Virgin Australia is sticking with the Tigerair Australia brand and plans to expand the low-cost carrier’s footprint internationally with destinations in narrowbody range over the next three years. Tigerair Australia began international operations in March, with flights to Bali from Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth using Boeing 737-800s, which remain on Virgin Australia International’s air operator’s
Virgin Australia tells shareholders at AGM market conditions challenging
Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says the airline group is making good progress in efforts to cut costs and position the business for sustainable growth and profitability amid challenging market conditions. Borghetti told shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting in Brisbane on Wednesday there had been little change in market conditions since Virgin
Qantas mulls over leases of two Airbus A330-200s
Qantas is pausing its Airbus A330 refurbishment program as the airline considers whether to extend the leases of two A330-200s. The A330-200s – VH-EBL and VH-EBG – are the two remaining aircraft in the fleet of 10 A330-300s and 18 A330-200s yet to be fitted with new Thompson Aero Seating business class seats, an updated
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says 787-9 configured for ultra long-haul
Qantas’s 236-seat configured Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners will be capable of flying all of the ultra long-haul routes that have been publicly mooted in recent times, chief executive Alan Joyce says. The seating configuration of Qantas’s 787-9s, which are due to arrive from October 2017, was revealed in front of about 1,000 invited guests, staff and media at Sydney
Qantas’s 787-9 cabin designed to go the distance
While Qantas’s first destination with the Boeing 787-9 has been kept under wraps for now, the aircraft’s seat configuration is the strongest indication yet the Dreamliner will be deployed on some of the world’s longest routes. In front of invited guests, media and airline staff at Qantas’s Mascot base on Thursday morning, chief executive Alan
Carmody promises “a firm, fair and balanced” CASA
Rather than merely keeping the seat warm until a permanent replacement is named, Shane Carmody says he intends to exercise the full authority of his office to maintain the pace of reform at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). In his first public speech to industry since starting as acting director of aviation safety and
