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Monarch's New Midlands' Flights on Sale From 18 May 2012
Published:Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700  
LONDON, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Leading scheduled leisure airline, Monarch, last week announced it is to introduce additional frequencies and a new route from Birmingham airport this summer, plus launch ......

Air India cancels flights as pilots strike
Published:Tue, 08 May 2012 05:43:55 -0700  
Air India canceled four international flights Tuesday after about 150 pilots failed to turn up for work in a protest against unpaid salaries and working conditions....

Spaceflight Companies Team Up for Private Space Station Flights
Published:Fri, 11 May 2012 15:39:26 -0700  
Two private aerospace firms are teaming up to sell manned flights to private space stations orbiting Earth....

Monarch Airlines Launch 12 New Flights for Winter 2012/13 & Ski Flights Including Grenoble and Munich
Published:Tue, 08 May 2012 05:30:00 -0700  
LONDON, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Leading scheduled leisure airline, Monarch, has announced plans to launch a total of twelve new routes for winter 2012/13 including scheduled flights from Leeds Bradford ......

AU-UN says Sudan halts key mission flights
Published:Tue, 08 May 2012 04:30:20 -0700  
The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur said Tuesday that Sudan has suspended flights to its support base in Uganda, a historic ally of South Sudan, but Khartoum denied the move....

Russian crash shows risks of informal demo flights
Published:Fri, 11 May 2012 17:43:20 -0700  
The crash of a Russian-made passenger jet into the flanks of an Indonesian volcano has put a spotlight on the notoriously informal atmosphere aboard new aircraft during manufacturer demonstrations β€” known here as "joy flights."...

Alaska Air wins direct flights from Portland to Washington, D.C., KGW reports
Published:Mon, 14 May 2012 08:14:23 -0700  
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., was one of the senators lobbying for the additional flights. And although Oregon wasn't named in the bill authorizing the new flights, regional advocates believe Portland can make a strong case....

Air India scraps 16 flights as strike drags on
Published:Mon, 14 May 2012 03:10:08 -0700  
India's struggling flagship carrier Air India on Monday cancelled 16 international flights with hundreds of pilots staying away from work as a wildcat strike stretched into its second week. A company spokesman ......

UN says Sudan halts direct Darfur-Uganda flights
Published:Tue, 08 May 2012 10:51:34 -0700  
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The Sudanese government has asked African Union/U.N. peacekeepers to halt direct flights between its troubled region of Darfur and Uganda, the mission's spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The request to end direct flights between El Fasher in Darfur and Entebbe in Uganda came as relations between Sudan and Uganda appeared to deteriorate over the conflict in South Sudan. "The ......