Tourism Australia and Air India have signed a three-year marketing agreement to boost Indian visitor arrivals to Australia.
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India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo Airlines (6E) begins flight with its new business class, IndiGo Stretch, with the first flight taking off from Delhi (DEL) to Mumbai (BOM) today (November 14, 2024).
A woman in her 40s and a child under 10 sustained bruising and lacerations during turbulence on a Qantas (QF) flight from Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE).
The Emirates (EK) NBA Cup trophy arrived in New York (JFK) yesterday, marking the start of the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup following its journey from Dubai.
Lufthansa Group (LH) has unveiled its summer 2025 schedule with the German flag carrier planning to offer more than 12,000 weekly flights to over 300 global destinations.
British Airways scaled back its schedule flights from London to Delhi in 2025 due to ongoing issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
Last week, a 19-year-old Qantas (QF) Boeing 737 experienced engine failure during takeoff in Sydney, triggering a grassfire at Sydney Airport (SYD). Pilots safely landed the aircraft, and no injuries were reported among passengers, crew, or ground staff.
In recent years, the trend of privatizing flag carriers has gained traction across the Indian subcontinent. Air India (AI), Pakistan International Airlines (PK), and Sri Lankan Airlines (UL) have each experienced government-driven efforts toward privatization, though with varying degrees of success.
In a strategic move, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) is expanding its intercontinental network by launching new direct services from Amsterdam (AMS) to San Diego (SAN), Georgetown (GEO), and Hyderabad (HYD).
On Monday, a Lufthansa (LH) flight LH511 from Buenos Aires (EZE) to Frankfurt (FRA) encountered severe turbulence over the Atlantic, leaving 11 people injured.