End of an era and sign for the future?
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
The last Qantas flight from Japan arrived in Cairns this morning around 6:00am, when QF60 from Tokyo touched down. From…
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BA trims fuel surcharges
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
LONDON - British Airways has dropped its fuel surcharge by as much as a third on longhaul services from today.…
Oneworld first to sell round-the-world web fares
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
SYDNEY - Oneworld has become the first in the travel industry to sell multi- airline, round-the-world air tickets on-line with…
Jetstar Pacific offered lifeline in Vietnam
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
HANOI - The Vietnamese government has approved a proposal by the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) to save the struggling…
V Australia promises Pacific price war
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
BRISBANE – V Australia has been cleared for take-off to Los Angeles in February, setting the stage for a fare…
Nothing fake about ex-Qantas engineer’s prison term
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
SYDNEY – A man who faked his qualifications to perform maintenance checks on Qantas 747s and then falsified the character…
Build and the LCCs will come, says AirAsia
Ian Jarrett - Dec 18, 2026
BANGKOK - Airports of Thailand (AOT) is being urged to discount its airport fees and build a terminal for low…
It’s scary out there, says Cathay
Ian Jarrett - Dec 17, 2026
HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific CEO Tony Tyler has warned that projections for its airline business in coming months are…
Up to 15 companies will go bust this winter, warns TC boss
Bev - Dec 17, 2026
Thomas Cook chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa has predicted that up to 15 more UK travel companies could go bust in…
Thomson goes back to package holidays in peaks campaign
Bev - Dec 17, 2026
Thomson is going back to promoting its traditional package holidays in its peak booking marketing campaign. Under the tagline ‘Every…
BAA told to sell three airports
Bev - Dec 17, 2026
The Competition Commission has decided that BAA should sell Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports in its provisional proposals. The watchdog…
Virgin to force BAA to pay for Gatwick closure disruption
Bev - Dec 17, 2026
Virgin is refusing to pay up to £100,000 in airport charges to cover the cost of disruption caused by a…
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