Strategic Obtains French AOC

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.

September 25th, 2009 TOKYO - Star Alliance members Air China and ANA will commence a code-sharing agreement on flights operated by both airlines between Beijing Capital International Airport and Tokyo's Haneda Airport from October 25 this year. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO ) Beijing is the fourth city to be included in the international destination line-up from the normally domestic-only Haneda Airport, joining Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

September 20th, 2009 BEIJING - - Passengers can view Mount Everest from their aircraft Air China has seen a huge increase in Chinese tourists visiting Nepal. There are now 70 times more Chinese tourists visiting the country than in 2002, the year that Nepal became a tourist destination for Chinese people.

August 25th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - ATX Group, one of the leading providers of customized, connected vehicle (telematics) services to the global automotive industry, announced today it and BMW France have obtained certification from the French Interior Ministry to provide ATX's emergency notification and response, or eCall, service. The service is standard in most models of BMW in France.

August 6th, 2009 BEIJING - - Travel card offers business travelers exclusive services and promotions Air China has launched the 'Air China Business Travel Card', becoming the first airline in China's civil aviation industry to introduce such a service. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO ) In order to meet business passengers' needs, Air China has integrated the services offered through e-commerce and frequent flyer programs to launch the 'Air China Business Travel Card'.

August 3rd, 2009 CANNES, France - The French advertisement website www.marche.fr will be offering its visitors and advertisers the option to chat with each other online, starting on August 1, 2009. This is a world premiere by Marche.fr.

June 24th, 2009 PARIS - Aimed at French-speaking children aged 3-12, TIVI5MONDE PLUS is the first entirely free, fun and educational Online TV station accessible in non-French-speaking Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and in the Arab world. To view the press release with pictures and video, please click on the following MNR link: www.prnewswire.com/mnr/tv5monde/38713/ TIVI5MONDE PLUS offers a wealth and quality of unique programmes thanks to a selection of the best children's television from French-speaking countries (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada) with cartoons, entertainment, educational programmes and news.

May 18th, 2009 SAN RAMON, California - eQuest, the global leader in job posting and Internet recruitment management services, today announced that beginning June 1, 2009 it will release a complete French version of its job posting user interface application. eQuest provides job delivery services to more than half of the Fortune 100 including multi-national companies doing business in France as well as around the world.

May 11th, 2009 JENA, Germany - Occlutech, the leading European developer of septum occluders, today announced that it has obtained CE mark approval for its new generation ASD and PFO occluders, the Figulla Flex. The Figulla Flex ASD and PFO occluders encompass a new innovative delivery system, making the use of a threaded hub unnecessary.

March 29th, 2009 VERSAILLES, France - Costume pays court to the Palace of Versailles for an exhibition entitled Court Pomp and Royal Ceremony, which is to be held from March 31st until June 28th, 2009. This exhibition is dedicated to court dress and to the influence of French fashion in European courts.

September 17th, 2009 AMR obtains $2.9 billion in liquidity, financingFORT WORTH, Texas — The parent of American Airlines said Thursday it has has obtained $2.9 billion in new financing and is making changes in its flight schedule to help cope with weak demand and declining revenue in the airline industry. AMR Corp. said the extra funding includes $1 billion in cash from an advance sale of frequent flyer miles.

April 14th, 2009 LONDON - Queen of pop Madonna sacked her nanny just because she didn't know French. Australian nanny Angela Jacobsen was on holiday in Thailand when she was sacked by the 'Material Girl'.

July 14th, 2009 PARIS - Visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said that the participation of an Indian armed forces contingent in the Bastille Day parade on the occasion of France's National Day, reflected the friendship and strategic partnership between the two countries.

August 23rd, 2009 2 French teens killed in Las Vegas bus crashPARIS — France's Foreign Ministry says two French teenagers have been killed in an auto accident in the Las Vegas area. The ministry says four French teens were injured, one seriously, and the driver was also hurt in the accident.

April 17th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Supermodel Eva Herzigova, who is known for making dazzling appearances decked up in exquisite make-up, has posed bare-faced for the cover of French Elle magazine. Though Eva, 36, looks a little pale on the cover, her flawless bone-structure grabs all the attention.

September 30th, 2009 3 French soldiers killed in Afghan stormPARIS — Officials in France say three French soldiers have been killed in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan. President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says the three died while taking part in an operation on Saturday night in the Afghanya Valley.

July 29th, 2009 French general takes over NATO command in VirginiaBRUSSELS — In an unprecedented move, a French general will take over a key NATO command in Norfolk, Virginia, charged with transforming the Europe-centered Cold War alliance to tackle today's global challenges, NATO said Wednesday. Gen. Stephane Abrial of the French Air Force will take over from U.S.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Think, plan and act' is the mantra of Funskool's new range of strategic games that have been conceptualized by the IIT-Mumbai students and promise to improve your logical abilities. Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of IIT-Bombay has designed these games and Chennai-based toy and game manufacturer Funskool is producing and marketing them.

May 4th, 2009 OECD report shows French sleep, eat more than mostPARIS — The French certainly know how to live: A new study says they sleep more than anyone in the world's most economically developed countries, and eat more, too. The report, which surveyed 18 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, shows the French sleep nine hours on average — an hour longer than the Japanese, who work and commute more than the leisure-loving French.

June 17th, 2009 French: no conclusions in Flight 447 probeLE BOURGET, France — French investigators say more than 400 pieces of Flight 447 have been recovered in the Atlantic. Paul-Louis Arslanian, head of the French air accident investigation agency, says no firm conclusions have been drawn in the probe into the crash.