News
-
Cabin crew cuts
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority has announced plans to reduce the ratio of flight attendants to passengers on Australian aircraft which can seat between 36 and 216.
-
Window Seat 16 Feb 10
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010ARMCHAIR travellers can now experience the full length of Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway in an online real-time journey courtesy of Google.
-
US inbound soars
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010QANTAS inbound enquiries from the United States have jumped by close to 30% following the G’Day USA festivals (TD 11 Jan) hosted across America last month.
-
JTG turnover slides 21%
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010JETSET Travelworld’s results for the six months to 31 Dec (TD breaking news) show the company has clearly suffered from the global economic crisis.
-
QF brings back 1st
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010IN what could be seen as a sign of returning premium business, Qantas has restored its First Class product in travel agent GDS’s on routes which were cut back last year (TD 25 May).
-
Business events crisis
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010VISITOR arrivals for business events in Australia plummeted 23% last year, with peak body the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) calling for urgent action to arrest the decline.
-
Vale Pamela Scott
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010THE travel industry today is mourning the untimely death of Pamela Scott who died on the weekend after a short illness.
-
Safe Air job cuts
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010AIR New Zealand engineering subsidiary Safe Air in Blenheim is planning to axe nearly one-third of its workforce due to delays in the delivery of aircraft for upgrade work.
-
Coronet upgrade
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010CORONET Peak ski resort near Queenstown, NZ has upgraded its ‘Big Easy’ beginner area and also installed a new quad chairlift in the lead-up to this year’s season.
-
New ceo at BRU
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010MACQUARIE Airports (MAp) has today announced the promotion of Brussels Airport’s chief financial officer, Arnaud Feist, to the role of chief executive officer.