WAM Abu Dhabi, May 27th, 2012 (WAM) - Etihad Airways has leased a Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER for use on its route between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. The once a week wet lease service again reflects the importance of the relationship between the two carriers. Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia forged a ten-year strategic partnership 21 months ago. Kevin Knight, Chief Strategy and Planning Officer at Etihad Airways, said:

John Huba Christopher Buckley: his "narrative sets up parallels between the corridors of power and various bedrooms..." By Carlo Wolff Christopher Buckley's latest foray into international affairs is entertaining and topical.

Companies trim bonuses, hand out more in stock By BERNARD CONDON and CHRISTINA REXRODE Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm. That was up more than 6 percent from the previous year, and is the second year in a row of increases.

May 27, 2012 | PTI | mumbai Cash-strapped Air India is negotiating a deal with Air Canada to dry lease five of its Boeing 777-200 (long range) aircraft, airline sources said. "We are in discussions with Air Canada to lease out these aircraft," Air India sources told agencies. A team of officials from Air India would soon visit Canada to discuss modalities like leasing cost, etc in this regard, sources said, adding that

It has been quite a week for Elon Musk. The onetime Internet entrepreneur saw his firm SpaceX on Friday become the first commercial outfit to rendezvous its own spacecraft with the International Space Station. Tesla Motors venture announced it would start delivery of its new "premium" electric sedan next month, ahead of schedule. The 40-year-old South African native has channelled a dot.com fortune into a series of ambitious ventures.

NYT News Service | May 27, 2012, 05.05AM IST | | | | | | | | | | A foreign tourist approached me in Times Square. "Please, where is ahhtyahm ?" he asked.

The Associated Press Modified May 26, 2012 DENVER - The wife of the pilot of the United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being taken over by terrorists on 9/11 has died of what her charity said was natural causes. Related Stories & Links http://bit.ly/LqWMvk (weblink) Family friend David Dosch told the Denver Post ( http://bit.ly/LqWMvk) that 52-year-old Sandy Dahl passed away in her sleep.

Sandy Dahl of Denver, Colorado looks at the image of her husband Pilot Jason Dahl etched on a memorial for Flight 93 crew members at the Shanksville Chapel for Flight 93 September 10, 2006 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

By Lara Gould and Nick Craven PUBLISHED: 22:27 GMT, 26 May 2012 | UPDATED: 22:27 GMT, 26 May 2012 'Humiliating': The BBC's Frank Gardner was originally turned away from a Kenya Airways plane BBC News reporter Frank Gardner has told of his humiliation after being refused permission to board a flight to Kenya because of his disability. The security correspondent, who is part-paralysed after being shot by Al

By Laura Cox PUBLISHED: 17:22 GMT, 26 May 2012 | UPDATED: 20:01 GMT, 26 May 2012 Airline seats are literally growing with demand. Airbus has announced that it will be providing extra-wide seats for overweight passengers as number of fat Americans creeps up. One third of the population are currently obese, with the figure expected to reach 42 per cent by 2030. A tight squeeze: Overweight passengers can cause misery for others (stock image)