Qantas is all set to slash airfares in attempt to lure Australian’s back on its flights. A report from News.com.au quotes Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti as saying that this will be one of the biggest campaigns in the airlines’ history, even admitting that the past 12-months had done no favours for the Qantas brand.

The movement of the crowds at the semi-funereal 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show said it all. No one, it seemed, wanted to hang out with the most beleaguered of the Detroit automakers, Chrysler and GM. As plenty of attendees noticed, Chrysler’s large expanse of showroom floor was all but empty most hours of the day. Same across the room at the General Motors stand: Aside from a small group milling about the Chevy Volt, all was quiet.