Busselton Airport in Western Australia's south west (around a three hour drive from Perth) may be upgraded to take wide-body aircraft on direct flights from the eastern States - and possibly international flights at some stage in the future.
The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, has announced plans to invest PGK10 million per year (A$4.9 million per year) over the next five years in global tourism campaigns with the target of increasing international visitor numbers by at least 20 per cent.
Australian airline Qantas is not in the market raising capital and is not in merger or takeover talks with any other airline, according to Stephen Thompson, executive manager Qantas Global Sales.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it is in talks to invest in a foreign carrier using funds from Philippines-based San Miguel Corp.
Malaysia's Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is seeking to nearly double the number of Asia-Pacific destinations served by 2015 and fly to 25 cities in countries including China, Japan and India. Flights on some existing routes will increase by as much as 50 per cent. MAS currently flies to 13 regional destinations.
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has caused a storm by insisting it is not sensible for Belfast in Northern Ireland to have two airports that are just 14 miles apart.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it will be difficult for the European Union to implement its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS tax) for airlines when more than 30 countries oppose it.
Although low-cost carriers continue to lead the way in improving passenger satisfaction, traditional carriers still are struggling to meet their customers’higher expectations, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North America Airline Satisfaction Study*.
Organisers of New Zealand's Meetings trade show say the event led to some promising new connections being made.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched new economy class fares from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Cairns to KLM’s full range of European cities.
The soon-to-open Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is rolling out the red carpet for MICE planners with meeting offers at what is the largest hotel in Macau.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has signed three new hotels in China, the 300-room Radisson Blu Plaza Wuxi, the 242-room Radisson Blu Chengdu East and the 348-room Radisson Blu Wuhan ETD Zone.
UK prime minister David Cameron has set the ground for a re-think on a third runway at Heathrow airport by leaving the door open for the Conservatives to campaign at the 2015 election in favour of expanding Heathrow.
Busselton Airport in Western Australia's south west (around a three hour drive from Perth) may be upgraded to take wide-body aircraft on direct flights from the eastern States - and possibly international flights at some stage in the future.
The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, has announced plans to invest PGK10 million per year (A$4.9 million per year) over the next five years in global tourism campaigns with the target of increasing international visitor numbers by at least 20 per cent.
Australian airline Qantas is not in the market raising capital and is not in merger or takeover talks with any other airline, according to Stephen Thompson, executive manager Qantas Global Sales.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) says it is in talks to invest in a foreign carrier using funds from Philippines-based San Miguel Corp.
Malaysia's Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is seeking to nearly double the number of Asia-Pacific destinations served by 2015 and fly to 25 cities in countries including China, Japan and India. Flights on some existing routes will increase by as much as 50 per cent. MAS currently flies to 13 regional destinations.
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has caused a storm by insisting it is not sensible for Belfast in Northern Ireland to have two airports that are just 14 miles apart.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it will be difficult for the European Union to implement its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS tax) for airlines when more than 30 countries oppose it.
Although low-cost carriers continue to lead the way in improving passenger satisfaction, traditional carriers still are struggling to meet their customers’higher expectations, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North America Airline Satisfaction Study*.
Organisers of New Zealand's Meetings trade show say the event led to some promising new connections being made.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched new economy class fares from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Cairns to KLM’s full range of European cities.
The soon-to-open Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is rolling out the red carpet for MICE planners with meeting offers at what is the largest hotel in Macau.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has signed three new hotels in China, the 300-room Radisson Blu Plaza Wuxi, the 242-room Radisson Blu Chengdu East and the 348-room Radisson Blu Wuhan ETD Zone.
UK prime minister David Cameron has set the ground for a re-think on a third runway at Heathrow airport by leaving the door open for the Conservatives to campaign at the 2015 election in favour of expanding Heathrow.
