Yesterday
New airline Bark bets big on $9278 flights for dogs
Pets are often flown to the wrong destinations or mishandled by airport staff. This private jet service, including “dog Champagne”, aims to solve that.
- Lebawit Lily Girma
This Month
Qantas diverts Perth-London flights amid Middle East tensions
The airline’s direct service will be diverted via Singapore amid fears Iran is planning an imminent attack on Israel.
- Ayesha de Kretser
US inflation lessons; Guzman y Gomez’s believers; Qantas’ points shakeup
This week, James and Anthony consider what the US inflation print means for US president Joe Biden, compare the turnover of a Guzman y Gomez store to its competitors, and discuss changes to Qantas’ loyalty program.
What every manager can learn from Boeing’s strife
The flight path is depressingly familiar as a succession of its leaders, in thrall to Jack Welch’s GE management teachings, dismantled a once-great plane maker.
- Peter Robison
Women can’t sue Qatar Airways over invasive strip search, court finds
The Federal Court judge also says the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, which was being pursued by the women, is immune from foreign prosecution.
- Ayesha de Kretser
First Max, now Dreamliner. Boeing hit with new safety claims
An engineer whistle-blower says sections of the plane’s body are being assembled in a way that could weaken the aircraft. Boeing says there is no safety issue.
- Mark Walker and James Glanz
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Qantas’ ‘world’s best’ loyalty scheme battles points hoarders
The airline’s frequent flyers are great at accumulating points – they always have been. But Qantas has to help them get better at spending the points to shore up its loyalty proposition.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Updated
- Qantas
Qantas shakes up frequent flyer business but will take earnings hit
The overhaul of the airline’s loyalty division is part of a plan to reset the relationships with travellers. Some investors worry that it will affect margins,
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
Five things to know about the new Qantas flight reward scheme
The launch of Classic Plus will add 20 million reward seats a year.
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- Qantas
What’s worse than old planes? Not having any at all
Qantas and Virgin Australia face long waits for new jets – a crucial part of their strategy to bring down costs and keep customers happy.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Exclusive
- Qantas
Internal documents provide clues of Qantas’ new frequent flyer scheme
A new tier of rewards as part of the long-awaited revamp will not be available on Jetstar. But it will be there for all Qantas Loyalty members at the same time.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Sydney Airport earnings more than double to $1.2 billion
Australia’s biggest airport, now privately owned by big global infrastructure funds, is benefiting from the resurgence in flying in Australia and around the world.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Opinion
Boeing heard all the warnings, it just wasn’t listening
The aircraft manufacturer deliberately moved its headquarters to be away from day-to-day business. It was a disaster.
- Sarah Green Carmichael
Airports strike threatens to disrupt school holiday flights
Aviation firefighters are threatening to walk off the job around the country after documents revealed major airports are at “extreme risk” from understaffing.
- David Marin-Guzman
March
Qantas’ Frequent Flyer program is getting a run for its money
The airline is on the verge of unveiling the biggest change to the popular loyalty scheme in years, but savvy customers are increasingly shopping around.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Boeing’s CEO and chairman to step down amid safety crisis
Boeing will part ways with its CEO, chairman and head of commercial airplanes as it tries to weather a long-running crisis over its 737 Max jets.
- Updated
- Siddharth Philip
- Analysis
- Boeing crisis
Boeing’s final chance to ‘clean house’ and end crisis
Stephanie Pope, Dave Gitlin and Patrick Shanahan are among possible contenders to take over as CEO as the aircraft maker struggles to restore confidence.
- Claire Bushey, Sylvia Pfeifer and Philip Georgiadis
‘We have to save company from itself’: union seeks Boeing board seat
A union representing 32,000 workers at factories in the US state of Washington has begun contract negotiations with Boeing.
- Claire Bushey
How to spend 48 hours in Istanbul
With new flights starting and a free stopover included, it’s time to tick Türkiye’s biggest city off your bucket list.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Virgin set to ditch troubled Max 10 for smaller Boeing plane
Virgin Australia is sticking with plans to streamline its fleet, opting for smaller Max 8s over shifting to an Airbus equivalent, and with it, fewer seats.
- Ayesha de Kretser
