Chris AshtonIn an announcement that fills my little Australian heart with pride, Qantas has been named the world’s safest airline for the third year in a row by AirlineRatings.com The national carrier experienced no serious safety incidents in 2015, and has...
Air New Zealand has scooped the pool yet again in AirlineRatings.com’s annual World’s Best Airline Awards, taking out the top prize ‘Airline of the Year’ for the third time in a row. In addition to the top prize, the Kiwi national...
People say everything old is often new again, and that’s perfectly apt in the case of Qantas’ latest Boeing 737-800 – painted in vintage 60’s livery to celebrate the airline’s 95 years of flying. Christened the Retro...
Proving a Tiger can change it’s stripes, Australian low-cost carrier Tigerair has announced a swathe of changes to it’s fleet, uniforms, and booking system at an event in Melbourne. Tigerair CEO Rob Sharp was at Tigerair’s head office at Melbourne...
Ever wondered how Boeing manufactures their colossal 787-9 Dreamliner? Me too. To finally put an end to that wonder, the team at British Airways has released a video to shed a little light on the subject.
Singapore-based budget airline Scoot has made history as the first airline in the world to offer an all Dreamliner fleet, taking delivery of it’s seventh Boeing 787 Dreamliner earlier this month. Scoot CEO, Campbell Wilson says since deploying...
Just when you thought economy class travel couldn't get any more uncomfortable, Airbus has thrown a spanner in the works, revealing plans for a proposed new “budget economy” class on board its A380 aircraft.
I can’t sleep on planes. I’ve tried sleeping with my head against the seat in front, sprawled out on my tray table, leaning on the passenger beside me… but unless the sleep gods are smiling on me that day, it doesn’t happen. It would seem the...
Low cost air travel is an ordinary part of life these days. Travellers are accustomed to cheap seats, cheap service and cheap food that resembles something left in the fridge for a week… but it seems not all low-cost carriers are created equal. Join...
