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  • Smartphones, tablets & eBay taking down SkyMall

    <a href="http://www.skymall.com/">SkyMall</a>, the quirky airline catalog, looks as though it may be grounded before long. Parent company Xhibit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seeks to sell its assets.

    Written by Bob Brown24 Jan. 15 04:39
  • Aer Lingus CFO on helping to turn around the fortunes at Ireland's flag carrier

    It's not an easy time to be a chief financial officer of an airline business. Increased incidence of natural disasters, volatile fuel prices, a possible double-dip recession and falling passenger numbers have all combined to severely dent most airlines' profits and prospects, so to join the board of an airline at the time of one of its worst financial years is a job only for the very experienced.

    Written by Michelle Perry28 Feb. 12 17:32
  • Qantas to compensate “all reasonable losses”

    Under pressure from the ACCC, Qantas (ASX:QAN) has agreed it should compensate “all reasonable” customer losses incurred from the recent fleet grounding

    Written by Dylan Bushell-Embling02 Nov. 11 18:08
  • Google Flight Search

    I'm not cheap, exactly, but I do love to find a bargain. So when I'm thinking about a vacation or a business trip, I search the Web for the best airfare. Since I'm going to Chicago next month, I thought I'd try out Google's new Flight Search feature and see how it stacks up against Kayak, which is generally considered one of the best air fare finders on the Web.

    Written by Bill Snyder20 Sept. 11 05:27
  • Cyber crime second biggest risk to airlines

    Cyber crime attacks now run at number two on the list of threats for local airlines, according to findings from one Sydney-based ethical hacking outfit.

    Written by Hamish Barwick01 April 11 12:35
  • Amadeus CEO talks cloud, data centres and open source

    CEO of travel industry transaction processing company Amadeus, David V Jones, has outlined the company’s gradual move to the cloud and discussed why open source software will be used across all areas of the business by 2012.

    Written by Lisa Banks04 Aug. 10 15:14
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