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A Power Outage at Melbourne Airport Delays Flights
Domestic flights at the Melbourne Airport were affected by a power outage on Thursday morning at about 10:45, and the staff was still trying to figure out what the cause of the outage was. All of the Qantas domestic flights were without power for a while, as Terminal One was
by Tanya Propst July 13th, 2008
The Hino 300 is Chosen by Hertz
According to Kevin Terry, the general manager of Hertz Perth, the Hino 300, which has a fully automatic transmission, is a great selling point to use when hiring their range of light-duty trucks. For customers who aren't as knowledgeable about ...
by Paul Scott July 13th, 2008
Fiji’s Growth Continues and Strengthens Accor Hotels
For the last six months, the properties in Fiji have been beginning to see the market of incentives take over the market of conferences when looking at the numbers from other major markets, such as Australia. The Sofitel Fiji Resort ...
by Bobby Jones July 13th, 2008
Tourism Australia and DDB Worldwide Team Up
Tourism Australia has selected DDB Worldwide to be their global advertising agency. Rick Allert AO, Tourism Australia's chairman, stated that in the appointment of DDB Worldwide, they have chosen the agency partner that is the top creative advertising agency around ...
by Tina Lane July 12th, 2008
Salaries are Frozen at Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has decided to freeze the salaries of senior executives and review the operations that are not essential to the company now that the demand for air travel is slowing down and the cost of fuel continues to soar even higher. Rob Fyfe, the chief executive officer for
by Paul Scott July 12th, 2008
Sydney Airport Curfew Will Stay
The Sydney Airport's curfew has been lobbied against by Singapore and Qantas Airlines, but it has been rejected very strongly by Anthony Albanese, Grayndler Federal Labor MP. Mr. Alabense has totally dismissed any suggestions to changing the legislation of the ...
by Paul Scott July 12th, 2008
Asciano Group is Considering Selling Some Assets to Fund Growth
Asciano Group is the largest rail and port operator in Australia, and they have said that they are exploring the possibility of selling some of their assets in order to fund opportunities to grow, after the value of their shares ...
by Tanya Propst July 10th, 2008
Lonely Planet and Lagardère Services Asia Pacific Create a Concept Store
Lonely Planet, an independent specialist in travel guides, and Lagardère Services Asia Pacific are collaborating together to develop the first ever Lonely Planet shop to be in the Sydney Airport as part of the International Terminal redevelopment worth AU$500 million. ...
by Dave Humphries July 10th, 2008
A Regional Express Aircraft Loses a Wheel After Departure
There is an investigation under way after a freak accident occurred when the wheel of a Regional Express aircraft fell off of the plane just shortly after the aircraft departed from Orange Airport. The wheel was one of the dual main ones on the right-hand side that fell off after
by Bobby Jones July 10th, 2008
Virgin Blue faces a Loss of 75 million
A Merrill Lynch report lowers Virgin Blue's net profit estimate by 91%, taking it from a 2 million dollar profit down to a 75 million dollar loss, and it also says that the result for the whole financial year will ...
by Paul Scott July 9th, 2008