Brazilian airlines threaten festive strike action
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
Staff at two of Brazil’s leading carriers are threatening to strike over Christmas. International airline Tam and low-cost…
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“Cuddle-class” plane delivered to Air New Zealand
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
Air New Zealand has finally taken delivery this week of the much discussed "cuddle-class" seats in its new Boeing…
SNOW UPDATE: Unprepared Heathrow refused to let airlines clear runways due to health and safety
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
Airlines offered Heathrow operator BAA help in clearing snow and ice from the runways but were turned down for…
Heathrow: 90% of flights operating
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
More than 90% of flights are operating at Heathrow today, the airport said this morning. As the big…
BA adds capacity to sort snow chaos backlog
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
British Airways says it hopes to operate a full long-haul departure schedule from Heathrow tomorrow and Friday and the…
Ryanair adds flights to help stranded passengers
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
Stranded passengers heading for Belgium, France, Ireland, Poland and various UK airports can take advantage of extra flights added…
Matthews admits his Christmas turkey and won’t gobble up bonus
Dinah - Dec 23, 2026
BAA boss Colin Matthews has conceded that Heathrow was not properly prepared for the freezing weather and has given…
CAPA comes up with the Christmas scoops
Ian Jarrett - Dec 23, 2026
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has been having some fun with its list of almost-true Christmas news. Among…
Asia Pacific airlines gaining height
Ian Jarrett - Dec 23, 2026
Preliminary traffic figures for November released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show ongoing robust demand. Overall, airlines…
Qantas rebuilds its A380 fleet
Ian Jarrett - Dec 23, 2026
Qantas is expecting to have five Airbus A380 aircraft in service by the end of the week. The airline was…
Cuddle Class replaces Cattle Class on Air NZ
Ian Jarrett - Dec 23, 2026
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 777-300ER with its revolutionary Economy class Skycouch arrives in Auckland from Seattle tomorrow. Air NZ…
Has American rung the death knell for the GDS?
Dinah - Dec 22, 2026
American Airlines has pulled all its fares from online giant Orbitz this week in a move that could shake…
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