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20network 02|10Bits and bites from the member carriersAir CanadaAdria AirwaysAir Canada airlifted relief supplies to Haitifrom Montreal, and brought back Canadiansstranded after the earthquake. Ithas also announced an inflight donationsprogramme for quake victims, and willhelp children through its Kids Horizonsprogramme once rebuilding begins.(For more, see page 4).Air New ZealandAir New Zealand will use one of thecountry’s top fashion designers to helpcreate the airline’s new uniform, to be introducednext year to more than 5,000uniformed staff.Blue1Croatia AirlinesStar Alliance’s three regional carriers –Adria, Blue1 and Croatia – became full alliancemembers on January 1. All threehave been regional members since2004. Last fall, Star Alliance announceda change in its working structure tostreamline its operation and membershipstructure, which eliminated the regionalcarrier designation.Austrian AirlinesAir New Zealand will introduce a lie-flateconomy seat when it takes delivery ofits first new 777-300 ER in November.The Skycouch is a row of three seatsthat will unfold to create a lie-flat spacefor the kids to play, or for adults to relaxand sleep.Austrian Airlines is extending its cooperationwith bmi, as bmi incorporates Viennainto its route network. Austrian willfly three of the five daily flights while bmiwill operate two.bmibmi has relaunched its short-haul producton all UK and Ireland flights to andfrom London Heathrow. The roll-out ofthe new product sees the introduction ofa single economy cabin, with improvedservice for customers travelling onFlexible Economy fares.