Chile Ash Cloud Disrupts Australia Air Travel Again

 Australian airlines are once again canceling some flights and preparing to cancel others as the volcanic ash cloud from Chile begins to move into Australia's airspace.From The Sydney Morning Herald:"Virgin suspended all Adelaide and Mildura flights for tomorrow, while Tiger Airways announced it was cancelling eight flights, four...

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Moscow Airport Security Suffers Three Breaches

 In the last several days there have been three security-related incidents at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.According to Moscow transporation authorities, last Friday (6/17) a woman passed unnoticed through security and document controls and boarded a flight bound for Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan reports RIA Novosti. It isn't clear what has become...

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Greece Selling Off Airports

Greece is preparing to sell off billions of dollars worth of state assets including airports, highways, state-owned companies as well as banks, real estate and gaming licenses to meet international lenders' demands that it raise funds. ...

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Chef de Cuisune for international restaurant of a luxury 5* hotel in Doha, Qatar.

Currently accepting applications for the position of Chef de Cuisine for international restaurant of a luxury 5* hotel in Doha, Qatar. Required profile: - International Experience in high profile restaurant / hotel / resort - Extremely Creative - At least 2 years experience as Chef de Cuisine - Formal culinary education - Fluent English - Experience...

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Executive Sous Chef required for luxury resort in Dubai

 Luxurious resort comprises of 3 hotels, 18 F&B outlets overall with a kitchen brigade of 160 chefs approx. Minimum requirements: - At least 2 years experience as Sous Chef or above in 2/3 star Michelin establishments and/or 5* luxury chain hotels in Europe - Formal European culinary education & excellent technical culinary...

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Director of Catering & Conference Services

Seeking a qualified Director of Catering & Conference Services for a Luxury 5 Star Hotel (477 rooms) in Doha, Qatar. Candidates must have Middle East and recent luxury hotel experience, with a minimum of 12 to 18 months experience as a Director of Catering & Conference Services. English & Arab languages...

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Italian Restaurant Manager

Currently accepting applications for the position of Italian Restaurant Manager for up-scale Italian restaurant of a luxury 5* hotel in Doha, Qatar. Required profile: Previous experience of running Italian restaurants in a luxury hotel or independent high-end Italian Restaurants At least 3 years experience as Restaurant Manager Hotel management or related education Fluent English...

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Air Canada Workers Go on Strike

The federal government served notice Tuesday that it is willing to legislate an end to the Air Canada strike as early as Thursday if the airline and its customer service and sales staff can't reach an agreement on a new contract.The workers walked off the job at 12:01...

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Eritrean volcanic ash cloud heading toward Israel

According to current estimations, the ash cloud is moving high in the atmosphere, and probably won't cause any travel disruptions or changes in the quality of air. A volcanic ash cloud created after a volcano erupted in the northern African country of Eritrea is heading toward Israel, the...

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Manchester First for RTT Luggage Screening System

Manchester Airport in the UK has become the first location anywhere in the world to order new security technology produced by Rapiscan Systems.Rapiscan’s RTT technology is a high-speed luggage screening system and it’s been to Manchester Airport before: it was tested there in 2009. Now, Real Time Tomography will...

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Hertz starts electric bike hire

Car rental company Hertz has claimed an industry first by offering electric bicycles for hire.The scheme is initially only available in London, with a total of 12 bikes, but if successful it could be rolled out to other cycling friendly cities such as Amsterdam.Ultra Motor electric bikes, which reach...

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Emirates launches mobile boarding passes

Emirates now offers Dubai passengers the option of receiving a mobile boarding pass on their internet-enabled mobile device.The service is available to all passengers who use Emirates’ online check-in facility out of Dubai up to 24 hours in advance.Passengers can log on to emirates.com, and can choose to receive...

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Doha’s Terminal B opening this month

Doha International Airport is preparing to open Terminal B, dedicated to foreign airlines, before the end of June.The check-in area of the existing Transfer and Departures terminal – to be renamed Terminal A – will be used exclusively for Qatar Airways.Designed to enhance the departure experience for travellers leaving...

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New Terminal for China’s Xiamen Gaoqi Airport Int.

One of China’s major airports is set to gain a new passenger terminal that, once completed, will boost the site’s annual capacity to 20m passengers.Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, in Fuijan, China, supports both commercial and cargo flights and it’s the home base for historic Xiamen Airlines - China’s first...

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Top June Events

St Petersburg, Russia: White Nights Festival  15TH May - 5th July   The White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia is an annual international cultural event. The White Nights Festival consists of a series of classical ballet, opera and music events and includes performances by Russian dancers, singers, musicians...

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