Aer Lingus and United Airlines, a leading US domestic and international airline, will commence a codeshare agreement that will enable seamless booking on each other’s flights from 1 November, 2008. The agreement was signed by Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion and United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton in Chicago. The codeshare agreement will cover all seven of Aer Lingus’ US gateways resulting in significant benefits for Aer Lingus customers, by providing access to over 200 additional destinations in the US market on the United Airlines network.

Boeing set to manufacture 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and overseas users
Boeing has confirmed it is to build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army as well as several international customers. This will include the first Apaches for Australia. This latest award, valued at US$1.9 billion, will bring the total current funded value of the contract to US$2.1 billion. Future obligations have the potential to see