Poh serves up a touch of home on Malaysia Airlines
When Poh Ling Yeow creates a dish, the recipe is usually drawn up for between four and eight people. Ten at most. However, her new collaboration with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) means preparing meals for a fully loaded Airbus A330-300 filled with 283 passengers, which can be quite a daunting process. Not just because of the
Oceania tipped to order 1,000 new aircraft over next 20 years
Airlines in Oceania are projected to purchase 1,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years as new routes are established linking the region to Asia and beyond. The bulk of those orders from carriers such as Air New Zealand, Qantas and Virgin Australia, among others, were projected to be single-aisle aircraft such as the Boeing 737
Emirates looking at extra cargo service to Australia
Emirates is looking to add a fourth weekly freighter service out of Australia as the carrier builds its cargo capabilities at the new Dubai World Central (DWC) airport. Currently, Emirates SkyCargo operates three dedicated freighter services a week to Sydney with 777F aircraft which make a stop in Singapore in both directions. Emirates divisional senior
United looks to frequency for Australian growth
United will look to build its Australian network through frequency and aircraft changes in the period ahead, a senior executive says. The US-based carrier this week commenced direct flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The new route, which will operate six days a week initially before going daily in March 2015,
Skidmore to make listening a priority
Mark Skidmore says he will make listening a priority as he prepares to start a five-year term as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) new director of aviation safety (DAS). The retired RAAF Air Vice-Marshal was named as the new head of CASA on Thursday and expects to take his seat in the chair some
Xenophon says Qantas claims on Jetstar not credible
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon headlined a list of frustrated shareholders looking for answers at Qantas’s annual general meeting in Melbourne on Friday. The Senator took the step of purchasing $500 worth of Qantas shares to attend Friday’s annual general meeting and quiz the board on “questions that mum and dad shareholders have asked me to
