- Air Canada intends to challenge Qantas[Jan. 27, 2006]
Air Canada intends to challenge Qantas between Los Angeles and Sydney next year, operating fifth freedom services as part of a daily Toronto-Sydney service that will commence during the first half of 2007 when its new 777-300ERs and dash 200LRs begin arriving.Air Canada said it will use authority contained in the recent open skies agreement between the US and Canada and will apply to Canadian and Australian authorities for permission to operate the route.
- New row reopens Cyprus Airways lines[Jan. 29, 2006]
In the latest twist to the Cyprus Airways (CY) saga, pilots have threatened possible strike action that could cripple the airline at one of its most sensitive moments.
- Qantas ups credit charges[Jan. 24, 2006]
The cost of taking a Qantas break is about to increase as its holiday arm lifts the fee levied on credit card transactions from 1per cent to 1.4per cent.
- Airlines reject tankers at terminal[Jan. 24, 2006]
Qantas and Virgin Blue have rejected Adelaide airport's invitation to use tankers to refuel their planes at the new domestic terminal while contractors battle to clean its contaminated underground fuel system.
- Terminal frustration at Adelaide[Jan. 24, 2006]
Adelaide's new airport terminal is virtually empty and losing half a million dollars a week. Michelle Wiese Bockmann asks who's to blame.
- Air Sahara airliner grazes AI plane[Jan. 29, 2006]
Passengers on board a 180-seater Delhi-Srinagar Air Sahara airliner had a narrow escape when the plane's wing grazed a parked Air India aircraft after landing at the International airport here today, airport authorities said.
- Wellington back to normal after heavy fog[Jan. 30, 2006]
Wellington Airport was fully operational on Monday after fog cancelled four international flights to Australia earlier in the morning, and closed the airport for most of Sunday.
- India: Airport workers resume work[Feb. 05, 2006]
Airports across the country are getting back to normal as thousands of AAI (Airports Authority of India) employees return to work.
- Brussels sprouts by 18pc for MAp[Jan. 26, 2006]
MACQUARIE Airports said yesterday that earnings at the second-largest field in its portfolio, Brussels International Airport, rose 18 per cent last year.
- NY Tracon sees improvement under hand[Jan. 26, 2006]
FAA yesterday said it has saved $1.4 million in overtime expenses and achieved a 75% reduction in operational errors at the troubled New York Terminal Radar Approach Control facility since reasserting authority over scheduling practices and taking a more hands-on management approach there (ATWOnline, June 3, 2005).