Qantas has announced plans to expand capacity within Australia across a number of its networks. The plans include adding more flights to budget arm Jetstar as well as introducing new aircraft. Qantas aims to grow capacity by nearly 10 per cent and boost capacity on the Jetstar brand by around ...
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An investigation is under way into how police in the Philippines managed a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of eight tourists. Rolando Mendoza, a 55-year-old former policeman, managed to hijack a bus carrying tourists from Hong Kong on Monday. He then told hostage negotiators that he would release ...
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Qantas Airways has confirmed that it will be taking five Bombardier Q400 aircraft out of service because of concerns over the fittings of the landing gear. Simon Rushton, a spokesman for the airline, said there were issues with some of the fittings which meant Qantas would be grounding a number ...
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Concerns are being raised that the presence of Qantas Airways in Papua New Guinea could threaten the survival of the countries second largest airline. Qantas began scheduling flights to Papua New Guinea in July. One of the main reasons for this was so that it could tap into the market ...
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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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Retail experts are noticing an increase in the number of shoppers who are showing a willingness to break old brand loyalties as they search for better deals and discounted offers. Promotions on own-label alcohol are seeing retail giants Woolworths and Coles grab an ever larger portion of the market.
Currently, own-label ...
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The country’s biggest airline, Qantas Airways, has announced that bookings are up as corporate travel at home and across Asia begins to bounce back from the effects of the worldwide recession. Speaking on Monday, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said although recovery could be better in the airline’s UK and ...
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Following the recent announcement by Virgin Blue that it is to pull out of the New Zealand domestic market; rivals Jetstar said that it will be increasing its services to the islands. Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar’s chief executive, confirmed that the airline would be adding extra services ahead of next year’s ...
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A price-fixing lawsuit brought against Qantas Airways has been allowed to go ahead after the Australian Federal Court overturned a decision by a lower court to dismiss the case. Qantas, and six other airlines, has been accused of conspiring to fix the price on shipments of cargo around the world.
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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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