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03/06/09 Divers are preparing to search the wreckage of the Air France jet, which crashed over the Atlantic in the early hours of Monday morning. However, investigators have revealed that they are not confident of ever finding the data recorder in such deep and treacherous waters.

The airbus A330 aircraft vanished mid flight over the Atlantic with 228 people onboard and investigators are desperate to uncover what happened to the airliner.

Rescue boats from several nations are now heading towards where the wreckage is believed to be located.

You need to hurry if you want to secure a free flight on a 2-for-1 basis with British Airways. This superb deal ends at midnight on the 5th May ’09.

If you buy one long haul Business Class ticket you will be rewarded with a second ticket in the same class and on the same flight, FREE! The deal is only available on flights from London Heathrow or London Gatwick.

One example found is a return flight in June from Heathrow to Hong Kong. The price is just £2939.40 for 2 Business Class Tickets.

And of course if you chose to fly Business Class with British Airways you are rewarded with the Executive Club World experience, which includes features such as airport Club lounges, lie-flat seats, food inspired by leading chefs, a wide range of expertly sourced wines and spirits and over 200 entertainment channels.

Travelling Business Class on a long haul flight often assures you arrive at your destination feeling fresh and ready for business, but if you want to take advantage of this deal you need to hurry or you will miss the deadline.

Another day and another airline appears to have gone under…
Spanish budget carrier LTE has grounded ALL flights due to its “inability to meet operating expenses”.

According to LTE’s website the company has stated “After 20 years operating with maximum dedication to our clients it just was not possible to avoid this situation given world events lately.”

LTE is a charter airline with its base in Palma de Mallorca and was founded in 1987.
Although Spanish owned the suspension of flights is affecting UK passengers, with hundreds of Cosmos passengers who were due to travel with LTE from Tenerife now set to travel home with Monarch Airlines.

The delivery of the first Emirates Airbus A380 was marked with much celebration and hype.

However, few may be aware that this aircraft also marks another first - Emirates claim that their A380 is the worlds first paperless aircraft.

Emirates have been looking at ways to reduce fuel consumption, thus saving costs and reducing their carbon footprint. The weight of all the printed material on an aircraft of this size is considerable (around 1 tonne) so it was decided that all paper should be removed.

Passengers should not worry though - reading material, in-flight magazines, shopping guides etc will be still be available and are offered through the seat back TVs.