem losses on Australia flights by increasing fares