Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For South Pacific

Qantas has been in the limelight recently, as it has taken delivery its first 787, some 13 years after the group first ordered the type in 2005. The 787 will be used to open a high profile nonstop flight from Perth to London and enable other strategic imperatives, including improving the increasingly competitive North America market.

As a mid-point hub between Australia and Europe, the Middle East has emerged as an important option for travellers on the route. In the last two decades, the gulf carriers have grown their market share considerably, now accounting for more than 50% of passengers to the region, and almost 15% of total market share from Australia. Connectivity, price and network have assisted this impressive growth and forced decreases for many carriers including Qantas, British Airways, Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. There is no doubting that the Gulf carriers will continue to grow this share, what remains is how its competitors respond.

Air Niugini is adding capacity to the Federal States of Micronesia (FSM) as it marks its year anniversary of serving the remote island country.

Sydney's proposed second airport at Badgery's Creek Airport is expected to commence construction in 2018. WSA Co was incorporated by the Australian government in Aug-2017, charged with the design and construction of the new airport. Let's take a look at the most recent updates regarding this important development for tourism, trade and transport in Sydney and all of Australia.

United Airlines is planning major upgrades to its app over the next few months as part of a digital push.

Payments company Worldpay has predicted Australians will greatly increase the use of alternative payments over that of credit cards in the next five years.

As the chilly winds blow outside Australia, Qantas is moving along pretty nicely at home.

From an Air Service Development perspective a number of factors underpin air connectivity, ranging from geographical location and airport infrastructure to airline business models and consumer preference, albeit regulatory and economic frameworks within individual countries ultimately control the effectiveness of all air service development decisions.

Australia's AMP Capital has agreed to acquire 100% of Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA) in West Yorkshire, UK, from Bridgepoint Advisers Limited for an undisclosed sum, reputed to be GBP220 million including debt. In doing so it puts itself in direct competition in overlapping catchment areas with Newcastle International Airport, in which it is has been a 49% investor since Oct-2012.

Passenger numbers are expected to hit 7.8 billion in 2036, almost doubling from the 4 billion expected in 2017, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The prediction is based on a 3.6% average Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) determined by the latest update to IATA's 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast.