Tiger cleared to add flights
Tiger Airways has received regulatory approval to boost its Australian flights, days after the budget carrier announced deep losses in the last financial quarter. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on Tuesday cleared Tiger to increase its daily flights from 22 to 32, still well below the pace of Tiger’s operations before CASA grounded
Qantas says ‘thank you’ with shirts, perks
Qantas customer service staff are being asked to wear polo shirts thanking passengers for their continued business as the airline rolls out a new tranche of measures designed to repair the Flying Kangaroo’s battered image. Frontline workers began donning the red shirts yesterday. The shirts feature the airline’s kangaroo emblem and the words “Saying Thank
Qatar Airways and Airbus make up with $6.5b deal
Qatar Airways has announced an order for 50 Airbus A320neos and five A380s after a rollercoaster day at the Dubai Airshow. The announcement came hours after Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said the deal had fallen through, reportedly over a dispute over who would be the first airline to take delivery of the next generation neo.
