Loyalty program spinoffs: the way of the future??
Brazilian airline Gol is struggling. They reported losses last week of BRL 201 million (~$96mm) for the quarter, the fifth loss in six reporting periods....
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How much does the Middle East alliance shake-up matter?
Yesterday was apparently THE day to make news if you’re running an airline and looking to change the face of the global alliances. The oft-suspected...
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Emirates, Qantas tie up on Australia service
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That seems to be the approach Qantas is taking with Emirates, a carrier they’ve seen heated competition with...
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Qantas trims Dreamliner order
Countering the excitement from this morning regarding new 787 routes being announced by United Airlines, Qantas has indicated that they are trimming their Dreamliner order...
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American Airlines adds Qantas as an online award redemption partner
During the online chat a couple weeks ago American Airlines noted that booking of award seats with oneworld partner Qantas was coming soon. Apparently "soon"...
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Kingfisher set to join oneworld. If they can stay in business.
Kingfisher and global alliance oneworld have set a date for the Indian carrier to join the alliance. But there still appear to be many hurdles...
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Trans-Pacific in-flight wifi coming to Qantas
Qantas announced today that they will be fitting their Airbus A380 aircraft with the OnAir SwiftBroadband connectivity suite, providing in-flight internet connectivity on trans-Pacific flights...
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The debacle that is Avios, and a few gems it offers
When British Airways and Iberia announced a couple months back that they were integrating their loyalty programs under the Avios moniker there were a whole...
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Qantas joins the NBA, shuts down operations
Qantas has apparently taken a management page from the NBA, locking out their employees and shutting down the airline in a labor dispute. Qantas will...
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Qantas announces changes to frequent flyer programme
A bit of excitement coming out of Australia this morning as Qantas has announced several changes to their frequent flyer programme. Most of the changes...