Air Charter International Provide Global 2009 Hajj Air Charters

September 28th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - Strategic Airlines ("Strategic") has become the newest operator in the domestic and international market after being awarded its Australian Air Operators Certificate (AOC) by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority today. The new airline can now launch commercial operations using its recently acquired Airbus A330-200, which arrived on Australian soil earlier this year.

August 12th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - STRATEGIC Airlines Takes Off in Europe, after today receiving their Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile(DGAC). With two Airbus A320 aircraft now forming the Strategic European fleet, this major milestone is central to the ongoing growth and expansion of the new airline.

August 12th, 2009 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - - Weekly flights will provide air cargo options from the Middle East to Europe and U.S. National Air Cargo today announced that it will extend its weekly DC 8 cargo aircraft from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), to Hahn, Germany before returning back to the United States.

August 10th, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - According to the Boeing Company's World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), "rising jet fuel prices and distress in the financial sector dampened world air cargo growth in 2007 and 2008. However, over the next 20 years, world air cargo traffic will triple compared to current levels." The report goes on to say that "World air cargo traffic will expand at an average annual rate of 5.8% for the next two decades, tripling current traffic levels.

July 25th, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - - Air Charter International Expects a Shift in Aviation Requirements for the Oil and Gas Industry Low forecasted demand in energy consumption in the short-term has forced Oil and Gas companies to focus on infrastructure projects such as pipeline construction, creating a demand for better transportation of energy via pipelines. This in turn has created a need for a shift in aerial provisions for the industry.

July 23rd, 2009 SEATTLE - In the news release, "Yachtworld Launches Global Charter Portal" issued on 22 Jul 2009 14:03 GMT, by YachtWorld.com over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the contacts details in the release were incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: - www.yachtworldcharters.com, a Single, Global Marketplace for Yacht Charter YachtWorld.com, the world's leading Internet yacht brokerage portal and a division of Dominion Enterprises, today announced the launch of www.yachtworldcharters.com, a single, global marketplace for both the yacht charter industry and individual yacht charterer alike.

July 21st, 2009 SEATTLE - - www.yachtworldcharters.com, a Single, Global Marketplace for Yacht Charter YachtWorld.com, the world's leading Internet yacht brokerage portal and a division of Dominion Enterprises, today announced the launch of www.yachtworldcharters.com, a single, global marketplace for both the yacht charter industry and individual yacht charterer alike. Benefits for the charterer include a choice of nearly 5,000 vessels in more than 300 destinations worldwide, together with stories and reviews on both boats and destinations.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Carey International, Inc., the worldwide leader in chauffeured transportation and value-added logistics management, today announced the appointment of Michael Devine Chauffeur Services Ltd. ("Devines") as the new Carey licensee in Ireland to join its global network.

June 24th, 2009 CINCINNATI - Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) today announced that it does not expect the bankruptcy filing by Eastwind Maritime Inc.

April 28th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - STRATEGIC Airlines have today confirmed the signing of a lease agreement for an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, to service their ongoing contractual commitments. The aircraft has been leased through Swiss Airlines International, and will replace Strategic's currently chartered Airbus A330-300.

June 22nd, 2009 Unions seek bigger role in charter schoolsWASHINGTON — As the Obama administration pushes for more charter schools, a teachers' union is pushing for a bigger role in them. It's a new development for the charter school movement, a small but growing — and controversial — effort to create new, more autonomous public schools, usually in cities where traditional schools have failed.

September 7th, 2009 New rules for sports charters hits Blue JaysTORONTO — A rules change concerning charter airlines carrying sports teams in foreign countries is causing problems for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays begin a four-game series in Detroit on Friday and had intended to fly to Windsor, Ontario, before crossing the border by bus.

July 14th, 2009 Teachers urge Obama to collaborate to fix schoolsWASHINGTON — A teachers' union challenged the Obama administration Monday to live up to its promise of working with teachers and not against them. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said her union will post a "collaboration meter" on its Web site to judge whether reforms are happening with teacher involvement.

August 17th, 2009 Are charters schools a price of entry to reform?SEATTLE — Eleven states have said no to charter schools, one of the education reforms President Barack Obama backs. They may soon be paying a penalty for that choice.

September 16th, 2009 Harper: Tentative deal reached on flight disputeWASHINGTON — The U.S. and Canada have a tentative deal to settle a dispute over charter flights that threatened to disrupt the upcoming professional hockey and basketball seasons, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday.

September 11th, 2009 Air Canada sues US over charter flightsATLANTA — Air Canada says the United States' insistence that the carrier cancel all of its season-long sports charter flights would wreak havoc on the upcoming professional hockey and basketball seasons if it is upheld. Teams could have difficulty playing back-to-back games in the U.S.

July 23rd, 2009 Arabs advise young, old and sick to avoid hajjCAIRO — Arab health ministers decided in a late night meeting Thursday to ban children, the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year in effort to slow the spread of swine flu. The ministers, however, stopped short of calling for the cancellation this year of the hajj — a duty for all Muslims in their lifetime — which attracts about 3 million people every year to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

August 26th, 2009 LA school board approves resolutionLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education has voted to adopt a resolution that could turn a third of the schools in the nation's second-largest school district over to private operators. The proposal was approved Tuesday on a 6-1 vote after a contentious three and a-half hour public hearing and board debate.

June 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government Wednesday abolished the Haj quota of all parliamentarians, including president and prime minister, in order to "provide equal chance" to every aspirant. Announcing a new Haj policy for 2009, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said the government and private tour operators will equally share the Hajj quota this year.

August 25th, 2009 LA school board approves school choice planLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education voted Tuesday to adopt a controversial resolution that could turn a third of the schools in the nation's second-largest school district over to private operators. The proposal, which gives Superintendent Ramon Cortines 60 days to develop a plan, was approved 6-1 after a contentious four-hour public hearing and board debate.