Global economic and political uncertainty has resulted in slowing demand for air travel, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. While passenger demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose by 5.2 per cent in June, compared with the prior corresponding period, IATA said the “upward trend in seasonally-adjusted traffic has moderated since January”. And
Australians will have a new one-stop option to Europe from June 2017 when Scoot launches flights to Greece from its Singapore hub in one of the longest flights in the world to be operated by a low-cost carrier. Scoot, a wholly-owned unit of Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) Budget Aviation Holdings, announced on Tuesday it planned to expand into Europe
Domestic business class fares have risen in August, while the cheapest or best discount tickets have fallen slightly in the month, new figures show. In a further indication the corporate and government travel sector is getting back to on the road after being on pause during the election campaign, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and
The Australian Government has issued a fresh warning to travellers about the dangers of carrying lithium batteries after one exploded in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Sydney Airport. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said incident took place on board an aircraft while it was on the ground at the airport. While there no damage
Airbus and its parent company Airbus Group have appointed a senior Qantas executive to be its new chief information officer (CIO). Luc Hennekens, who was previously CIO at Qantas, would take up his new role at the airframe on October 1, Airbus said in a statement. “In his new role Luc Hennekens will report to
Qantas says passengers won’t be the only ones set to benefit from the installation of internet wifi across its domestic fleet, with its pilots, engineers and ground staff looking forward to using the new technology as part of their day-to-day duties. The airline announced in February plans to equip its domestic fleet of Boeing 737-800s
