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Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has launched its 2013-14 holiday packages programme with breaks to 140 destinations in 45 countries, and offering a wealth of activity options including extended tours, cruises and fly-drives.

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British no-frills carrier easyJet forecast on Friday that it would halve its first-half pre-tax losses, but would remain in the red due the adverse impact of currency movements and changes in fuel prices.

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DUBAI — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, is set to increase its cargo capacity to Tokyo, when Emirates launches a daily non-stop flight between Dubai and Haneda Airport from June 3.

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The next milestone in Dubai aviation is about to be reached, with the emirate’s second international airport due to open to passengers in October, ushering in “a new era”.

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JAKARTA — PT Lion Mentari Airlines plans to set up ventures across Asia and Australia to expand after placing orders of more the $45 billion with Airbus and Boeing in the past two years.

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DUBAI — Boeing’s strong airline industry growth in the Middle East is expected to continue over the next 20 years, according to the company’s latest market outlook reports.

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DUBAI - Emirates airlines hailed on Monday its tie-up with Qantas as a growth model, after the first flight of the Australian carrier to its new international hub in Dubai.

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If Emirates and Qantas airlines were hoping to make waves with their ground-breaking new partnership, their historic publicity stunt flying two superjumbo planes over Australia’s Sydney Harbour Bridge certainly helped.

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Two Airbus A380s will fly in formation over Sydney’s world-famous Harbour Bridge on Sunday to celebrate the launch of a tie-up between Emirates and Qantas, the Australian airline said.

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