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No-fly zones in Europe and the Middle East are making planes travel further and burn more fuel.
Understanding travellers’ willingness to pay for green travel could help airlines find ways to reduce the environmental impact of their industry.
There’s no specific ban on adding fees to an advertised price before checkout – also known as drip pricing. But the practice can fall foul of laws that prohibit misleading conduct.
Could this deal deliver the boost to competition Australian air travellers need on international routes?
Australians are highly exposed to financial loss if an airline, tour operator or travel agency collapses, compared to travellers in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Australia’s airline duopoly is already under heavy scrutiny, with domestic airfares up by more than 10% since the demise of Rex. In finals season, they can reach dizzying heights.
What you need to know about the looming Air Canada pilot strike and what it means for the airline industry.
Controversially, some airlines have already experimented with weighing passengers. We found travellers are mostly guided by self-interest in whether they accept such policies.
Digital technology can make flying safer, but it can also disrupt air travel.
Qantas sought to keep all passengers happy and on-side, while not costing the airline a fortune.
An “aviation industry ombuds scheme” and improved assistance for passengers with a disability will be among measures the federal government will announce to force airlines to act on public discontent.
With the summer holiday season in full swing, how are the UK’s airports coping? Recent technical problems caused widespread disruption - are we at risk of a repeat?
Australia is rare among developed countries for not having automatic compensation if a flight is cancelled or delayed.
The ACCC has prioritised getting timely compensation to affected customers over pursuing the airline on the more serious charge of collecting fees for no service.
Making a jet airline succeed hinges on three key factors – market scale, airport access, and geography. Australia offers new entrants a brutal starting ground on all three.
Whistleblowers play a crucial role in upholding accountability and integrity within our society. We do not, however, make it easy for them.
The answer lies in the tax code.
The closure of Lynx is an opportune time to review the state of Canadian commercial air travel and identify the challenges and opportunities Canada has in improving the sector.
To fight global warming we will soon have to try to remove carbon dioxide from the skies or find ways to reflect the Sun’s heat. Such radical paths must be examined, but risky experiments avoided.
Loyalty schemes tend to be the most generous when the economy has hit a patch of turbulence.

















