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Following a strategic review of its services, BA World Cargo is this week announcing its new schedule, effective from 1 June 2006.  In a bid to address the eastern trade imbalance - an issue for many carriers - BA World Cargo will be increasing rotations from Europe and India with a twice weekly Hong Kong service, routing via Delhi and Frankfurt and a weekly Hong Kong service via Frankfurt.

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has won two major awards in the OAG Airline of the Year Awards 2006. Continental won "Best Executive/Business Class" for the fourth year in a row. This award recognizes the excellent comfort, service and value of BusinessFirst, available on many international flights.
Continental also won "Best Airline Based in North America" for the third year in a row.

The 23-year history of the Boeing MD-80 in Finnair's blue and white colours came to a close on July 3, 2006. The MD-80 fleet, which numbered 25 at its peak, has flown almost a million hours and carried an estimated 60 million passengers on Finnair scheduled and leisure flights to different parts of Europe.