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AVIATION Two to fly home skies
16/03/2010 : The Department of Civil Aviation has granted licences to two start-up commercial airlines to operate on domestic routes.
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Shanghai's new-look airport ahead of World Expo
14/03/2010 : Shanghai this week will unveil a brand-new airport terminal -- the latest mega-infrastructure project to be completed as the Chinese city prepares to welcome tens of millions of visitors to Expo 2010.
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Thai ready to axe three routes
05/02/2010 : Thai Airways International (THAI) has decided to drop three under-performing regional routes but will reinstate services to Johannesburg starting from May.
AVIATION
Business as usual for JAL Thai base
04/02/2010 : Japan Airlines' Thai base and operation are still intact but an air of uncertainty hangs over the carrier, declared bankrupt with US$25.6 billion in debts, as it starts an overhaul under new management.
Continental rejects responsibility for deadly Concorde crash
02/02/2010 : US airline Continental Tuesday denied responsibility for a deadly Concorde crash that spelt the end of supersonic travel as its mechanics went on trial in France with French engineers.
French court seeks answers on deadly Concorde crash
02/02/2010 : US airline Continental and French aviation officials go on trial Tuesday for the manslaughter of 113 people who died in Paris when a supersonic Concorde plummeted to the ground in a ball of fire.
AVIATION
PB Air's debts escalate to B2bn
02/02/2010 : The ongoing liquidation of PB Air has seen its outstanding debts balloon to about 2 billion baht - up from 1.7 billion to 1.8 billion baht - as more creditors rush to seek payments.
ON THE RECORD
Branding and value are the key to survival in tough times
02/02/2010 : Budget airlines are flourishing while the world's full-service carriers have accumulated losses of US$69.3 billion in the past nine years. The survival of legacy carriers now depends on branding, marketing, cost-cutting and focusing on core skills, says Tony Fernandes, chief executive of AirAsia, the region's largest low-cost carrier. He gives his outlook to Boonsong Kositchotethana.LCCs vs LEGACY CARRIERS
Continental on trial for Concorde Paris crash
01/02/2010 : US airline Continental and two of its employees go on trial this week for the manslaughter of 113 people who died in a Concorde crash that put an end to the dream of supersonic travel.
AVIATION
Passengers up in the air over budget flight service
01/02/2010 : Thai Airways International insists it will go ahead with its plan to hand over many of its domestic routes to its low-cost offspring, Nok Air, despite negative feedback from passengers unimpressed with the budget airline.
THAI hatches 'immunity' drive
01/02/2010 : Thai Airways International's new president wants to inject what he calls an "immune system" into the organisation, to stop outsiders taking advantage.
China flight disrupted after passenger burns toilet paper
30/01/2010 : A China Southern Airlines flight had to turn around Saturday, returning to the capital of China's restive Xinjiang region after a passenger burned toilet paper in the washroom, state media reported.
