Airline fees keep coming
David - Jun 23, 2025
Florida-based Spirit Airlines announced it will charge a US$5 fee for passengers who ask an agent to print their boarding…
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Hotels are thumbs up so guess where airlines rate?
David - Jun 23, 2025
Hotels’ guest satisfaction is up. Airlines: down, again. That’s a summation of an annual survey of travelers in the American…
Consumer revenge: did Southwest start new airfare wars?
David - Jun 23, 2025
Southwest Airlines’ low fares starting at US$40 one-way are called “blockbusters.” They celebrate the airline’s 40th birthday but could they…
Qantas: We must change or perish
Ian Jarrett - Jun 22, 2025
Qantas boss Alan Joyce says the airline must change with the times or risk going the way of Ansett which…
Want a private jet to beat the ash?
Ian Jarrett - Jun 22, 2025
Global charter broker Chapman Freeborn has lauched an iPhone app which could be useful for busy executives the next time…
Royal Brunei dumps, Brisbane, Perth
Ian Jarrett - Jun 22, 2025
Royal Brunei Airlines is cutting services to five destinations - Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Kuching and Ho Chi Minh City. The…
Engine manufacturer compensates Qantas over mid-air explosion
Dinah - Jun 22, 2025
Qantas and jet engine manufacturer Rolls Royce have come to an agreement on a financial settlement following a mid-air explosion…
Ash cloud update: plume heads south
Dinah - Jun 22, 2025
The ash plume that has disrupted air services in Australia for the past 24 hours is being blown south of…
Airline fined for failing to drug test workers
Linsey McNeill - Jun 22, 2025
United Airlines faces a US$584,375 fine for allegedly failing to perform drug tests on workers in safety-sensitive areas. The Federal Aviation…
Virgin pilots to strike for first time in history
Linsey McNeill - Jun 22, 2025
Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted overwhelming in favour of going out on strike for the first time in the airline's…
United fined for failure to perform drug tests
David - Jun 21, 2025
United Airlines faces a US$584,375 fine for allegedly failing to perform drug tests on workers in safety-sensitive areas. The Federal…
Tech-reliant air industry gets tested
David - Jun 21, 2025
Flights resumed normally early this week after the US’s airline industry reliance on technology was tested over the weekend when…
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