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BRUSSELS: The European Union will ban all 51 Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda from its airspace on safety grounds, officials said on Thursday. The ban, proposed by EU experts this week and due to take effect on July 6, follows a series of air crashes in Indonesia and reports of deteriorating safety standards since deregulation of the country's aviation sector in the late 1990s. No Indonesian carriers fly to the EU, but the ban is set to harm the sprawling archipelago's tourist industry, as Europeans will be warned not to use Indonesian airlines on transit routes, such as between...

- Airline places order for 2 777-200ERs with option for 1 additional airplane - Orders 4 Next Generation 737-700QCs with 2 options SEATTLE, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA - News) and TAAG Angola Airlines today said they've reached a definitive agreement for the purchase of two 777-200ER and four 737-700QC (Quick Change) airplanes. The firm airplane order has a catalogue list value of $649.6 Million and is valued at approximately $990 Million with options. The first 777-200ER is scheduled for delivery in July of 2006, when the first new 737-700 will also join the fleet. The...