Jetstar patient on Hong Kong
Jetstar group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says a key lesson so far from the long and somewhat tortured process to get the low-cost carrier’s proposed Hong Kong franchise off the ground has been the need for patience. The wait for regulatory approval to start flying has stretched well into a fourth year since Qantas chief executive
IATA develops new optimum size for cabin baggage as part of CABIN OK initiative
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed an optimum size for carryon bags that it hopes will help airlines cope better with the thorny issue of cabin baggage and give passengers certainty about what they can bring on board an aircraft. Following consultations with the major aircraft manufacturers, IATA has determined a 55cm x
Air NZ looking to extend the life of 767 fleet
Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says the airline’s Boeing 767-300ERs are likely to remain in the fleet longer than what had been initially planned to take advantage of new flying opportunities. The airline is expected to end 2014/15 with five 767s, with the type projected to be fully withdrawn by the end of 2017/18
Airlines around the world are forecast to collectively earn $US29.3 billion in net profit in 2015 as lower fuel prices, economic growth and improved operating efficiencies boost the bottom line, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. The forecast result is a significant improvement from the $US16.4 billion posted by the airline sector in 2014
Qantas says return to investment grade credit rating can be achieved with any potential 787-9 order
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the desire to return the airline group to an investment grade credit rating is unrelated to its consideration of a potential order for Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The company has established three criteria that needed to be met before it would consider taking up any of its 50-odd options and purchase
Qantas plans further reduction in turnaround times as part of increased fleet utilisation
Qantas will further reduce turnaround times on domestic flights from July as part of efforts to improve fleet utilisation and lower unit costs. A slide presentation accompanying Qantas’s investor day held on Tuesday showed the airline is reducing turn times – how long an aircraft spends on the ground between flights – for domestic Boeing
