Archive for June, 2008

Airline industry faces its biggest change in 30 years

Mr Geoff Dixon, the Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, says the price of aircraft fuel will never drop back down again to the prices we had two years ago.
Mr Dixon was criticising the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association for choosing strike action again today in their ongoing pay dispute. The engineers are demanding a five [...]

Petrol prices turn Sydney motorists into passengers

Spiraling fuel prices have been hitting Sydney motorists so hard in the hip pocket that thousands have been leaving their cars at home and commuting into the city via public transport instead.
This is the finding of New South Wales insurance giant, AAMI. who commissioned a survey of commuters. It shows that the number of drivers [...]