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A Qantas Aircraft Landing at Adelaide Airport Encounters a Laser Pointer
On Tuesday the 22nd, a Qantas aircraft was landing at the Adelaide Airport when a beam from a laser pointer was spotted being shone into the plane. However, the laser beam has been tracked already to the area from where it came. The laser is thought to
by Tanya Propst July 27th, 2008
Gulf Air And AVIAREPS Extend Existing Contract
The national airline for Bahrain, Gulf Air, has chosen to extend their contract with AVIAREPS as their Luxembourg and Belgium representatives. Up until now, the leading tourism and airline representative in the world has been contracted for the carrier as ...
by Tina Lane July 26th, 2008
Qantas Agrees in Pay Dispute Settlement
Qantas has failed at keeping their wage increases within their target range now that they have agreed to give their engineers about a 5% pay raise a year for 4 years. The decision of the airline on last Friday the ...
by Paul Scott July 26th, 2008
Sydney Airport Proposes to Name and Shame Noisy Carriers
Sydney Airport has proposed to name and shame the airlines that are too noisy, aiming to cut the pollution of noise for the residents of the surrounding suburbs. The airport operator sent the Federal Government a submission, demanding that the ...
by Bobby Jones July 26th, 2008
35 Boeing Aircrafts Purchased by Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines has made an order for 35 Boeing 737-800 aircrafts, which is worth more than 2.6 billion US dollars. The national flag carrier has also acquired rights for purchasing 20 more 737-800s on top of the 35 they have just ordered. The order was placed and announced in the
by Dave Humphries July 25th, 2008
Australian Infrastructure Fund Sees Record High Numbers at Melbourne Airport
The Australian Infrastructure Fund says that Melbourne Airport, which they own 8.1% of, posted the biggest growth of passengers that it has had in 3 years. The total number of passengers for the Melbourne Airport rose by 7.5%, which is ...
by Tanya Propst July 25th, 2008
Tiger Airways Expands Agreement with John Holland Aviation Services
Tiger Airways has signed a deal with John Holland Aviation Services for the expansion of the engineering support arrangements that they have currently so that it includes major maintenance 'C' Checks on the Airbus aircrafts. The Managing Director at Tiger ...
by Tina Lane July 25th, 2008
Strike Plans of Pilots Upsets Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has harshly criticized the pilot's planned strike action from its Air Nelson subsidiary, saying that it will heavily impact school holiday travel. Pilots planned the strike to start on Friday the 18th, lasting for 3 days, after ...
by Paul Scott July 24th, 2008
Macquarie May Delist Trusts Using the Fall in Prices
The empire of Macquarie has made the proposal to hook yet another fund listed in the stockmarket. This move comes as there is speculation that the investment bank is going to seize on the plummeting unit prices of the investment trusts it has listed in order to privatize them. On
by Paul Scott July 24th, 2008
Qantas Resumes In-Flight Cigarette Sales
Anti-smoking groups have launched an attack on Qantas for the carrier's move to resume the sale of in-flight cigarettes. Their carrier has relaunched the sale of tobacco on their market this month after being stopped about 10 years earlier. The ...
by Tanya Propst July 24th, 2008
