Air Pacific to restructure and change its name

May 16, 2012 Aviation, Headline News No Comments

Air Pacific will change its name to Fiji Airways in a coming restructure, according to reports from New Zealand. … Continue Reading

Fares fall for Cathay as airlines struggle

May 16, 2012 Aviation, Headline News No Comments

High fuel prices are hitting the airline industry hard as demand for travel slows. … Continue Reading

Johnny Clegg at INDABA TOURISM CONFERENCE

May 16, 2012 Headline News, INDABA No Comments

South African cultural icon and musical legend Johnny Clegg dropped into Indaba this afternoon to address the Culture and Heritage Speed Marketing ‘Shongololo’ session. … Continue Reading

Exclusive Mariani and King cement ATEC’s position as the industry’s peak organisation

May 15, 2012 Global Travel Media TV, Headline News No Comments

If anyone had any doubts about ATEC’s position as the industry’s peak organisation, they would have been quickly dealt with at ATEC’s annual Symposium Conference last week, with Chair of ATEC John King [left] and CEO Felicia … Continue Reading

Only man’s best friend can sniff out underpants bombers

May 15, 2012 Aviation, Headline News No Comments

Extraordinary details are emerging about a suicide bomber sent by the Yemen branch of al-Qaida last month to blow up a passenger plane heading to the US with a newly devised, hard-to-detect underpants bomb. … Continue Reading

QF Cabin Staff Have an Improved Attitude or Is It Just More Spin

May 15, 2012 Aviation, Headline News 1 Comment

Its been a long time since I have flown QF internationally and there was a good reason for that. It is a premium airline and not as price competitive as some of its equals in other words too expensive. It was cheaper to go with a low cost carrier although the service and in flight offerings were often underwhelming. … Continue Reading

Qantas pilots lose court appeal but remain proud

May 15, 2012 Aviation, Headline News No Comments

Qantas pilots have lost their Federal Court appeal against a ban that prevents them from taking any form of industrial action – but they remain proud of the fact that their protest never disrupted the plans of any passengers. … Continue Reading

Exclusive Interview Watch out…..here comes the future, if you’re ready or not!

May 14, 2012 Global Travel Media TV, Headline News No Comments

If you thought things had been moving a tad quickly in technology over recent years, I suggest you hang on tight into as far as you can see into the future, because as they say in the US, and according to … Continue Reading

Ryanair attendant in hospital after falling out of plane

May 14, 2012 Aviation, Headline News No Comments

A Ryanair flight attendant is in hospital after tumbling out of a passenger jet during a hurried takeoff in Sweden. Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that the woman fell about three metres onto the tarmac after a rear door was pulled open as she rushed to prepare the plane for takeoff. … Continue Reading

Negotiations on track for Australian carrier to take over QF’s code share to South Africa

May 14, 2012 Headline News, INDABA No Comments

INDABA 2012 kicked off in Durban this afternoon with SA Tourism CEO Thulani Nzima revealing that talks are on track for another Airline possibly Virgin to take over the code share agreement that still exists with Qantas. It is understood the Regulator will cancel the agreement from December 2012. … Continue Reading

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