Airline jet engine manufacturer, Rolls Royce, issued a warning concerning the safety of its RB211 model just two weeks before one blew up on Qantas Flight 74 on Tuesday. The directive warned that because of cracks which had been spotted in the engine’s turbine shafts there was a risk of ...

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Virgin Blue boss, John Borghetti, continues to show his intention to challenge Qantas in the premium market as he signs a code share agreement with Middle Eastern carrier Etihad. The new deal will mean Virgin Blue offshoot, V Australia, will now fly to Abu Dhabi. According to the airline, as ...

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US animal-rights groups have called on government officials to investigate the deaths of seven puppies being transported on an American Airlines flight earlier this month. Although the carrier claims to have conducted necropsies on the puppies, it has also refused to publish the results. Mary Francis Fagan, speaking for American, ...

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The nation’s flag carrier, Qantas, has announced better first-half earnings than a year ago and claims it is now back into profit. Based on annual results, Qantas declared a net income for the second half of the year of $54 million. This is up on the same period ending June ...

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An investigation is underway by American Airlines after seven puppies being transported in the cargo hold of a domestic jet have died. The flight, form Tulsa to Chicago, was due to take off at 6.30am but storms in Chicago meant that the aircraft’s departure time was pushed back by an ...

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Since arriving on the Australian airline scene in 2007, Tiger Airways has helped to push the price of budget airfares down by a third, according to government statistics. The Singapore Airlines subsidiary now plans to impact the country’s corporate market by offering business travellers no frills air travel at low ...

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Since Tiger Airways entered the Australian domestic airline market in November 2007, a price has been raging with rivals Qantas and Virgin Blue. Whilst this is good news for passengers who can take advantage of ever decreasing fares, it is very bad news for airline profitability. Managing director of the Centre ...

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Recent political tensions between Australia and Fiji, as well as plummeting financial losses, are likely to do little to improve the chances of Qantas finding a buyer for its 46 per cent stake in the nation’s flag carrier, Air Pacific. On Monday, Fiji asked Australia’s acting high commissioner to leave ...

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Palm oil and paper giant, Sinar Mas, has been told by Greenpeace that its commitment to sustainability is worthless, and, according to Bustar Maitar, a forest campaigner for the ecological group in Southeast Asia, some of the world’s best known brands are complicit in the company’s trashing of the rainforests. Asia ...

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The finalists of the Avis Travel Agent Scholarship of Excellence have been announced. The six travel consultants to have made it through what has been described as one of the toughest competitions in the scholarships 14-year history, were chosen from agencies across the country. The finalists are Kelly Spinks from Jetset ...

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