Air Mekong edges towards launch flights
Ian Jarrett - Sep 16, 2026
Vietnam-backed Air Mekong is ready to fly with 40 foreign pilots awaiting the arrival of planes. The Civil Aviation Administration…
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Enquiry reveals causes of crash that killed five Air NZ crew
Ian Jarrett - Sep 16, 2026
Air New Zealand has promised to further analyse the final report from the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA) into…
BA’s Walsh critical of airline funding accord
Ian Jarrett - Sep 16, 2026
Europe is financing the expansion of Middle East airlines at the expense of its own carriers, according to Willie Walsh,…
Was air travel better in the golden past?
David - Sep 16, 2026
Flying used to be better in the good old days, right? Wrong, say some commentators. “The Golden Age has…
American pilot detained for drunkenness
David - Sep 16, 2026
An anonymous tip led to the arrest of an allegedly intoxicated American pilot preparing for takeoff in Amsterdam. Police…
When to buy airline tickets: The eight-week rule
David - Sep 16, 2026
Economist Makoto Watanabe thinks he has an answer. Writing in The Guardian, he says the answer is eight weeks in…
Iron Maiden’s Dickinson becomes airline’s head of marketing
Dinah - Sep 16, 2026
Bruce in his Maiden days Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has been appointed head of marketing at Gatwick-based Astraeus Airlines.…
Cost of business travel set to rise
Linsey McNeill - Sep 16, 2026
The cost of business travel is expected to increase slightly next year, according to travel management company Egencia. It…
Virgin signs new interline agreement
Linsey McNeill - Sep 16, 2026
Virgin Atlantic has entered into a one-way interline agreement with Virgin America, which will make it easier for its passengers…
Ryanair looks for charitable cause
Linsey McNeill - Sep 16, 2026
Ryanair is looking for a new charity for the £100,000 proceeds of the sale of its 2011 cabin crew calendar.…
Winter of content for PAL
Ian Jarrett - Sep 16, 2026
Philippine Airlines has chalked up its biggest ever winter of sales in Australia, attributing the record season to the debut…
Qantas fights Virgin-Etihad pact
Ian Jarrett - Sep 15, 2026
Qantas has asked the nation’s antitrust regulator not to grant interim approval to the proposed alliance between Virgin Blue and…
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