London Gatwick Airport has made a request for improved rail services in its response to the Airports Commission's questionnaire for making the best use of existing capacity in the short and medium term.
Chinese cadet pilots employed by Hainan Airlines are taking flight training in Australia's Port Macquarie under the tuition of Arena International Aviation.
Air NZ admits shark fin carriage
Thursday, May 23, 2013
New Zealand's Air New Zealand reportedly has admitted it stopped carrying shark fins to Asia after Air Pacific was criticised for the practice earlier this month.
UK budget airline Flybe has dropped direct flights from Northern Ireland's George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick and has sold all of its Gatwick arrival and departure slots to rival Easyjet for GBP20 million.
A data protection advisory group for the European Commission has written to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warning that its New Distribution Capability (NDC) "raises a number of privacy and human rights concerns".
Findings from a new Harris survey of 2,276 American passengers show that many who travel by commercial airline once or more per year are looking for more personal space, with 58 per cent willing to pay for extra legroom on a longer flight (three-plus hours) and more than half (53 per cent) willing to pay more to avoid a middle seat.
Travel industry lobby group the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has expressed concern at the latest Tasmanian Budget, claiming it jeopardises the hard work and commitment of the State’s tourism industry.
UAE-based Emirates Airline will increase capacity to Colombo, Sri Lanka from 30 June 2013, with the addition of three more B777-300ER flights per week.
Etihad Airways has acquired three airport services companies - Abu Dhabi Airport Services (ADAS), Abu Dhabi In-Flight Catering (ADIFC) and Abu Dhabi Cargo Company (ADCC) – for its wholly-owned Etihad Airport Services arm.
Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) has awarded new seat and freight capacity allowances to Qantas, Virgin Australia and Pacific Air Express.
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