Shoe scanner boosts security
John Alwyn-Jones - Oct 15, 2026
A Reuters report says that Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travellers the nuisance of having to remove…
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Busting the myths of group travel
John Alwyn-Jones - Oct 15, 2026
According to the Sun Herald for the status-conscious traveller there is a certain vanity attached to being called a traveller…
Glitch blamed for Qantas plane plunge
John Alwyn-Jones - Oct 15, 2026
AAP reports this morning that a computer fault caused the autopilot system to be overridden, sending a Qantas plane into…
AirAsia X eyes Stansted for UK start-up
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR - Long haul, low cost carrier, AirAsia X will launch flights to London next March and has stated…
India’s loss-making airlines forge alliance
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
NEW DELHI: Two of India's biggest business rivals — Jet Airways owner Naresh Goyal and Kingfisher chief Vijay Mallya have…
Bangkok on the brink
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
By John Le Fevre If anyone needed any proof of how important tourism is to the economy of Thailand they…
Home is where the hotel is (or is it the other way round)
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
By Yeoh Siew Hoon I think I have finally crossed the line in my mind that says a hotel has…
Air Asia cuts back Macau flights
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR - AirAsia has blamed the cost of fuel plus newly implemented visa restrictions on PRC residents visiting Macau…
Tiger’s missing accounts fuel new speculation
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
MELBOURNE – An article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald puts the spotlight on Tiger Airways and its failure to make…
Cambodia warns Thailand of temple conflict
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia has again warned Thailand against crossing a disputed border, saying such a provocation could lead to…
Outlook improves for Garuda Indonesia
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia is targeting a net profit of US$55 million for the year 2008, an increase of 100%…
How did the Chinese outbound fare in 2008?
Ian Jarrett - Oct 14, 2026
By Roy Graff, Managing Director, ChinaContact Without argument, 2008 had been the year China featured most prominently in the media…
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