Good news for Eurovision Song Contest fans in Australia and New Zealand, as SBS in Australia and Triangle/Stratos tv in New Zealand respectively, have both confirmed that they will be airing both Eurovision Song Contest semi finals and the grand final.
SBS, the Australian broadcaster mainly targeted to ethnic groups in Australia, will be airing [...]
British Airways will reduce flights between Britain and Australia in the next four months, in the latest sign that the recovery in demand for international travel has been slower than expected.
The British-flag carrier will drop its daily flight from Sydney to London via Singapore in March, leaving just one daily 747 service, via Bangkok. It [...]
CANBERRA — The Australian government on Tuesday called on Vietnamese authorities to speed up the questioning of two senior Qantas Airways Ltd. employees so they can return to Australia.
The two — Daniela Marsilli and Tristan Freeman — can’t leave Vietnam as authorities investigate loss-making fuel-hedging trades. Ms. Marsilli is chief operating officer, and Mr. Freeman [...]
Australia has dealt a major blow to any international deal on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen summit by failing to introduce new laws to control pollution.
The carbon trading bill, which has been rejected by parliament, would have set up one of the world’s biggest “cap and trade” markets.
The scheme works by limiting the amount [...]
Australian scientists believe that the breeding of kangaroos and cattle instead of sheep could help reduce hothouse emissions by almost a quarter, and help beat the global warming.
Location:
Australia
Date of event:
11.08.2008
Source:
http://visualrian.com/images?section=cartoon&sources=rian
Two flights by Qantas-owned airlines are under investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau after separate safety incidents.
Two Qantas pilots have been stood down following an incident at Sydney Airport in which they failed to lower their plane’s landing gear as it approached the runway.
The incident, confirmed by the airline today, occurred on a [...]
Sydney and Melbourne International Terminals Welcome The Best In The World
LOS ANGELES — Qantas First Class customers can now experience a range of luxuries from chair-side waiter service to complimentary spa treatments in the airline’s new First Class lounges in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The new flagship lounges have been designed by internationally renowned Australian [...]
Who doesn’t dream of one day flying to New Zealand, Aotearoa – Country of the Long White Cloud?
On the other side of the world, opposite of Europe, New Zealand’s North and South Islands stretch over a length of 1600 kilometres.
Among nature lovers New Zealand is considered to be one of the last adventure tour [...]
IBM says it has received a “positive response” from the 178 employment offers made to Qantas IT project delivery staff.
Qantas employees are being courted as part of a seven-year outsourcing deal with IBM that’s valued at up to $200 million.
The deadline to accept the offer was September 30.
“There’s been a positive response from across the [...]
Qantas says it is working with the manufacturers of the Airbus A-380 to fix a flight stability problem with one of the super jumbos it has on order.
The airline’s fifth A-380 was due to arrive at the end of this month but its arrival has now been put off until December.
Qantas says the delay is [...]
