Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Airline News

Emirates Quickly Upgrades Dublin Aircraft to Cope With Demand

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Just three weeks after the launch of flights to Dublin, Emirates has announced a larger aircraft will be deployed on the route from 1st July.

Lufthansa offers automatic check-in

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

New service now available on approximately 400 Lufthansa routes

Olympic Air launches new Athens - Tel Aviv - Athens route from March 9th, 2012

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Olympic Air, announces the launch of its new Athens - Tel Aviv - Athens route from March 9th, 2012.

Virgin provides full content to Sabre agents

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Sabre connected-agents will now be able to book Virgin Australia domestic in addition to international through the GDS after the Australian carrier signed a full content distribution agreement with Sabre Travel Network.

Royal Brunei to fly Melb daily

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Almost a year since launching flights to Melbourne Royal Brunei Airlines has released plans to increase its services into the Australian city from four times weekly to daily.

Super Promo from Sydney to Auckland!

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

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Jetstar axes Brisbane to Christchurch

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Qantas’ low-cost subsidiary has announced it will axe its three times weekly service between Brisbane and Christchurch, almost seven years announcing flights on the route.

Brazil Tabbed As First Market For American’s New 777-300ER Service

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Beginning in December, American Airlines’ route between Dallas/Fort Worth and Sao Paulo will operate with the new state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ER, making Brazil the first market for the new aircraft.

QantasLink Expands Across Queensland Jets Into Rockhampton, Gladstone And Mackay Adds Capacity To Nine Key Destinations

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

QantasLink announced a significant boost to services throughout Queensland.

US airline fares must display fees and taxes

Monday, 30 January 2012

The price of US airline tickets will increase this week to include taxes and fees that the federal government feel should be transparent and part of the advertised cost of the fare.

Bankrupt Spanair ceases operations

Monday, 30 January 2012

Spanair has announced the suspension of all flight operations after filing for bankruptcy protection late last week.

Super Promo from Sydney to Santiago de Chile!

Monday, 30 January 2012

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JAL Introduces Yokohama City in Monthly JAPAN PROJECT

Monday, 30 January 2012

JAPAN PROJECT is a JAL initiative to promote tourism to and within Japan.

Garuda Indonesia Launches Third Daily Flight Between Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta

Monday, 30 January 2012

Celebratory launch promotion fare to Jakarta from MYR111

Emirates SkyCargo Appoints New Manager for WA

Monday, 30 January 2012

Emirates Airline has appointed Marc Shedden as its new Cargo Manager for Western Australia, bringing almost 15 years’ experience in the cargo and freight forwarding industries to the role.

American Airlines Increases Service to Latin America

Monday, 30 January 2012

Brazil will be the first market for new 777-300ER service

Emirates Ramps Up Services to Spain

Monday, 30 January 2012

Emirates will launch Barcelona as its second passenger gateway into Spain from 3rd July, after doubling frequencies to Madrid from 1st July.

Virgin and Skywest form corporate alliance

Friday, 27 January 2012

In an effort to offer customers an enhanced travel experience Virgin Australia has today announced plans to expand its alliance with Skywest Airlines.

Etihad considers Virgin investment

Friday, 27 January 2012

A year into its alliance partnership, Abu Dhabi’s national carrier, Etihad Airways is said to be considering an investment in Virgin Australia.

Hitler bunk tendered to draw tourism

Friday, 27 January 2012

Poland is planning a $2 million upgrade at Adolf Hitler’s Wolfsschanze aka Wolf’s Lair, to draw in young explorers and more history buffs.

DJ accelerates growth with additional services

Friday, 27 January 2012

As part of an accelerated capacity growth plan Virgin Australia has announced additional services on flights across Australia.

Garuda increase on Asia Pacific, reduces Europe

Friday, 27 January 2012

Garuda Indonesia will reduce flights to Europe as of March 2012 and increase flights to the Asia Pacific region to cater for the growth of market by broadening its network.

CX orders new aircraft to ‘replenish’ Euro service

Friday, 27 January 2012

Cathay Pacific announced earlier this month the purchase of six A350-900 aircraft from Airbus to help the carrier compete on its European routes.

Cracks on windshield forces CX flight back

Friday, 27 January 2012

Cathay Pacific flight CX-735 on route from Hong Kong to Singapore was forced to turn around 15 minutes after takeoff earlier this week when the pilot discovered cracks on the windshield of the cockpit.