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Maiden flight of Air France's A380 imminent

Air France is going to lift up its first A380 on Friday from Roissy airport on the Paris-New York route, thus becoming the first European airway company to put the superjumbo into service. The inaugural flight is expected to begin from Paris at 11:45 ...

From XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, AirportBusiness.com,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Air France-KLM Group,  eBay Inc.,  Airbus

Angolan Airlines launches direct flights to Havana

Angolan Airlines TAAG, the national flag carrier of Angola, will launch a monthly direct flight to Havana to facilitate Angolans seeking medical care in Cuba given the shortage of medical practitioners in the African country, the official Angop news ...

From XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, AirportBusiness.com,  18 Nov 2009

Wen: China committed to fully tackling climate change

While tackling the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has never relaxed its requirements for energy conservation, emissions reduction and environmental protection, and is striving to seek new economic growth opportunities in ...

From XINHUA, EcoEarth News,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wen Jiabao

Seychelles struggles to adapt to climate change in a losing battle

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- This season Jacques Matombehad to burn 14,300 U.S. dollars worth of pumpkin that he spent months growing on his farm in Seychelles. There was no other way to stop the disease spreading to his crop.     "It was ...

From XINHUA, EcoEarth News,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Xinhua,  World Bank,  United Nations,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Ban Ki-moon

China to push for "fair" Copenhagen outcome on climate change: FM

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and Commerce Minister Chen Deming (R) arrive for the second day's session of the 21st APEC Ministerial Meeting to make the final preparations for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting slated for Nov. 14-15. (Xinhua/ ...

From XINHUA, EcoEarth News,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Xinhua,  Yang Jiechi,  Chen Deming (politician),  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Cyprus' new air hub starts operation

A water arch created by fire engines welcomed the first passenger plane which landed on the runway of the new Larnaca International Airport on Tuesday morning, marking the start of its operation. The Cyprus Airways flight arrived from Amman, with ...

From XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, AirportBusiness.com,  12 Nov 2009

ICAO to inspect air transport safety status in Myanmar

Officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will visit Myanmar early next year to inspect the safety status of the country's air transport at Yangon International Airport, sources with the civil aviation department said on Sunday. ...

From XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, AirportBusiness.com,  9 Nov 2009

Lingering drought hits S China provinces

There have also been concerns of further crop damage as drought harms crop's ability to weather the winter. GUANGZHOU: Continuous severe drought over the past months has stunted rice crop, threatened reserviors and left hundreds of thousands of ...

From XINHUA, EcoEarth News,  18 Oct 2009

African countries will speak with one voice at Copenhagen climate summit: AU chief

OUAGADOUGOU, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping declared on Sunday in Ouagadougou that African countries had decided to adopt a common position and to speak in one voice during the UN climate summit scheduled ...

From XINHUA, EcoEarth News,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: African Union,  United Nations

Dutch airline to start Amsterdam-Kathmandu direct flight

A Dutch airline will start direct Amsterdam- Kathmandu flight, ending a long dry spell of over five years. Arke Fly is scheduled to land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday, according to Ministry of Tourism and Civil ...

From XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE, AirportBusiness.com,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Boeing,  Austrian Airlines

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