Australia

The first half of every year tends to be a slower period for travel as, and now even more so as the Covid-19 Omicron variant surges through the globe and continues to stall the aviation industry’s recovery. And even though the Vaccinated Travel Lanes were successful in boosting recovery, a slight halt on ticket sales […]

American Airlines has resumed service between Sydney and the United States. The airline joined competitors Qantas, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines on the Los Angeles – Sydney route for the first time in several months this week. The Dallas-based airline has joined the ranks of other airlines that have recently resumed service to Australia’s […]

Bamboo Airways — the Vietnamese airline — is expecting to launch a direct service from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Melbourne, Australia on Apr. 1. The brand-new route is subject to regulatory approval. The direct service will be operated by Boeing 787-9, and the flight time will be eight hours to arrive at the […]

ITA Airways — the Italian carrier taking over for the long ailing Alitalia — began operations on Oct. 15, on the same day becoming a member of IATA. Similar to joining SkyTeam, this announcement represents a handover with the now-bankrupt and former Italian national airline ITA has replaced. The official IATA membership ceremony was held […]

In response to Australia’s reopening its borders after one of the lengthiest closures,  flag carrier Qantas has certainly been taking the reopening as more than just an opportunity to take the iconic kangaroo to international skies again, but also as an opportunity to try out new ideas. Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said in a […]

The growth rate of online commerce has increased much faster than anyone would have predicted just a few years ago. E-commerce has grown over 76 percent in the last two years alone. Christmas is fast approaching comes the season of gifting, which draws up a massive surge in online commerce as consumers worldwide scramble to […]

One year after new owners Bain Capital took charge, Virgin Australia expanded its fleet and is looking forward to restarting normal operations as border restrictions ease. In April 2020, Australia’s second-largest airline went into voluntary administration. The effects of the pandemic took their toll on the airline’s finances, and it was unable to secure the […]

Australia —  having been dubbed a nickname as the “hermit kingdom”  because of its strict border restrictions — is finally able to reconnect with the world after reopening its borders. The eventful reopening has allowed for the Australian flag carrier to reactivate its scheduled international flights from Melbourne, allowing for the iconic kangaroo to breeze […]

Ever since the news came about of Australia’s borders being re-opened to international travelers from November onwards, several airlines – such as Hawaiian Airlines and Singapore Airlines, as well as national carrier Qantas – have made scheduled changes in their network for flight service resumptions in and out of Australia. The resumption and anticipation for […]

The aviation industry might have started this year off to quite the rocky and uncertain start, alongside quite a number of bumps and futile plans as well. Fortunately for the industry, it might actually end this year and start the next with triumph for riding out the COVID-19 pandemic rather victoriously. In light of the […]