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The FINANCIAL -- Singapore. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has become an Institutional Partner of Solar Impulse – the solar airplane that will fly around the world with no fuel and zero emissions.

The FINANCIAL -- Singapore - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) representing 94% of scheduled international air traffic, called on Asia to join in the race for industry leadership. 

The FINANCIAL -- According to Burak Birhekimoglum, the General Manager of TAV Georgia, operating Tbilisi International Airport, the passengers’ total quantity was grown by 8, 5 % in 2007 compared to the previous year.

The FINANCIAL -- On February 13 Tbilisi Marriott Hotel and International Women Association (IWA) held a cake competition. The participants were Georgian and local resident foreign citizen women. The cakes had to have some special features associated with a Valentine’s Day- February

The FINANCIAL -- According to caterersearch, Morethanhotels, operators of 11 Express by Holiday Inns in the UK, has recruited general manager of a five-star London hotel to head up the group.

The FINANCIAL -- On the Febuary 9, 2008 JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” together with the Russian civil aviation are celebrating their 85th anniversary.

The FINANCIAL -- According to caterersearch, emerging markets will make a sustained challenge to established hotel destinations this year, property agent Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels predicted on Fenruary 4.

The FINANCIAL -- According to caterersearch, the Real Hotel Company has opened its first Purple hotel in Scotland near Glasgow Airport.

The FINANCIAL -- British Airways is urging the Civil Aviation Authority to stop BAA delaying the introduction of improved customer service quality targets at Heathrow by up to two years.

The FINANCIAL -- The British Airways aircraft recovery team is scheduled to start the move Sunday, January 20 the Boeing 777 aircraft which operated the BA038 service from Beijing to Heathrow.