The parent of US carrier United Airlines, UAL Corp, says it earned US$273 million in Q2, its best result in almost three years - and quarterly revenue rose 28.4 per cent to US$5.16 billion.
South Korea's Korean Air Lines says it intends to get 50 per cent of passenger sales from premium classes by 2019.
Canada's Air Canada is to grow capacity more aggressively than previously expected - by between six and 7.5 per cent - and also has disclosed a plan to refinance its debt.
UK carrier British Airways and the USA's American Airlines have finally been given regulatory clearance to run their businesses jointly on transatlantic routes.
Hotel group Carlson has completed the acquisition of the majority interest in RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd (RHW).
Airlines' financial performance is at pre-crisis levels and expectations of future profitability are rising, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says.
Passenger traffic through Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports in Queensland, Australia grew almost 10 per cent in the financial year ended June 30 2010.
Perth, Australia-based Skywest Airlines has inked an in-principle agreement with Virgin Blue for a reciprocal codeshare covering Western Australia flights.
Tamworth's attributes and attractions for conferences and events will be highlighted at the Australian Business Events Expo (ABEE) in Sydney this week.
Plane makers, engine suppliers and service providers say orders by Friday at the Farnborough International Airshow exceeded US$47 billion, with an unexpected emphasis on single-aisle aircraft sales. The event was overshadowed to some extent by international defence contract cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars in both the USA and Europe.
Conference planners and others in the MICE industry have been offered a glimpse of future flight options in their regions through sales reported by planemakers at the Farnborough International Airshow. Worth tens of billions of dollars - US$47 billion plus as of Friday - the event already is being referred to as a narrow-body sales fest because of the numbers of single-aisle jets ordered.
Emirates to offer A380 wi-fi
Dubai-based Emirates is to equip all 90 Airbus A380s it has on order with wi-fi networks that will allow passengers to make mobile phone calls, download data and browse the Internet during flights.
The parent of US carrier United Airlines, UAL Corp, says it earned US$273 million in Q2, its best result in almost three years - and quarterly revenue rose 28.4 per cent to US$5.16 billion.
South Korea's Korean Air Lines says it intends to get 50 per cent of passenger sales from premium classes by 2019.
Canada's Air Canada is to grow capacity more aggressively than previously expected - by between six and 7.5 per cent - and also has disclosed a plan to refinance its debt.
UK carrier British Airways and the USA's American Airlines have finally been given regulatory clearance to run their businesses jointly on transatlantic routes.
Hotel group Carlson has completed the acquisition of the majority interest in RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd (RHW).
Airlines' financial performance is at pre-crisis levels and expectations of future profitability are rising, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says.
Passenger traffic through Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports in Queensland, Australia grew almost 10 per cent in the financial year ended June 30 2010.
Perth, Australia-based Skywest Airlines has inked an in-principle agreement with Virgin Blue for a reciprocal codeshare covering Western Australia flights.
Tamworth's attributes and attractions for conferences and events will be highlighted at the Australian Business Events Expo (ABEE) in Sydney this week.
Plane makers, engine suppliers and service providers say orders by Friday at the Farnborough International Airshow exceeded US$47 billion, with an unexpected emphasis on single-aisle aircraft sales. The event was overshadowed to some extent by international defence contract cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars in both the USA and Europe.
Conference planners and others in the MICE industry have been offered a glimpse of future flight options in their regions through sales reported by planemakers at the Farnborough International Airshow. Worth tens of billions of dollars - US$47 billion plus as of Friday - the event already is being referred to as a narrow-body sales fest because of the numbers of single-aisle jets ordered.
Emirates to offer A380 wi-fi
Dubai-based Emirates is to equip all 90 Airbus A380s it has on order with wi-fi networks that will allow passengers to make mobile phone calls, download data and browse the Internet during flights.
