The new majority shareholder of Scotland’s Edinburgh airport - Vinci Group, which controls more than 70 airports in 14 countries - already is talking about investment targeting long-haul routes including China.
Malaysian carrier AirAsia again is in talks to set up a branch airline in Vietnam, adding to its carriers in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia.
Perth, Western Australia man Michael Clapsis, 42, who allegedly set up fake, free wifi networks to steal others' personal data, has been granted bail on nine cybercrime charges.
Global air and travel services provider dnata has won a multi-year contract with India's Air India at Switzerland's Zurich Airport, with dnata to provide passenger, ramp and baggage services to four-weekly B787-8 flights between Delhi and Zurich.
Australian sister carriers Qantas and Jetstar are to operate up to nine return flights per week between Australia and Vanuatu.
US plane maker Boeing has been sanctioned by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for disclosing non-public details of the agency's investigation into the January 5 incident when an Alaska Airlines flight carrying 174 passengers and six crew lost a door panel (aka a 'plug'), minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Oregon.
Jetstar Asia has started flying an Airbus A320 between Singapore and Broome, Western Australia, the first regular, seasonal scheduled services between the two destinations.
A Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) study showed 73 per cent of company managers in Asia-Pacific were conscious of travel costs affecting their budgets, with 54 per cent and 15 per cent concerned about economic factors and geopolitics respectively.
A controlling stake in Scotland's Edinburgh Airport has been bought by France-based Vinci, which has taken 50.1 per cent of the business for GBP1.27 billion.
The figure for half the airport values it at GBP2.5 billion in total.
Qantas Group budget carrier Jetstar says it will operate a new domestic service from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns 'up to' four times per week using an A320-200 from December 3.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is recommencing flights to Cairns, Australia from December this year.
Doha-based Qatar Airways is seeking to buy up to 20 per cent of Virgin Australia, Reuters reports.
European plane maker Airbus is believed to want to take over all or part of the operations of four Spirit AeroSystems plants as part of an impending deal with US plane maker Boeing that splits the US-based aerostructures maker with Airbus's US rival.
The new majority shareholder of Scotland’s Edinburgh airport - Vinci Group, which controls more than 70 airports in 14 countries - already is talking about investment targeting long-haul routes including China.
Malaysian carrier AirAsia again is in talks to set up a branch airline in Vietnam, adding to its carriers in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia.
Perth, Western Australia man Michael Clapsis, 42, who allegedly set up fake, free wifi networks to steal others' personal data, has been granted bail on nine cybercrime charges.
Global air and travel services provider dnata has won a multi-year contract with India's Air India at Switzerland's Zurich Airport, with dnata to provide passenger, ramp and baggage services to four-weekly B787-8 flights between Delhi and Zurich.
Australian sister carriers Qantas and Jetstar are to operate up to nine return flights per week between Australia and Vanuatu.
US plane maker Boeing has been sanctioned by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for disclosing non-public details of the agency's investigation into the January 5 incident when an Alaska Airlines flight carrying 174 passengers and six crew lost a door panel (aka a 'plug'), minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Oregon.
Jetstar Asia has started flying an Airbus A320 between Singapore and Broome, Western Australia, the first regular, seasonal scheduled services between the two destinations.
A Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) study showed 73 per cent of company managers in Asia-Pacific were conscious of travel costs affecting their budgets, with 54 per cent and 15 per cent concerned about economic factors and geopolitics respectively.
A controlling stake in Scotland's Edinburgh Airport has been bought by France-based Vinci, which has taken 50.1 per cent of the business for GBP1.27 billion.
The figure for half the airport values it at GBP2.5 billion in total.
Qantas Group budget carrier Jetstar says it will operate a new domestic service from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns 'up to' four times per week using an A320-200 from December 3.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is recommencing flights to Cairns, Australia from December this year.
Doha-based Qatar Airways is seeking to buy up to 20 per cent of Virgin Australia, Reuters reports.
European plane maker Airbus is believed to want to take over all or part of the operations of four Spirit AeroSystems plants as part of an impending deal with US plane maker Boeing that splits the US-based aerostructures maker with Airbus's US rival.
