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Airlines sound the alarm as bleak northern winter looms
Brussels/London | Airlines face a mounting crisis in coming months, industry bosses warn, as persistently high fuel prices force them to cut flights, axe costs and delay payments on leased aircraft. Executives are sounding the alarm as the industry…
'Never-on-time airline': Aussie golf great Greg Norman takes swing at Qantas
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. You've used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month. Fiona Byrne, The Age's CBD columnist, writes that…
1 in 100 wheelchairs and scooters are mishandled by U.S. airlines
Updated: 10:32 PM EDT Oct 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 10:32 PM EDT Oct 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WASHINGTON — For every hundred wheelchairs or scooters damaged enplaned in cargo compartments on airlines, one is…
'Never-on-time airline': Aussie golf great Greg Norman takes swing at Qantas
Australian golf legend Greg Norman has taken a very public swing at Qantas, calling it the “never on-time” airline and describing it as outdated and unreliable. Norman, who was a high-profile celebrity ambassador for Qantas for…
Southwest Airlines Weighs Boeing 787 for Long-Haul Flights
For Southwest, a move beyond its all-737 fleet would involve more than choosing an aircraft: it would require the airline to build capabilities for a type it has never operated. KSL reports that Southwest is leaning toward the Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
Show us the safety audit: Airlines push back on Adani plan to move 265 Mumbai flights to NMIA
3 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google Airlines at Mumbai airport have asked its operator to hand over the structural safety audits on Terminal 1 before they agree to shift 265 weekly international departures to Navi Mumbai…
Malaysian Airlines open to partnership with India, seeks to expand network, says CEO
Malaysian flag carrier Malaysian Airlines is open to any partnership with India, where it sees strong demand for corporate and VFR traffic, as long as it is a 'win-win' for both the partners, its chief executive officer Nasaruddin A Bakar has said.
A single domestic flight can carry dozens of separate prices for the identical seat between its first day on sale and takeoff, and airlines run it on autopilot
Two people sit three rows apart on the same evening flight to Chicago, same cabin, same recline, same tiny bag of pretzels. Neither got a better seat, a better meal, or a faster boarding group. They just happened to click buy on different days…
Jumbo jet inches from disaster and dramatically aborts landing at major airport
A Lufthansa jumbo jet came close to striking its tail on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport after the pilot aborted their landing attempt and performed a go-around. Dramatic footage shows the Boeing 747-8 descending towards the runway…
British Airways is launching the world's largest business-class cabin on its Airbus A380s. Take a look inside.
Airlines love business class, and British Airways' latest updates to its Airbus A380s are proof. This week, the airline unveiled a major overhaul to the interiors of its superjumbos, including what it says is the world's largest business-class…
12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say
CAIRO — The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said Sunday, with some in critical condition. A Saudi-led coalition blamed…
Farage copies Trump's kamikaze tariffs plan after Reform polls plummet
Nigel Farage's Reform party will pledge to roll out its own Trump-style tariffs as its popularity in the polls plummets. Reform UK is expected to reveal that it would use tariffs to force countries to take back migrants, in plans expected to be…
Your AI agent wants your money back - and that could mean trouble for these companies
Personal AI agents are coming for one of companies' most profitable customer behaviors: doing nothing. As personal AI agents make their way into people's financial lives, early users are using them to lower internet bills, recover airline credits…
12 killed in latest attack on airport | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
CAIRO -- The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf…
Missile attack on airport in Saudi Arabia's capital kills 12 people and injures over 300
Saudi Arabia on Sunday extended the closure of the country's main international airport, according to an online flight tracker, a day after a missile attack on the facility killed 12 people from several countries and left more than 300 injured in a…
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