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	<title>DWS Aviation &#187; australia</title>
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		<title>Strike by engineers won&#8217;t hit flights or safety, says Qantas</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/strike-by-engineers-safety-says-qantas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, has sought to assure passengers that the strike by the carrier’s engineers would not result in grounding any flights and asked the passengers to check departure times on mobile phones and also on its website.
Around 200 engineers who check the airworthiness of the Qantas fleet has been on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jetstar increasing Darwin-Sydney daytime flights from September 18, 2009; starting night flights from October</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/jetstar-increasing-darwin-sydney-daytime-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[darwin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jetstar Airways, the budget carrier based in Melbourne, Australia, has announced that it is raising the number of its weekly services between the Australian cities of Darwin and Sydney.
At present, Jetstar Airways offers 5 flights a week between Darwin, the capital city of Northern Territory in Australia, and Sydney, the largest city in Australia.
In a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AirAsia launches Bali-Perth flight, to resume Johor Bahru-Bangkok service</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airasia-launches-bali-perth-flight-to-resume-johor-bahru-bangkok-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bali]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AirAsia, the low-fare airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, made the inaugural service between Bali in Indonesia and Perth in Australia on July 17, 2009.
The carrier said it will launch twice-a-day, non-stop flights on the Bali-Perth route from August 19, 2009.
AirAsia, the regional airline that serves destinations in Malaysia as well in South-East Asia, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Airways cutting flights to Australia by 5% in the winter; London-Sydney service to be affected</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/british-airways-cutting-flights-to-australia-by-5-in-the-winter-london-sydney-service-to-be-affected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[british airways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[london]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[British Airways, the national flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has announced that it is cutting its capacity to Australia by 5% by reducing a few flights during the northern winter.

At present, British Airways, the joint venture partner of Australia’s national airline Qantas Airways, operates two flights a day between London and Sydney.
The frequency will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas Airways to operate daily Sydney-London, Sydney-Los Angles flights from November 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-airways-to-operate-daily-sydney-london-sydney-los-angles-flights-from-november-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[london]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[los angeles]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, is increasing the number of services to London and Los Angeles by operating daily services with Airbus A380 aircraft from Sydney in Australia to London and Los Angles from November 2009.
In as statement, Qantas Airways said that the airline, after it receives its 4th Airbus A380 aircraft at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pacific Blue Airlines plans Hamilton-Australia direct flights from September 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/pacific-blue-airlines-plans-hamilton-australia-direct-flights-from-september-1-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/pacific-blue-airlines-plans-hamilton-australia-direct-flights-from-september-1-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pacific Blue Airlines, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, will operate direct trans-Tasman flights between Hamilton in New Zealand and Australia from September 1, 2009.

The airline said it would fly 6 services to Australia each week – 3 to Sydney and 3 to Brisbane, thus “filling the gap that Air New Zealand left.”
In a press release, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysia Airlines fare cut on India- Malaysia, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand flights</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/malaysia-airlines-fare-cut-on-india-malaysia-bangladesh-australia-new-zealand-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fares]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia Airlines has announced a big cut of as much as 53% in fuel surcharge, resulting in a fare cut for India-Malaysia return flights. The return fare for Malaysia Airlines&#8217; India-Malaysia flight will be Rs 16,528 (all-inclusive) from May 12, 2009.
The airline said that the fare cut was implemented, mainly, to attract customers during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strike by Qantas Airways staff leads to big delays across Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/strike-by-qantas-airways-staff-leads-to-big-delays-across-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airports]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A strike by baggage handlers of Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, resulted in long delays at major airports across Australia on March 30, 2009.Both domestic and international passengers were inconvenienced by the strike, Qantas Airways said in a statement, with long delays occurring at Adelaide Airport and other terminals in Brisbane, Sydney and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas Airways to cut 100 senior jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-airways-to-cut-100-senior-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-airways-to-cut-100-senior-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways to scrap 100 senior executive posts in a bid to tackle the tough times.
Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia and the country’s largest carrier, will cut 100 senior executive jobs as a apart of its efforts to deal with the fall in demand for air travel worldwide.
A reorganisation of the airline’s management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qatar Airways to start new flights to India and Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qatar-airways-to-start-new-flights-to-india-and-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qatar-airways-to-start-new-flights-to-india-and-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amritsar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Qatar Airways Ltd., the state-owned carrier that has more than 200 Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS planes on order, is all set to open air routes to some Australian and Indian cities later this year in the winters.
Qatar Airways planes are expected to fly to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia Goa and Amritsar in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s aviation watchdog to get greater powers to oversee safety of foreign airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-watchdog-to-get-greater-powers-to-oversee-safety-of-foreign-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-watchdog-to-get-greater-powers-to-oversee-safety-of-foreign-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the aviation watchdog of Australia, is to be given greater powers to check the safety of foreign airlines.

An amendment to civil aviation law would give the Civil Aviation Safety Authority – which is primarily responsible for the maintenance, enhancement and promotion of the safety of civil aviation in Australia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emirates adds flights to Brisbane and Melbourne from Dubai</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/emirates-adds-flights-to-brisbane-and-melbourne-from-dubai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/emirates-adds-flights-to-brisbane-and-melbourne-from-dubai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Emirates Airline has stepped up its presence in Australia with the introduction of a second daily service to Brisbane and a third daily service to Melbourne.

Closely following the launch of Emirates’ A380 service to Sydney on February 1, the two new services to Brisbane and Melbourne will operate non-stop and escalate the airline’s weekly capacity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>V Australia announces Melbourne-Los Angeles, Sydney-Johannesburg routes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/v-australia-announces-melbourne-los-angeles-sydney-johannesburg-routes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[V Australia, the long-haul international airline owned by Virgin Blue Holdings Limited, has announced two new routes – between Melbourne in Australia and Los Angeles in the United States from September 15, 2009, and between Sydney in Australia to Johannesburg in South Africa from a date yet to be decided.
V Australia, headquartered in Sydney, New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas A380 Sydney-London flights launched</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-a380-sydney-london-flights-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-a380-sydney-london-flights-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=845</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Quantas has launched A380 Sydney-London flights from January 16, 2008. 
The A380 aircraft is the third in Qantas&#8217; fleet of A380s and was delivered to Qantas on December 27, 2008.
Qantas&#8217; A380 will be used for the new flights from Sydney-London Heathrow via Singapore thrice a week, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and return services on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nancy-Bird Walton passes away</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/nancy-bird-walton-passes-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/nancy-bird-walton-passes-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia&#8217;s aviation legend Nancy-Bird Walton passes away at 93.


Nancy Bird-Walton, 93, the first woman in Australia to operate a commercial aircraft, is no more.
The pioneering aviatrix and also one of Australia&#8217;s most famous aviators was named &#8216;Living National Treasure&#8217; by the National Trust of Australia in 1997.
Nancy Bird-Walton had been in and out of hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety-related incidents on Australian aircraft rise significantly, says report</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/safety-related-incidents-on-australian-aircraft-rise-significantly-says-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/safety-related-incidents-on-australian-aircraft-rise-significantly-says-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=568</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of reported incidents concerning aircraft safety on Australian aircraft has gone up considerably in the last five years, a new report has revealed.
The annual review by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which covered Australia’s entire aviation fleet from recreational aircraft to passenger jets, showed a “separate increase” in the number of reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jetstar to fly daily from Auckland to Sydney and Gold Coast</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/jetstar-to-fly-daily-from-auckland-to-sydney-and-gold-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The low-cost airline Jetstar Airways, a subsidiary of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas Airways, will start direct daily flights from Auckland in New Zealand to Sydney and Gold Coast in Australia from April 28, 2009.

Jetstar to fly daily from Auckland to Sydney and Gold Coast from April 28, 2009
The new, daily return Auckland services are subject [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia’s aviation regulator suspends Aero Tropics over safety concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australia%e2%80%99s-aviation-regulator-suspends-aero-tropics-over-safety-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the airline regulator of Australia, has suspended operation of the small airline Aero Tropics Air Services because of safety concerns.

Aero Tropics, operated by Lip Air Pty Ltd, and based in the city of Cairns in the far-north Queensland state, Australia, operates a fleet of 18 light aircraft offering services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing strike delays launch of V Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-strike-delays-launch-of-v-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing strike by machinists of Boeing Company has forced Virgin Blue to put off the launch of its V Australia trans-Pacific service, which was planned for December 15, 2008.

Boeing’s 27,000 machinists, who represent 16% of the company’s workforce, went on strike on September 6, 2008, after the failure of contract talks.
The Boeing Company, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s aviation pioneer Nancy-Bird Walton names Qantas Airbus A380 Superjumbo after her</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-pioneer-nancy-bird-walton-names-qantas-airbus-a380-superjumbo-after-her/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has named its new Airbus A380 Superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, after Nancy Bird-Walton, Australia’s first woman commercial pilot.

The 92-year-old Nancy herself performed the christening of the plane at a ceremony held at Sydney Airport on September 29, 2008.
Nancy Bird, who learnt to fly in 1933 when she was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas Airways gets its first Airbus A380 Superjumbo, more on the way</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-airways-gets-its-first-airbus-a380-superjumbo-more-on-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, has taken delivery of the first of its Airbus A380 Superjumbo from Toulouse, France.

Qantas was the first airline to order the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
Qantas Airways’ Airbus A380 will make its maiden scheduled service on October 20, 2008, when it flies from Melbourne in Australia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Blue announces attractions for business-class passengers</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/virgin-blue-announces-attractions-for-business-class-passengers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/virgin-blue-announces-attractions-for-business-class-passengers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Virgin Blue, the low-cost airline based in Australia, has announced what it calls a “collection of new product enhancements that are aimed at enhancing its appeal with the business market.”  
The new package unveiled by Virgin Blue, founded by of British business tycoon Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, includes a new lie-flat International Business Class [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heading: Virgin Blue, IATA fight over V Australia&#8217;s ticket sales</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/heading-virgin-blue-iata-fight-over-v-australias-ticket-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/heading-virgin-blue-iata-fight-over-v-australias-ticket-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Blue, the low-cost airline based in Australia, is on a collision course with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the international industry trade group of airlines. The reason: IATA does not allow Virgin Blue to sell tickets for V Australia Airlines, Virgin Blue’s long-haul international airline, through IATA’s international Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP).
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>V Australia flights from Dec 15</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/v-australia-flights-from-dec-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/v-australia-flights-from-dec-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[V Australia (officially called V Australia Airlines), Australia’s latest long-haul international airline, is to start flying from December 15, 2008. V Australia is owned by Virgin Blue Holdings Limited, the Australian low-cost ailrine founded by British businessman Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.
In a statement, Virgin Blue confirmed that its new international arm, V Australia, is “continuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas Airways starts selling seats for first flight of Airbus A380 Superjumbo</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-airways-starts-selling-seats-for-first-flight-of-airbus-a380-superjumbo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qantas, the national airline and flag-carrier of Australia, started selling, on June 16, 2008, seats for the first flight on the airline’s new Airbus A380 Superjumbo. Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The first flight of Qantas’ Airbus A380 – from Melbourne in Australia to Los Angeles in the United States – is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas Airways to close down routes, clip jobs, retire aircraft</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-airways-to-close-down-routes-clip-jobs-retire-aircraft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways Limited, the national carrier of Australia, has announced that it would shut down some flight routes, retire aircraft and shed jobs in its effort to check costs as prices of aviation fuel keep rising. The airline said in a statement that, in the 2008-2009 financial year, it faces an increase in its fuel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas to clip flights to Asia, move some routes to Jetstar</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/qantas-to-clip-flights-to-asia-move-some-routes-to-jetstar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways Limited, Australia&#8217;s largest carrier and the country’s national airline, has decided either to cancel or reduce many of its services to Japan and south-east Asia in the wake of exceptionally high prices of aviation fuel. The thrice-weekly Melbourne-Tokyo service will be cut from September 2008. Besides, the number of flights between Sydney and [...]]]></description>
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