Singapore Airlines (SIA) has stopped the use of self-service check-in kiosks at Changi Airport as passengers are increasingly inclining to Internet and mobile check-ins.

The Straits Times reported on Tuesday that self-service check-in kiosks were no longer available for SIA customers at Changi Airport as the airline pulled the plug on the machines due to low usage. The SIA had introduced the check-in kiosks in late 2006.

Singapore Airlines' new budget carrier Scoot has announced that its first route will be between Singapore and Sydney.

The new low-cost offshoot of Singapore Airlines has plans to start daily services on the Singapore-Sydney route from sometime in the middle of 2012.

Industrial arbiter Fair Work Australia will now decide on new contracts for Qantas Airways employees as failed to hit agreements with the Australia's biggest airline by yesterday's deadline.

Last month, the labor regulator had given the airline 21 days to reach an agreement with the unions representing pilots, engineers and ground crew.

Two weeks after a ban on strikes was issued by Fair Work Australia, prohibiting the Transport Worker’s Union, Australian Licenced Engineers Association and its pilot’s association from taking any industrial action against Qantas for a three-week period, the pilots at the carrier have taken the legal route to overturn the ban.

It has been revealed according to a recent report that there has been a deal signed between Virgin Airlines firm from Australia and Singapore Airlines. This is going to lead to better trade for both the firms and benefits for travelers from both the countries. It shall mean additional flights at affordable prices to different exotic locations, which previously did not have flights with these firms.

Sources have notified that the Cebu Pacific take the possession of not less than four new Airbus, A320 aircraft, most probably from October 2011 to January 2012. The move will enable the airline to offer its services with minimum fares among all competitors along with enhanced flight options for its customers.

A recent report by the Changi Airport Group (CAG) has reaffirmed the power of Changi Airport in managing high traffic, as it has been confirmed that it managed to deal with nearly 3.86 million more people in the month of August.