New Zealand's Bay of Plenty region is back fully in the visitor business, one of its economic mainstays, according to a team promoting the area at TRENZ 2012. The bay's inbound tourism, both domestic and international, was adversely affected by the early October 2011 grounding of a container ship which subsequently lost some cargo and leaked oil.
Brisbane-based carrier Virgin Australia will add two additional return flights between Brisbane and Gladstone from 28 May bringing the total number of flights between the two cities to 58 on the airline’s fleet of ATR turboprop aircraft.
Tourism New Zealand is stepping up its emphasis on international visitor preference as part of a strategy to increase stay days and per capita yield.
Global airline passenger traffic achieved year-over-year growth of six per cent for March and for the first quarter of 2012, with double-digit growth in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa, world airports have reported.
Germany's Lufthansa has suffered a Q1 net loss of EUR397 million and announced it will cut its work force of 117,000 by 3,500.
Virgin America, the California, USA-based airline, has inked a new agreement with China Airlines, which becomes its eleventh interline partner.
Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling has declared bankruptcy after the owners cut financial support.
Scandinavian airline SAS has posted a Q1 loss of US$108 million, more than twice analysts' forecasts, blaming rising fuel costs. It made a US$238 million loss last year.
The Canadian government is to discuss the European Union's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax) with EU Transport minister Siim Kallasis, but not because of its impact on airlines.
Australia's Qantas is to boost domestic Australian capacity "to strengthen its network in the business and leisure markets".
UK-based budget carrier bmibaby - now owned by British Airways parent IAG - will close in September unless a buyer is found.
Poor air cargo figures have helped push Air France-KLM to a worse-than-expected Q1 loss.
An incident with an overheating mobile phone on board an aircraft highlights the importance of taking precautions with lithium battery-powered devices, especially when travelling, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
New Zealand's Bay of Plenty region is back fully in the visitor business, one of its economic mainstays, according to a team promoting the area at TRENZ 2012. The bay's inbound tourism, both domestic and international, was adversely affected by the early October 2011 grounding of a container ship which subsequently lost some cargo and leaked oil.
Brisbane-based carrier Virgin Australia will add two additional return flights between Brisbane and Gladstone from 28 May bringing the total number of flights between the two cities to 58 on the airline’s fleet of ATR turboprop aircraft.
Tourism New Zealand is stepping up its emphasis on international visitor preference as part of a strategy to increase stay days and per capita yield.
Global airline passenger traffic achieved year-over-year growth of six per cent for March and for the first quarter of 2012, with double-digit growth in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa, world airports have reported.
Germany's Lufthansa has suffered a Q1 net loss of EUR397 million and announced it will cut its work force of 117,000 by 3,500.
Virgin America, the California, USA-based airline, has inked a new agreement with China Airlines, which becomes its eleventh interline partner.
Danish no-frills airline Cimber Sterling has declared bankruptcy after the owners cut financial support.
Scandinavian airline SAS has posted a Q1 loss of US$108 million, more than twice analysts' forecasts, blaming rising fuel costs. It made a US$238 million loss last year.
The Canadian government is to discuss the European Union's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax) with EU Transport minister Siim Kallasis, but not because of its impact on airlines.
Australia's Qantas is to boost domestic Australian capacity "to strengthen its network in the business and leisure markets".
UK-based budget carrier bmibaby - now owned by British Airways parent IAG - will close in September unless a buyer is found.
Poor air cargo figures have helped push Air France-KLM to a worse-than-expected Q1 loss.
An incident with an overheating mobile phone on board an aircraft highlights the importance of taking precautions with lithium battery-powered devices, especially when travelling, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
