- Seat Reclining Voted Worst Airline Habit[Feb. 08, 2007]
Inconsiderate seat reclining has been voted the number one annoying habit of air travellers in a new air etiquette survey.
- Qantas Focus Drifts North[Feb. 14, 2007]
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation notes that less than a week after Tiger Airways announced plans to shake-up the Australian domestic market, Qantas has scored a regulatory win in Singapore.
- "Benign Conditions" Boost SIA and MAS[Feb. 13, 2007]
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation notes Singapore Airlines posted a strong quarterly increase in net profit, helped by record revenues, which rose 6.7% in the three months ended 31-Dec-06.
- Climate Debate Shifts to Air Traffic[Feb. 16, 2007]
Air traffic controllers need to address climate change now or risk having harsh or punitive measures imposed upon them, Airservices Australia chief executive Greg Russell has warned.
- Air Passengers Have No Recourse[Feb. 16, 2007]
After being stuck for 11 hours on a parked airplane during a snow and ice storm, JetBlue passengers found out there's nothing they can do about it. There are no government regulations limiting the time an airline can keep passengers on grounded aircraft.
- EasyJet Founder Urges Greener Air Travel by Business Executives[Feb. 13, 2007]
Business executives should be more economical with their company's corporate travel budgets for the sake of shareholders, but also for the sake of the environment, the founder of budget airline EasyJet wrote in the Financial Times recently.
- Tiger Airways to Mimic Ryanair[Feb. 13, 2007]
Cut-price carrier Tiger Airways is likely to bring the Ryanair model of flying into cheaper, regional airports to Australia when it gets the go-ahead to operate Down Under, said chief executive Tony Davis.
- bmi Urges Competition Commission Review of BAA Airport Monopoly[Feb. 08, 2007]
bmi, London Heathrow Airport's second biggest airline, has told the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of the UK Government that the monopoly ownership by BAA of Britain's busiest airports must come to an end. The bmi group supports many of the findings and provisional conclusions set out in the OFT's BAA airport market study paper. The OFT's paper highlighted key issues and problems inherent with BAA's monopoly provision of airport services.
- Treasurer: Qantas to Remain in Australian Control[Feb. 06, 2007]
An US$8.7 billion takeover bid by a private equity consortium for Qantas Airways will be subject to vigorous scrutiny to ensure the airline remains under Australian control, Treasurer Peter Costello said.
- Beijing Airport's Security Has Room to Improve[Jan. 31, 2007]
As Beijing gears up for the Olympics, one cannot but be impressed by the pace and efficiency of preparations. But it looks as if the Beijing Capital International Airport has somehow fallen through the cracks. It's not that brick and mortar changes are not occurring at the same frenetic pace. They are, but airport security for the hundreds of thousands of international travelers could do with a major overhaul.