Qantas and American ready to submit second effort to win US approval on expanded alliance
Qantas and American Airlines plan to submit a new application to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for an expanded alliance on trans-Pacific routes in the next couple of months. In November 2016, the two carriers withdrew their application for anti-trust immunity (ATI) after what they described as an “unprecedented” Show Cause Order that
Sydney to host 2018 IATA annual general meeting
Sydney will play host to some 1,000 aviation executives and international media after being named as the venue for the 2018 International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting. The annual gathering of the airlines’ industry body will be held on June 3-5 2018, IATA announced at the 2016 AGM in Cancun on Tuesday (Mexico
Malaysia Airlines CEO says airlines have “15 minutes or less to say sorry” in response to incidents
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chief executive Peter Bellew believes the pressure of social media means airlines now have no more than 15 minutes to provide a response to a breaking incident. On May 30, flight MH128 en route from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was forced to return to Tullamarine after a passenger claiming to have a
Airlines around the world are collectively expected to post US$31.4 billion in profits in calendar 2017 amid strong passenger demand and an improvement in the cargo sector. The forecast, presented by International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac at the industry body’s annual general meeting in Cancun, Mexico on
Virgin Australia calls for Sydney Airport cap to be lifted to support more regional flights
Virgin Australia group executive for airlines John Thomas says changes to Sydney Airport’s hourly movement cap to help grow regional routes would allow the airline to offer more flights to smaller cities and towns in NSW. Currently, Sydney Airport is limited to 80 aircraft movements per hour between 6am and 11pm, with some peak-time slots
Three students from Melbourne’s RMIT University have been named runner-up of the Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition. Team Aquarius, comprising Anil Ravindran, Kerry Phillips and Philipp Klink, were recognised for their concept of a United Nations-backed fleet of Airbus A400Ms to fight bushfires around the world using a removable fire retardant tank carrying a 30,000
