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  • MACAU: Viva Macau grounded by dispute

    A dispute with the country’s sole fuel supplier over payment has led to Viva Macau Airlines being grounded after its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) was revoked. The airline claims its AOC was terminated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau wit…

    01 April 2010

  • Viva Macau grounded by dispute

    A dispute with the country's sole fuel supplier over payment has led to Viva Macau Airlines being grounded after its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) was revoked. The airline claims its AOC was terminated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau wit…

    01 April 2010

  • Qantas airbuses back in the air

    All three of Qantas' new A380 super jumbo jets are up, up and away once more after being grounded for 24 hours to deal with fuel tank and steering problems, the carrier said. The aircraft were grounded in London and Sydney to deal with issues th…

    05 March 2009

  • XL Airways

    XL Airways UK grounded all flights last month after its parent company, XL Leisure Group, the UK’s third-largest tour operator, was put into administration, leaving an estimated 85,000 passengersstranded abroad. …

    01 October 2008