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Paralympian Kurt Fearnley can do what others are already trying to do in the courts: force Australian airlines to change the way they treat disabled passengers...But with a short crawl through Brisbane Airport this week, the athlete ignited debate about...
Tags: Mr Fearnley, Jetstar, Australia, Canberra, Wheelchair, Virgin Blue, Jetstar Airways, Kurt Fearnley, Social Issues, Brisbane Airport, Qantas, Low-cost airlines, Lockheed JetStar
THE Middle Eastern airlines Etihad and Emirates are lobbying the Rudd Government to increase their quota of flights to Australia, in a further challenge to the dominance of Qantas and Singapore Airlines on the kangaroo route. Etihad's chief executive,...
Tags: Australian, THE Middle Eastern, Qantas, eastern airline, Etihad, Australia, Canberra, Kangaroo Route, Airline, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, The Emirates Group, Singapore Airlines
Ways to wind down is business class... from top: you can relax with a spa in an Eithad lounge; put your feet up aboard a Qantas A380; visit the bar in the rear of the business class section of an Emirates' Airbus A380. I've been washed out in Washington,...
Tags: business class, class passengers, Afghanistan, Kabul, Thai Airways International, Airport, Emirates, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Hospitality Recreation, Los Angeles International Airport, Qantas, Airbus A380
Mixed emotions for the six family members of Erebus disaster victims heading to Antarctica today. Tomorrow marks 30 years since flight 901 crashed into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 passengers and crew on board. Pip Collins, daughter of the flight's captain...
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Lisa Robertson, 41, was charged earlier this year with offences that include intentionally causing injury after an alleged incident outside a St Kilda restaurant. Robertson was sacked by Qantas after her mile-high club romp with Fiennes was revealed earlier...
Tags: Qantas, Australia, Melbourne, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Bail, Acronyms, Australian courts, Magistrates' Court, Magistrate, Mile high club, Law Crime
Jetstar investigating wheelchair 'accident' Posted November 25, 2009 10:40:00 Updated November 25, 2009 10:44:00 Jetstar has launched an investigation into an incident where a passenger was injured in a fall from one of their wheelchairs at Melbourne...
Tags: Jetstar, Australia, Sydney, Wheelchair, Melbourne Airport, Jetstar Airways, Disaster Accident, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Lockheed JetStar
Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor said the Gold Coast was Australia's fastest growing airport and the recent addition of AirAsia X and Jetstar had increased services and launched new routes. "This has resulted in 18 per cent more international airline seats...
Tags: Gold Coast, Australia, Brisbane, Business Finance, Far North Queensland, Jetstar Airways, Queensland, Hospitality Recreation, AirAsia X, Open Travel Alliance, Cairns Airport, Alliance for Healthy Cities, Qantas, Low-cost airlines, Expedia, Expedia Inc., Gold Coast Queensland, Cairns Queensland
Ariz. (AP) — US Airways said Tuesday it will delay delivery of 54 Airbus jets until at least 2013 as it tries to bolster its financial strength. The company said delaying the deliveries will reduce its aircraft capital expenditures over the next three...
Tags: US Airways Defers, Airbus, Airline Stocks Mixed, delays delivery, aircraft delivery, Boeing Dreamliners, airbus jets, Tempe, Business Finance, US Airways, Airline, US Airways Group, United Airlines, Jetstar Airways, African Airlines Association, UAL Corporation, Jetstar Asia Airways, Jetstar Pacific Airlines, Qantas, Low-cost airlines, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Paramount Airways, Aer Lingus, Jet aircraft, Airbus A380
Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley said Tuesday he was so angry at having to leave his wheelchair at the check-in counter he crawled through Brisbane airport to reach the departure gate for his flight. Fearnley, who earlier this month won his fourth New...
Tags: Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, Jetstar, Mr Fearnley, Kokoda Track, Brisbane Airport, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Canberra, Jetstar Airways, Wheelchair, Honolulu International Airport, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Kurt Fearnley, Social Issues, Lockheed JetStar, Jetstar Asia Airways, Melbourne Airport, Disability, Law Crime
The deal flow in the commercial property sector finally seems to be heating up now that many think the market is at or close to the bottom. Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA), which was last week pipped by The Carlyle Group and South Korean's National...
Tags: Qantas, Brisbane, BBI, capital spend, Brookfield Asset Management, British Airways, Australia, Perth, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Kangaroo Route, UBS AG, Virgin Blue, Jetstar Asia Airways, Low-cost airlines, Acronyms, Business Finance