Singapore Airlines has announced it is increasing its fuel surcharge by between US$3 and US$25 per sector across its network, its first fuel surcharge increase since June 2008. The airline says the surcharge, made necessary by jet fuel prices of over US$95 per barrel, “will offer only partial relief from the higher operating costs arising
Emirates has confirmed it will resume its recently suspended third daily Dubai-Sydney service in 2011, with services to resume from October 2 operated by Boeing 777-300ERs. Emirates suspended its third daily service, with was operated by Boeing 777-200LRs, last month as part of a reorganisation and reprioritisation of its aircraft and resources. The 777-300ERs will
The Qantas Group has reported robust 8.8 per cent growth in traffic across its three airline brands – Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink – in October compared to October 2009, but as RPKs increased by 5.4 per cent but ASKs an even faster 6.4 per cent, revenue seat factor fell 0.8 percentage points to 82.5 per
International passenger numbers into and out of Australia grew by 10.8 per cent in September compared to September 2009, new figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) show, a continuation of the strong growth trend of recent months. In total 2.313 million passengers flew in and out of Australia on scheduled
The repair bill for Qantas’s A380 VH-OQA which suffered an uncontained engine failure near Singapore on November 4 is likely to approach US$70m (A$72.7m), according to an insurance company. In a monthly industry update, US based Aon Corp says damage caused by the failure “has been valued at just under $US70 million as a result
The shareholders of British Airways and Iberia approved plans for the two airlines to merge at meetings in London and Madrid on November 29. Scheduled to take effect from January 21, the merger required the approval of BA shareholders for its ownership to be transferred to a new holding company, BA Holdco. The new company
