Qantas is still considering Singapore as a potential base for forthcoming Asian-based operations. The news came on Tuesday via the Australian flag carrier’s chief executive, Alan Joyce. He said to The Australian that his carrier had not shelved plans for a South East Asian airline despite recent setbacks in Kuala Lumpur and that the firm [...]

Middle Eastern airline giant Emirates is hoping to get round the restrictions placed on night flights at Heathrow by landing its superjumbo Airbus A380s at a steeper angle. The carrier argues that by landing the planes at a steeper than normal angle the noise from jet engines is significantly reduced. Emirates is asking for permission [...]

Kingfisher Airlines is waiting to hear a government decision on its fate as it hovers on the precipice of bankruptcy. The Indian carrier has been struggling against years of losses and massive debts. Kingfisher owes more than $1 billion to various financial institutions who are not keen to lend any more money. It is also [...]

A number of emails have come to light which show that airlines were being pressured by executives at Flight Centre not to advertise cheap deals because they were undercutting the prices being offered by the operator. In one email, Graham Turner, Flight Centre’s managing director asks Singapore Airlines to agree not to undercut his company [...]

Australian flag carrier Qantas is enabling passengers on its fleet of six Airbus 380 superjumbos access to the internet. The service is available on long-haul flights across the Pacific from Melbourne to Los Angeles and from Sydney to Los Angeles. Those who have bought tickets for business- and first-class will be able to access the [...]

Members of the London Assembly have asked Transport for London for a more transparent, consistent and clearer approach to any sponsorship deals it makes for the transport network. A new report has been critical of the way in which the sponsorship deals were made for the capital’s river cable-car and bike hire schemes. Although the [...]

Glasgow has been chosen to host a second daily nonstop Emirates flight to and from the airline’s Dubai base. The carrier officially announced the launch of the new flight on Tuesday, much to the dismay of Edinburgh passengers and the airport’s management, which had been trying to secure the route for months. Reports said that [...]

About 150 Qantas pilots are currently on unpaid leave amid cost-cutting efforts, the carrier announced on Tuesday. Australia’s flag carrier said that the news comes as a result of schedule consolidations that it says are necessary in order to recoup ballooning losses from its international division, which amount to around AUD $200 million (£132 million) [...]

Emirates Airlines is to introduce in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity on its fleet of Airbus superjumbos. The system, called OnAir, will let passengers stay connected across the carrier’s network, by allowing them to access the internet. The service will also connect to the airline’s in-flight entertainment. Initially OnAir will be installed on 11 of the 19 A380s [...]

Melbourne Emirates passengers will soon be able to travel on the A380 superjumbo aircraft to Dubai without a connection. The UAE-based airline announced this week that starting in October of 2012 that it would be commissioning the Airbus A380 on one of its daily flights between Auckland and Dubai with a stopover in Melbourne, offering [...]