airlines

UN faces uphill battle to reduce global airline emissions

14 May 2013

Little progress has been made in a United Nations’ effort to craft an agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel, raising doubts that its civil aviation body can...

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Plane will not wait for you to buy cigarettes, says flight attendant to policewoman

8 May 2013

Rumours of a Hong Kong flight attendant rejecting demands from a uniformed military police officer became an instant hit on weibo. The officer wanted to delay take-off so she could go out and buy...

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Three Chengdu Airlines pilots probed for autopilot landing in bad weather

19 Apr 2013

The mainland's aviation authority is investigating three Chengdu Airlines pilots after they landed a plane using autopilot in poor weather conditions, despite warnings that that would place the...

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Slicing through the airlines

12 Mar 2013

The integration of air travel and high-speed rail services on the mainland will benefit major airports like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, but hurt smaller airports and short-haul flights, say...

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Airlines push for direct sales amid weak market

26 Feb 2013

Airlines are estimated to have this year earned net profit of US$8.4 billion for a margin as thin as 1.3 per cent, a typical year in a highly volatile industry.

5:22AM

Virgin Australia pounces on Tiger

30 Oct 2012

Virgin Australia on Tuesday said it has sold 10 per cent of its business to Singapore Airlines while agreeing to buy a 60 per cent stake in low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia.

10:24AM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Qantas boss has no regrets over grounding fleet

Qantas chief Alan Joyce said he has no regrets about ordering the shock grounding of the Australian airline’s entire fleet last year, saying it paved the way for much needed change.

11:22AM

India’s unpaid airline staff shaken by suicide

Frustration and anxiety are etched on the faces of staff at India’s grounded Kingfisher Airlines as they gather at Mumbai’s domestic airport each morning -- not to work, but to vent their anger....

12:40PM

Asia's budget airline boom bypasses China

A budget airline boom that is sweeping Asia is leaving Chinese travellers behind, as the the region now boasts more than 50 low cost carriers from almost none a decade ago.

2:44PM

MARKETS

Airline stocks rise as fuel costs drop

Airlines stocks took flight after international oil prices fell unexpectedly, helping carriers trim high fuel costs.

6:27PM

AVIATION

Air Asia boss vows to meet challenger head on

AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has vowed to give Indonesian rival Lion Air “a real run for their money” after it announced plans for a new low-cost carrier, a report said Thursday.

3:48PM

AVIATION

Mainland airlines to raise fuel surcharges by up to 40 pc

Mainland airlines will raise fuel surcharges by between 30 and 40 per cent today ahead of an expected increase in refined oil prices by the government next week.

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