- Qantas Withdraws 'Trans-Tasman Alliance' Application[Nov. 15, 2006]
- ANA Expands Domestic & Interline E-Ticketing[Oct. 31, 2006]
From October 31 this year, ANA customers can travel using e-tickets on 57 routes joining 15 airport destinations in Japan, making domestic travel more convenient and simple. This also means that passengers connecting from ANA and partner airline international flights will have a greater choice of domestic destinations using just a single e-ticket.
- Gol Holds Biggest Contract in Latin America[Oct. 30, 2006]
On October 30, Brazilian airline company Gol announced that it included 20 more aircrafts in its order from the U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing, as part of the biggest contract ever held in the Latin American sector.
- Pilot's Neglect of Advice Causes Air Crash[Oct. 31, 2006]
The pilot's neglect of advice from air traffic controllers to wait for a lightning storm to clear before taking off caused a Nigerian plane crash, which killed nearly 100 people on October 29, according to media reports on October 31.
- Nigerian Airliner with 104 People Crashed[Oct. 30, 2006]
On October 29, Nigerian airliner with more than 100 people on board crashed. This happened near the airport in the capital city, Abuja. At least seven people are reported to have survived. This is the third plane crash in Nigeria this year.
- SIA to Deploy B773ER on More Routes[Oct. 26, 2006]
Singapore Airlines will deploy its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with new cabin products, on routes within Asia and the USA, in addition to Europe.
- Large Traffic Growth at Adelaide Airport[Oct. 27, 2006]
More than 5.8 million airline passengers used Adelaide Airport in 2005/06, a rise of 7.5 per cent from the previous financial year.
- Air India, SATS in Airport Deal[Oct. 24, 2006]
Air India Ltd, India's largest carrier, and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd have agreed with the Bangalore International Airport Ltd to provide ground-handling services at a new airport in India.
- Virgin Blue May Consider to Cut Surcharge[Oct. 23, 2006]
Virgin Blue Holdings chief executive Brett Godfrey says the airline could reduce the fuel surcharge on its airfares if world oil prices fall more.
- Air NZ Tries Codeshares on Pacific Services[Oct. 27, 2006]
Air New Zealand will replace some of its Pacific services with codeshare deals as it continues to seek cost reductions through job cuts and route rationalisation.