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Singapore's Tiger Airways' subsidiary in Australia has received a warning from the air safety regulator because of some concerns on its maintenance and flight trainings.

Australia's Jetstar is preparing to file legal action against the Sydney Airport for its security lapse and causing flight delays and thousands of passengers stranded.

Budget airline Jetstar says it will seek damages after a Sydney Airport security lapse at Terminal 2 left thousands of its passengers stranded.

Sydney Airport defended its decision to rescreen passengers after a security device lost power yesterday afternoon.

Significant delays are anticipated at Terminal 2 tonight as a result of a power failure that caused a security breach shortly after 4pm at Sydney airport today.

Google Inc has to deal with the increasing salaries of employees and staff that could further erode strong financials if it does not make the most of advertising revenues from video and display advertising, analysts said.

Virgin Blue (ASX: VBA) today launched its premium kerbside entrance and premium kerbside valet service at The Lounge, Sydney domestic terminal.

Potentially millions of customers are still waiting for their pay following the latest in a series of glitches at National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) which have disrupted payment processing.

V Australia passengers were stranded in Los Angeles overnight after their original Boeing 777 aircraft encountered engine problems and aborted its take-off.

Ford Motors Australia has announced that it would cut down 240 jobs at its Victoria plant as demand for larger oil-guzzling cars had been down.

Consumer confidence in Australia is far higher in the rural areas than those in the urban parts these past two to three months. This has been revealed in the the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index published today.

Asian regional markets are mixed in the last hours of trading in Australia, Singapore, and Japan as investors kept a "wait and see" attitude and bearish sentiments spilled from European and U.S. markets.

Microsoft Bing is seen overtaking Google as more users are making the switch to the Bing powered research on the Internet.

The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) is seeking clarification from Qantas management on behalf of the travelling public over whether the QF50, which made an emergency landing at Sydney airport today, was actually a Qantas flight or not.

Australian renewable energy company, CBD Energy (ASX: CBD), has disclosed to the ASX it would finalise its joint venture with two of China's largest renewable energy companies and pursue A$6-billion worth of renewable energy projects in the coming years.

Workers at the Royal Dutch Shell BV's fuel refinery at Clyde and Gore Bay Terminal in Greenwich, Sydney, NSW are in danger of losing their jobs as the company would likely convert its facility to a fuel import terminal.

Australia is closely watched by other countries in the Asia-Pacific as to how it will implement a very tough anti-smoking law that seeks to discourage the habit and promote a more healthy lifestyle.

Barely a month after his announced retirement from the Macquarie Group, chairman David Clarke has succumbed to his lingering illness today at age 69.

A security breach at the Qantas domestic terminal in the Melbourne Airport has prompted the evacuation of passengers this morning causing some delays for thousands of passengers.

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) has been informed that there is a big possibility that its proposal to $8.4-billion take over the local Australian bourse will be rejected by Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan.

The performance of Australia's services sector declined further in March, as both the retail and transport industries slackened for the fifth consecutive month.

The allure of online retailing has befallen Australian billionaire James Packer as he reportedly made investments in DealsDirect.com.

Dealing with the government and private sector in countries Australia and Singapore were perceived to be the least tainted with corruption, a new survey made by Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.'s (PERC) latest Asian Intelligence report indicated.

Australian logistics firm Brambles Ltd has announced that it has received final approval from the United States authorities to proceed with its A$1.24-billion acquisition of plastic container pooling service IFCO Systems NV.

The cities of Beijing and Chongqing, China have recently issued a rule banning outdoor advertising that tends to promote high-end lifestyles and may trigger social unrest.

Following the move of the United States, Australia also imposed restrictions on some food products from Japanese prefectures near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.

Australia’s emerging mobile commerce (m-commerce) registered total sales of up to $155 million in 2010 despite consumer concerns on security of online purchases, according to a new survey conducted by Nielsen.

Qantas Airways has announced that it would further increase domestic, regional, and trans-Tasman flights for the second time after the forward adjustment made in February due to higher fuel prices.

The Australian Parliament has approved the Commonwealth Government's Flood and Cyclone Levy Bill, which has earmarked some $5.6 billion in funds for the reconstruction of severely damaged townships.