A Qantas A380 was forced to divert to Ontario International Airport yesterday due to fog at LAX. Poor ONT does not see a lot of mainline jets anymore, let alone A380s so it was quite an event. Post by...
Air New Zealand Does it Again: Check Out Their New Safety Video
Air New Zealand continues to win accolades in the creativity department. The airline that has brought us rugby safety videos, peverted fuzz balls, and offensive billboards, now has a new humorous 737 safety video out starring fitness-guru Richard Simmons....
John Travolta’s Qantas Safety Video Irks Flight Crews
Qantas flight crew are not happy about a new safety video starring John Travolta that is now featured on most Qantas flights. [S]taff are up in arms. It’s "corny", apparently, and "tacky". Why an American? And, very particularly, why does Travolta refer to them as the...
UA’s Smisek Discusses Channel 9, 747 IFE, and the Future of Three-Cabin First Class
Speaking in Sydney yesterday, United CEO Jeff Smisek touched on a number of areas we’ve been eagerly waiting to hear about: -No Ch 9 (ATC communications) coming to CO aircraft–two expensive -No timeframe on determining the future of three-cabin...
Wish I was in the Audience on The Oprah Winfrey Show Today!
I don’t watch Oprah Winfrey, but I do know that she has given away some nice items to members of her audience in the past (new cars for everyone for example). Today, to kick off her 25th and final...
More capacity to Australia courtesy of Qantas’ A380s
After starting A380 service between Los Angeles and Australia last year, Qantas will soon be doubling A380 flights on its Los Angeles-Melbourne route. Right now, QF uses an A380 to fly from Los Angles to Melbourne three times a week....
Effect of Continental-United Merger on Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald recently speculated about the impact of a United-Continental merger on the Australian airline market: The Americans know they will have to become even better pals if they are successfully to merge their companies to form...
Picture of the Week #8: LAX-SYD in Qantas First Class for $1200 r/t
Note the original $1243 a/i price for this fare, which booked tickets into First Class on Qantas codeshares. I am usually really good at monitoring the Mileage Run Deals forum on flyertalk and have taken advantage of quite...
