In the US, United Airlines 28,000 flight attendants have voted 99.99 per cent in favour of authorising a strike if the carrier fails to agree to increase their benefits.
Melbourne, Australia-based startup Koala Airlines has a web site, a management team, an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) and a strategy that it says will “fundamentally differ from previous entrants in a domestic market which has been long dominated by two major airlines since the Australian government first introduced the Two Airline Policy in 1952”.
Ireland-based budget airline Ryanair is adding nine routes from Charleroi Airport (Brussels South) to its northern winter schedule from October 27, namely to Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Cork (Ireland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Lamezia, Reggio Calabria and Trieste (Italy), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Gothenburg (Sweden).
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is ramping up deliveries of its C919 passenger jet, with three major carriers set to receive the aircraft this month.
More airlines have suspended flights to Israel and/or Lebanon after Israeli forces and the Lebanese group Hezbollah engaged in more cross-border clashes.
Sri Lanka has suspended its e-visa system due to corruption concerns and travellers now need to obtain visas on arrival, a system that previously was in place.
Australia's Qantas will refund or rebook flights for about 300 customers after it sold first class flights at large discounts by mistake on 22 August.
Australia's Qantas has a million domestic tickets on sale for the week commencing Monday August 26.
Mastercard has appointed Winnie Wong as its new Bangkok-based country manager for Thailand and Myanmar.
Australian airline passengers whose flights are cancelled or 'significantly delayed' soon will receive cash refunds under a new customer rights charter - and a new ombudsman will be able to force airlines to take appropriate action if complaints remain unresolved.
A former advisor to Scotland's devolved government - Alf Baird - says it rejected the opportunity to buy a catamaran for GBP13.8 million as an alternative to its disastrous GBP400 million 'lifelife' CalMac ferries debacle.
The European Union from September 1 is making changes to hand luggage regulations that will standardise the dimensions of passengers' carry-on bags and also is reverting to the old 100ml limit for liquids in the cabins.
Citing lower-than-projected demand for its flights between Canberra in Australia and Denpasar in Bali, BatikAir will cut its three B737-800 services a week to two.
In the US, United Airlines 28,000 flight attendants have voted 99.99 per cent in favour of authorising a strike if the carrier fails to agree to increase their benefits.
Melbourne, Australia-based startup Koala Airlines has a web site, a management team, an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) and a strategy that it says will “fundamentally differ from previous entrants in a domestic market which has been long dominated by two major airlines since the Australian government first introduced the Two Airline Policy in 1952”.
Ireland-based budget airline Ryanair is adding nine routes from Charleroi Airport (Brussels South) to its northern winter schedule from October 27, namely to Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Cork (Ireland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Lamezia, Reggio Calabria and Trieste (Italy), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Gothenburg (Sweden).
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is ramping up deliveries of its C919 passenger jet, with three major carriers set to receive the aircraft this month.
More airlines have suspended flights to Israel and/or Lebanon after Israeli forces and the Lebanese group Hezbollah engaged in more cross-border clashes.
Sri Lanka has suspended its e-visa system due to corruption concerns and travellers now need to obtain visas on arrival, a system that previously was in place.
Australia's Qantas will refund or rebook flights for about 300 customers after it sold first class flights at large discounts by mistake on 22 August.
Australia's Qantas has a million domestic tickets on sale for the week commencing Monday August 26.
Mastercard has appointed Winnie Wong as its new Bangkok-based country manager for Thailand and Myanmar.
Australian airline passengers whose flights are cancelled or 'significantly delayed' soon will receive cash refunds under a new customer rights charter - and a new ombudsman will be able to force airlines to take appropriate action if complaints remain unresolved.
A former advisor to Scotland's devolved government - Alf Baird - says it rejected the opportunity to buy a catamaran for GBP13.8 million as an alternative to its disastrous GBP400 million 'lifelife' CalMac ferries debacle.
The European Union from September 1 is making changes to hand luggage regulations that will standardise the dimensions of passengers' carry-on bags and also is reverting to the old 100ml limit for liquids in the cabins.
Citing lower-than-projected demand for its flights between Canberra in Australia and Denpasar in Bali, BatikAir will cut its three B737-800 services a week to two.
