Business Sep 17, 2020
Travelers snap up Asian airlines' scenic 'flights to nowhere'
Airlines including EVA Airways Corp. and ANA Holdings Inc., desperate for revenue and to keep their pilots' licenses current, are turning to a new revenue stream.
Business Feb 27, 2020
Airlines unleash herpes disinfectant and other concoctions on coronavirus-tainted planes
Airlines are turning to some of the world's hardest-hitting disinfectants, capable of stopping everything from sexually transmitted diseases to the MRSA superbug, in the fight against the coronavirus. Qantas Airways Ltd., Korean Air Lines Co. and Singapore Airlines Ltd.'s Scoot unit are among carriers that ...
Business Feb 20, 2020
Australian airline Qantas on Thursday announced a major reduction in flights to Asia as the deadly coronavirus outbreak that began in China impacts demand and eats into profits. The carrier said it would cut flights to Asia by 16 percent for at least three months, ...
Business Jul 25, 2018
U.S. airlines to yield to Beijing's demands, will refer to 'China Taiwan'
U.S. airlines plan to comply with a Chinese government demand that they revise their website identifications of Taiwan to reflect China's claim on the island territory, said a person familiar with the discussions. The U.S. carriers affected by the mandate — American Airlines Group Inc., ...
World / Social Issues Oct 8, 2016
Same-sex marriage supporters attend Sydney, Melbourne rallies ahead of planned plebiscite
Hundreds of supporters of same-sex marriage rallied in Australia's two largest cities on Saturday against a government plan to hold a public vote on the issue, concerned it will cause an increase in anti-gay comments. Australia's center-right coalition government introduced legislation to parliament last month ...