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Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority wants Qantas to implement a range of improvements to the way it manages and delivers aircraft maintenance following a special review carried out last month.

Hainan Airlines reported a net profit of CNY311 million ($45.5 million) in the first half, up 63.9% over the CNY189.7 million earned in the year-ago semester, thanks largely to the appreciating yuan.

Spanair continued to defend its decision not to move passengers from the MD-82 that crashed last month prior to a second takeoff attempt as reports surfaced that the pilot asked for two busses to be used to transfer passengers to another aircraft following the aborted first takeoff.

Boeing members of the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers are set to vote today on the manufacturer's final pay offer.

Turkish Airlines appears to be developing the financial muscle required to be a leader in European consolidation as it reported a first-half profit of $208 million, a figure it said represented a 219% increase from the year-ago semester.

In observance of the Labor Day holiday in the US, the next edition of Daily News will appear on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Spanish Public Works Minister Magdalena Alvarez revealed Friday that Spanair considered transferring passengers aboard the MD-82 that crashed Aug. 20 to another aircraft after its first takeoff was aborted before ultimately deciding to clear it for a second takeoff.

SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) e.Digital Corporation (OTCBB: EDIG), a leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory-related technology, announced today the delivery of an opening eVU(TM) portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems and services order to Austrian Airlines. To date, over 30 airlines have made dedicated portable systems powered by e.Digital technology their in-flight entertainment choice.

MORRISTOWN, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Intellifares Ltd., a subsidiary of Crystal International Travel Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CINT), announced today that it will begin to allow public pre-registration of the Intellifares product on October 15, 2008. Intellifares also announced last week that after ten months of testing it will release a final version of Intellifares' patented airfare stabilizing product on november 1, 2008 to allow retail sale to the public.

PARSIPPANY, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Planning to attend the Zurich Film Festival in September? Running the Marathon du Médoc in Bordeaux or taking in the Rugby Autumn International in Dublin? Avis Rent A Car today announced that customers traveling to Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom can now save up to 15 percent on rentals of three days or longer.