Australia’s national carrier has cited rising demand in the Asian market as it continues to pursue extensions to its business in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Qantas officials say the firm is looking to offset its struggles to remain profitable with traditional destinations in Europe by catering to the rapidly growing premium travel market in Asia. [...]

Air France has suspended Chinese maintenance operations on its aircraft. The Paris-based carrier has said that the decision was made after French workers had discovered some 30 screws to be missing from one of its Airbus A340 jets after undergoing maintenance operations by Chinese firm Taeco in mid-November. The news came in Beijing on Thursday [...]

Concerns about future links to Heathrow from Belfast City Airport have been aired by MPs after Owen Paterson, Secretary for State, admitted that he had been in talks with International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh. The company, which owns Iberia and British Airways, is looking to purchase beleaguered carrier BMI from Lufthansa. Mr Walsh said [...]

Severe traffic congestion is likely during the London 2012 Olympic Games, Transport for London has said. The transport commissioner said on Wednesday that backups at numerous rail stations during the event could lead to waiting times in excess of 30 minutes during peak hours before passengers are able to board a train. Peter Hendy said [...]

Nearly two-thirds of Britons opt for fast food chains while holidaying overseas, a new study has revealed. The news comes via survey conducted by Dubai Tourism, which also showed that 59 per cent admit to avoiding or rarely delving into local cuisine during breaks abroad. Similarly, in addition to regular visits to restaurants like KFC, Burger [...]

Ministers in Scotland are asking for full disclosure of information concerning Edinburgh’s troubled tram project. Following a request for documents concerning the scheme under the Freedom of Information act, 17 pages were delivered with almost every sentence blacked out. Labour MSP for Lothian, Kezia Dugdale, said the level of secrecy was unacceptable and that people [...]

A Twitter competition by Qantas has backfired after it recieved thousands of angry responses from consumers disrupted by the recent strikes. Australia’s national airline, which remains amid a bitter dispute with labour unions, had challenged consumers to describe ‘Qantas luxury’, offering its own gift packs as prizes. But instead, the competition has been used by thousands of [...]

Nigerian aviation officials have announced fines for Virgin Atlantic and British Airways amid a row over airfares. The country’s civil aviation authority say that the two carriers had colluded in their efforts to charge more for flights to the neighbouring nation of Ghana than for flights to Nigeria. British Airways faces a fine of 135 [...]

Manchester Airport has said that it will continue to use body scanners on passengers, even though the European Commission has said that it will begin trials to assess the health risks posed by the machines. Manchester has had the scanners on trial since 2009. The UK’s Health Protection Agency has already conducted its own tests, [...]

The renowned Elysian independent hotel in America’s Windy City is to become the newest Waldorf Astoria property, according to reports. Hotel Check and other agencies reported that the boutique property had been visited by a number of name brands in recent weeks to investigate a possible sale. Now Crain’s Chicago has said that the property [...]