oneworld® has once again been named as the ‘Favourite Airline Alliance’ in The Trazees, marking the third consecutive year, and seventh in total, that the global airline alliance has taken home the award. The new accolade, voted for by the readers of Trazee Travel, an online publication for travellers aged 25 to 40, praises the alliance and its members for their commitment to travel and customer service, acting as a trendsetter in the industry and a favourite of the millennial traveller.

Virgin Australia has placed a firm order with Embraer for eight E190-E2 small narrowbody aircraft, as part of its fleet renewal plan. The order will see the E190-E2, the world’s most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft with the lowest noise emissions, complement the airline’s larger narrow bodies and replace its long-serving Fokker fleet. The order will be reflected in Embraer’s Q3 backlog and deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2025.

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, has celebrated carrying over 10 million passengers through Bournemouth Airport since it began operations to/from Bournemouth in 1996. Ryanair was the first low-cost airline to operate at Bournemouth Airport and has grown its presence from a single route to/from Dublin to a 20-route operation connecting 9 countries across Europe with its 2 Bournemouth based aircraft – an investment of $200m and supporting 600 local jobs, including 60 highly paid, high skilled aviation jobs.

Qantas has joined Rio Tinto and BHP as foundational investors in a new fund that will develop high-integrity, nature-based carbon projects in Australia. Managed by Silva Capital – a joint venture between investment managers Roc Partners and C6 Investment Management – the Silva Carbon Origination Fund aims to raise $250 million to originate and manage high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

NBA basketball legend, Dirk Nowitzki, is the face of the new Lufthansa Allegris advertising campaign. Born in Germany, Nowitzki played his entire NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks in the United States.

British Airways customers now have a wider choice of Southeast Asian holiday destinations, thanks to an increase in flights from London to Bangkok, and an expanded codeshare partnership with Bangkok Airways. The airline announced earlier this year that its direct route from London Gatwick to Bangkok will return on 28 October 2024, operating three times per week to the Thai capital. As of this week, the service will increase to up to five times per week between January and March 2025.