Malaysian low-cost long haul carrier AirAsia X is to pull out of Paris, France; London, UK and Mumbai and New Delhi, India, citing taxes and other government impediments to growth as well as falling passenger demand from Europe.
The UK is to have a new high-speed train service, initially running between London and Birmingham, with stage 2 - and beyond - plans to extend the line eventually to Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland.
A new domestic Fly In Fly Out air charter carrier says it will launch in Australia within months. JetGo Australia is expected to will offer services from Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
A mechanical engineering expert says cracks developing on the wings of A380 need to be monitored, but they are very small.
UAE-based Emirates airline is to introduce a second daily non-stop flight - and will introduce first class on both services at the same time, a Scottish airports first - from Glasgow to Dubai from the beginning of June. The new service increases capacity on the route by 47 per cent, an extra 199 seats each way.
The number of passengers at Beijing International Airport carrying smartphones has more than doubled in the past year, fuelling the rapid adoption of passenger self-service at the hub.
Following recent cutbacks on poorly-performing routes, effective 25 March 2012, Malaysia's Malaysia Airlines is increasing its weekly frequencies to several better-performing ASEAN destinations as well as to Beijing, Taipei and Los Angeles.
Malaysian low-cost long haul carrier AirAsia X is to pull out of Paris, France; London, UK and Mumbai and New Delhi, India, citing taxes and other government impediments to growth as well as falling passenger demand from Europe.
The UK is to have a new high-speed train service, initially running between London and Birmingham, with stage 2 - and beyond - plans to extend the line eventually to Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland.
A new domestic Fly In Fly Out air charter carrier says it will launch in Australia within months. JetGo Australia is expected to will offer services from Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
A mechanical engineering expert says cracks developing on the wings of A380 need to be monitored, but they are very small.
UAE-based Emirates airline is to introduce a second daily non-stop flight - and will introduce first class on both services at the same time, a Scottish airports first - from Glasgow to Dubai from the beginning of June. The new service increases capacity on the route by 47 per cent, an extra 199 seats each way.
The number of passengers at Beijing International Airport carrying smartphones has more than doubled in the past year, fuelling the rapid adoption of passenger self-service at the hub.
Following recent cutbacks on poorly-performing routes, effective 25 March 2012, Malaysia's Malaysia Airlines is increasing its weekly frequencies to several better-performing ASEAN destinations as well as to Beijing, Taipei and Los Angeles.
