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Wheelchair banned - Paralympian crawls through Australian airport
Canberra :: Australia | 13 days ago
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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 property deal-makers are coming out to play again
Perth :: Australia | 13 days ago
Credibility 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
Airline to boost spending on planes
London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
Credibility The airline revealed in a presentation to investors yesterday that it had allocated $1.7 billion in its current financial year and $2.7 billion in 2011 for capital expenditure. It will include 43 plane purchases, of which eight will be Airbus A380s. Funding...
Tags: Walsh, United Kingdom, London, Airbus A380, Singapore Airlines, Airline, Airbus, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Acronyms, Qantas, Business Finance, British Airways, Iberia Airlines, Oneworld, US Airways, Willie Walsh
Airways seeks rise in charges to pay for gear
Queenstown :: New Zealand | 14 days ago
Credibility Airways New Zealand wants to put up charges for airlines using Queenstown Airport by 34 per cent to pay for new equipment there and has signalled price rises for all core services from next year. One airline is seeking answers on how the new charges were...
Tags: Jetstar, price rises, New Zealand, Queenstown, Air New Zealand, Airline, Noi Bai International Airport, Jetstar Asia Airways, Tiger Airways Australia, Business Finance, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Jetstar Airways
Virgin's next chief tipped to be flown in for the job
Sullivan :: MO :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility ONE of the British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's rising stars, David Baxby, has emerged as a leading candidate to succeed Virgin Blue's long-time boss, Brett Godfrey. Succession planning for the role of chief executive and the need to fill two other...
Tags: Virgin Blue, Qantas, Richard Branson, Sullivan, Webjet, British brands, Geoff Dixon, Business Finance, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Low-cost airlines, David Baxby
Simon Calder: The seven classes of Man, Antarctic style
Moscow :: Russia | 16 days ago
Credibility Imagine checking in for a 12-hour, 6,000-mile flight, yet not needing to show a passport because it's a domestic journey. No, this is not a trip across all 11 time zones of Russia: it is a flight chartered from Qantas by a firm in Sydney with the suburban-sounding...
Tags: Antarctica, window seat, Qantas, Sydney, Russia, Moscow, Acronyms, Premium economy, Airbus A380, Concorde, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Travel, Low-cost airlines
Something To Declare: León, Spain; Lebanon; Colombia, via Florida; Answers on Australia
Beirut :: Lebanon | 16 days ago
Credibility Le�n, Spain Is this northern Spain's loveliest city? Decide for yourself by watching 48 Hours In ... on Travel Channel at 9pm on Tuesday...Travel Channel is available on Sky 251, or watch online at www.bit.ly/sin48 or www.bit.ly/leon48 .
Tags: Lebanon Tomorrow, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Since Colombia, Singapore, Spain, Lebanon, Beirut, Jetstar Airways, Low-cost carrier, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, Low-cost airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines
The ultimate flight wish-list
Melbourne :: Australia | 16 days ago
Credibility Lie-flat beds, like those found on board the Qantas A380's business class, are one ingredient that makes flying more bearable. There's often plenty to complain about on planes, but what makes a flight enjoyable? Very experienced pilots - Flight attendants...
Tags: Australia, Melbourne, Flight attendant, Fairfax Virginia, Economy class, Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, Travel, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Business class
Qantas Adds Extra Queenstown Service
Melbourne :: Australia | 17 days ago
Credibility We currently have extra capacity on the Queenstown-Sydney route during the peak summer and winter seasons which complements our existing two year-round services between these two markets,” he said. “New Zealand, and Queenstown in particular, remains a...
Tags: Queenstown-Sydney, Qantas Group, daily auckland, Auckland-Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Acronyms, Jetstar Airways, Airline destinations, Jetconnect, Jetstar destinations, Qantas, Low-cost airlines, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Business Finance
Qantas pilots abort take-off after 'loud bang' from engine
Melbourne :: Australia | 18 days ago
Credibility Qantas flight QF30, with 313 people onboard, was speeding down the runway to begin its flight to Melbourne at the moment the noise occurred...The incident has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which described it as a "high speed...
Tags: Qantas, Australia, Melbourne, Boeing 747-400, Air safety, Bird strike, Acronyms, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Disaster Accident
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