The global tourism industry is facing a bleak picture in the coming year or so, as fuel prices continue to lead to increases in airfares, and economic woes dampen the holiday spending spirit of consumers. Several airlines have already gone out of business, others are reducing capacity and still others are canceling a number of  Continue Reading »

The aviation industry is experiencing somewhat of a crisis with the astronomical rises in fuel costs over the past few years. The Australian flagship carrier, Qantas and its chief executive officer Geoff Dixon have announced measures that will help them save money in these taxing times. Dixon told the press that Qantas’ fuel bill would  Continue Reading »

With tomorrow’s Australian Licensed Engineers Association four-hour strike coming up, the Australian flag carrier Qantas has said it has put measures in place to assure the strike will affect its passengers as little as humanly possible. Though the ALAEA’s overtime bans will be starting tomorrow afternoon, Qantas’ chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says the most  Continue Reading »

As the northern hemisphere slides into spring, the island under down under is getting primed for its annual ski season. The biggest market for skiing in New Zealand is the south island mountain range using Queenstown as its base. To accommodate the large number of skiers and snowboarders this year,  Air New Zealand has announced  Continue Reading »

The Qantas Group is going one step further in its security than the traditional metal detector, and the new security technology is being tested at Melbourne’s domestic terminal on a voluntary basis. The passenger screening portal is called the ProVision Portal, which uses millimeter waves to detect any foreign objects a passenger may be carrying.  Continue Reading »

Australia’s national carrier Qantas Airlines said this week that it will make use of Boeing’s Airplane Health Management system, a software package that aids airlines in managing schedules when planes are called in for maintenance. Systems like this are surely set to be popular after Southwest’s $10 million plus lawsuit for missing maintenance tests. Qantas  Continue Reading »