Aviation officials in Libya are investigating the plane crash that killed 103 people at Tripoli airport.
The flight recorders have been recovered and handed over to analysts for clues on what brought down the Afriqiyah Airways flight on Wednesday.
Police and rescue workers wearing surgical masks and gloves have been combing the wreckage of the Airbus A330 [...]
A WHEELCHAIR-using Darwin lawyer is suing Jetstar for discriminating against him.
The Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commissioner has determined that Jude Lee has a case against the airline for making him feel like “troublesome baggage” on two separate occasions.
In documents obtained by the Northern Territory News, Mr Lee alleges that Jetstar failed to accommodate his special need [...]
PRIVATE equity group CVC Asia Pacific has opted for a back-door exit from its holding in Stella Travel Services by organising a $440 million scrip-based merger with listed competitor Jetset Travelworld.
The deal, which has been approved by the Jetset board, comes less than 12 months after CVC and investment bank UBS took joint control of [...]
THE University of Sydney wants to be the flagship higher education institution representing Australian interests in China.
The university is using the Shanghai World Expo as part of its diplomatic offensive, taking out a $1 million sponsorship, alongside companies such as Qantas and Lend Lease, for a six-month residency at the Australian pavilion.
Only ANZ, BlueScope Steel [...]
May 11 (Bloomberg) — Qantas Airways Ltd., and Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. gained in Sydney trading after Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Macquarie Group Ltd. analysts today affirmed “buy” ratings on the airline stocks.
Qantas rose as much as 4.7 percent, the most since Dec. 21, and traded 3.9 percent higher at A$2.68 [...]
JETSTAR, the discount carrier of Qantas Airways, today said it planned to commence long-haul flights from its major Asian hub in Singapore to Australia, north Asia and possibly European destinations by the end of this year.
The airline said in a statement that it will operate two wide-bodied Airbus A330-200 aircraft at Changi Airport and hopes [...]
Isabelle Oderberg: How is this restructure going to work and what is going to fit where?
Ahmed Fahour: What is Future Ready? This new program for Australia Post that sort of is an overarching umbrella of how we’re going to manage our change program. I tried to break it up into very simple questions; what are [...]
Chicago, IL (GlossyNews) — Complex merger talks now underway between United Airlines, Continental Airlines and US Airways include a landmark cost-cutting measure that will require passengers to clean the aircraft cabin and lavatories before leaving the plane.
“These discussions are all about finding efficiencies,” said an airline source close to the ongoing negotiations. “The fact is [...]
SHANGHAI, April 22 (AFP) – Coca-Cola is flying in hip-hop stars, Barclays is bringing English football’s Premier League trophy and General Motors will offer a glimpse of the future as foreign firms woo China’s massive market at the Shanghai Expo.
Multi-nationals are seizing on the six-month event beginning May 1 to build their brand presence in [...]
SYDNEY, Apr 21 (AFP): Thousands of Europe-bound passengers were flying out of Asia-Pacific airports Wednesday, as the region’s airlines estimated they were losing US$ 40 million a day to the aerial lockdown.
Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Virgin flights were taking off from Australia and New Zealand while Air China announced that all its Europe flights would [...]
