Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Airline News

The newly unveiled lot.com

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

LOT Polish Airlines has introduced a new graphic layout to the lot.com website, along with solutions which will make its use simpler for passengers. The Polish carrier’s newly unveiled site made its appearance at the weekend.

QF tops Virgin for customer satisfaction

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Travellers were still satisfied with Qantas service and flights during the three months to November 2011 despite the Australian flag carrier grounding the entire fleet for an entire weekend.

Garuda Indonesia appoints TransViet promotion as new GSA in Vietnam

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has appointed TransViet Promotion as its local representative to manage its sales, marketing and reservation activities in Vietnam, reinforcing the airline’s commitment and growing confidence in the market.

BA jet returns after pilots feel ‘light headed’

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Not long after take-off a British Airways flight was forced to return to Heathrow after both pilots reported feeling “light headed” and needed to be fitted with oxygen masks to land the plane safely.

Customer Experience Update: Removal of Duty Free between Sydney and Buenos Aires

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Removal of duty free on SYD-EZE-SYD routes from 9 January 2012

Collect Enrich Miles with ‘Enrich Gift 4 Buddies’

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Air travelers can now reward themselves with Enrich Miles by booking on Malaysia Airlines’ Facebook application, MHbuddy, during the ‘Enrich Gift 4 Buddies’ campaign from now until 31 March 2012.

Emirates Links Dublin to Its Vast Route Network

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Airline Creates New Bridge to Australia

Qantas staff smooth on turbulent flight

Monday, 9 January 2012

Terrified passengers onboard a Qantas flight from London on Sunday that hit a pocket of turbulence have praised staff for their response.

Emirates emergency landing

Monday, 9 January 2012

Mechanical failure in the aircraft’s landing gear forced an Emirates Airline flight bound for Dubai to make an emergency landing in Cape Town last week.

Virgin Galactic launches

Monday, 9 January 2012

Sometime in the next 12 months passengers will be able to journey into the final frontier aboard Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, heralding the true beginning of commercial space flight according to CEO Sir Richard Branson.

Air France - KLM “Pack & Go” Special Economy Class Fares

Monday, 9 January 2012

American Airlines and LAN Ecuador announce codeshare agreement

Monday, 9 January 2012

LAN Ecuador and American Airlines today announced it has received approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and Ecuadorean authorities for authorization to begin codeshare cooperation with LAN Ecuador.

Improved Sydney - Nadi schedules and Hong Kong flights to kick in soon

Monday, 9 January 2012

On January 15, Air Pacific will almost double its weekly flights into Sydney by flying 13 times per week with both morning and afternoon departures to Nadi every day except Monday.

Improved Sydney - Nadi schedules and Hong Kong flights to kick in soon

Monday, 9 January 2012

On January 15, Air Pacific will almost double its weekly flights into Sydney by flying 13 times per week with both morning and afternoon departures to Nadi every day except Monday.

DJ pegs on Air NZ for Tasman profits

Friday, 6 January 2012

Virgin Australia is hoping its alliance with Air New Zealand will help turn a profit on its trans-Tasman services after reporting a loss of up to NZ$7.35 million for the year to June 2011 compared to the corresponding period last year.

A380 cracks no issue: QF

Friday, 6 January 2012

Minor cracks located in the wing of a Qantas A380 and a small number of Singapore Airlines’ superjumbo aircraft are nothing to be concerned about, the Australian flag carrier said.

SAA proud to be ATP tournament airline sponsor for APIA International Sydney in 2012

Friday, 6 January 2012

South African Airways (SAA) is pleased to announce it is again the official airline sponsor of the ATP tennis tournament, Apia International, starting on January 8 at Sydney’s Olympic Park.

Air France - KLM “Network to Italy”

Friday, 6 January 2012

Air Canada Reports December and Full Year 2011 Traffic

Friday, 6 January 2012

For the month of December, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 81.0 per cent, versus 80.8 per cent in December 2010, an increase of 0.2 percentage points.

Emirates considers Gold Coast ads

Friday, 6 January 2012

The UAE airline may have its eye on increasing its Sunshine State marketing with plans that an Indian based senior executive will travel down under to inspect future possibilities.

Perth Airport Not Building Smoking Rooms

Friday, 6 January 2012

Today’s edition of The West Australian newspaper has inaccurately portrayed Perth Airport’s strategy to deal with smoking on the forecourt at the International and Domestic Terminals.

QF budgets with pilots on unpaid leave

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Up to 150 of Qantas’ 2,000 pilots have been placed on unpaid leave as the carrier attempts to relieve losses on its international operations.

Hello Kitty paws across EVA Airways’ fleet

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Flying like a Kitty may very well be the new tag line for Taiwan based EVA Airways after it launched its new second generation Hello Kitty plane.

Ticket prices to rise in Europe as aviation is included in the Emissions Trading Scheme

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Surcharge for ETS certificates included in fuel surcharge at Lufthansa as of January 2012