Qantas Launches New Travel Resource
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Qantas today launched the latest addition to qantas.com - Qantas Travel Insider. Qantas Group General Manager Sales and Distribution, Mr Rob Gurney, said Qantas Travel Insider was a unique and comprehensive online resource that would help travellers plan the perfect trip. "Qantas ...
September sees Big Drop in International Flight Traffic
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Istanbul - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global international traffic results for September. Passenger traffic declined 2.9% while cargo traffic dropped 7.7% compared to the same month in 2007. International load factors tumbled by 4.4% percentage points from ...
IATA: Airlines to lose US$5.2 billion in 2008
Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced a revised industry financial forecast that would see the global airline industry post losses of US$5.2 billion in 2008 based on an average crude oil price of US$113 per barrel (US$140 for ...
Hundred Things To Do Before You Die Man Dies…
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Travel Industry | No Comments »...before completing his list. It is rather ironic that the travel writer Dave Freeman, co-writer (with Neil Teplica) of The 100 Things To Do Before You Die who started a publishing phenomenon died Aug. 17 from a head injury caused by ...
BA: “Terminal 5 is working”!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Airlines, Airports, Travel Stories | No Comments »British Airways has been running a campaign to prove that their new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London is working: A reportage style will be adopted for the campaign, which signals a move away from the airline's traditional approach. The ...
Transatlantic Tunnels - possible?
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Railways | No Comments »Imagine boarding a train in London and riding it all the way to New York! This theoretical rail route would involve a magnetically levitated train travelling from 300 to 5,000 mph (500 to 8,000 km/h) in an airless tunnel floating above ...
Air Atlantique Forced to Ground Dakotas
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Air Atlantique, who operate a number of historic aircraft out of Coventry Airport, have announced the premature retirement of their fleet of Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft due to the prohibitive expenses needed to make them compliant with new EU legislation. Their ...
SilverJet Rescue Bid Fails
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Airlines, Travel Stories | No Comments »Silverjet, the business class-only UK based airline which went in receivership last month has failed in a latch ditch attempt to secure a takeover deal resulting in the loss of 300 jobs, administrators said Friday. Kingplace, an Ireland-based company managed by ...
Heathrow an Embarrassement, says IATA
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Airports | No Comments »Service levels at Heathrow Airport are "a national embarrassment", Giovanni Bisignani, head of International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. In a report on half-year air traffic results, IATA criticized the UK's "unique screening policies," which it said "inconvenience passengers with ...
Universal Studios Damaged By Serious Fire
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Railways, Visitor Attractions | No Comments »The Universal Studios in Los Angeles had to shut after a serious fire took hold on Sunday. The "King Kong" tour and the sets for such blockbuster movies as "Back to the Future" and "Bruce Almighty" were destroyed as a ...
