I wanted to fly like Dad
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
When Captain Peter Probert touched Qantas’ first A380 on the tarmac in Sydney yesterday morning and subsequently spoke to the…
Categories: Air
Credit crisis grounds QF FF float
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
According to Geoff Easdown in The Herald Sun, Qantas directors are expected to suspend plans to raise $800 million in…
Jetstar announces more services from Sydney and Melbourne
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
Jetstar has announced that it will introduce more services from its major domestic hubs of Sydney and Melbourne commencing 26…
Joyce says Jetstar could enter NZ domestic market
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
According to Roland van den Bergh of The Dominion Post reporting from Toulouse, Qantas is considering using its budget arm…
Alitalia faces liquidation as buyers pull out
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
Reuters says that Italian airline Alitalia is facing the prospect of liquidation after a business group that had mounted a…
Budget airline planes could ‘fall out of the sky’
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
According to AAP, an Australian senator says if cut-price airlines do not pay more attention to maintenance, aircraft could start "falling…
Qantas screens TV programmes during delay
John Alwyn-Jones - Sep 22, 2026
It appears that Qantas flight attendants added irony to inconvenience according to AAP, when they screened an episode of Fawlty…
Qantas receives first A380
Phil Davies - Sep 19, 2026
Qantas is taking delivery of its first Airbus A380 superjumbo today (Friday). The A380 will be configured with 450 seats…
Ryanair slashes winter fares in face of recession fears
Phil Davies - Sep 19, 2026
Ryanair will respond to plummeting consumer confidence by slashing fares this winter. Europe’s largest no-frills carrier has initially released five…
SkyEurope seeks additional funding
Phil Davies - Sep 19, 2026
Euopean low fares carrier Sky Europe is seeking additional finance after securing a 10 million euro loan. The bridging loan…
Alitalia ‘on edge of abyss’
Phil Davies - Sep 19, 2026
Alitalia remains on the ‘edge of an abyss’ after an investor group walked away from a rescue bid. Key unions…
SIA goes twice a day with A380
Phil Davies - Sep 19, 2026
Singapore Airlines is to introduce a second daily flight from London using the Airbus A380 mega jumbo. This follows the…
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