Qantas sees red for new premium airline
RedQ, RedQ Executive Express, RedSky and OneAsia are just some of the names that Qantas is considering for its new Asia based premium airline, Fairfax media reports have revealed. While Qantas is yet to make a firm decision on which name to go with, the airline has lodged a number of trademark applications for the
China Southern increases Guangzhou flights to Brisbane, adds direct Beijing service
China Southern airlines is increasing its Guangzhou to Brisbane flight schedule to four flights per week, as well as adding a continuing same flight connection to Beijing, from October 30. The Guangzhou based carrier will continue to operate Airbus A330-300s on all Brisbane services, offering four first class and 24 business class flatbed seats, 48
TRIP orders nine ATR 72-600s, leases nine more
Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas will acquire a total of 18 ATR 72-600s, as well as reserve options for 22 more under a split order-lease deal. While nine of the turboprops will be ordered directly from ATR, the remaining nine will be sourced from lessors ALC and GECAS, with the first 72-600 expected to enter service
Airservices VHF project takes out AIPM award
Airservices Australia has received top honours at this year’s Queensland Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) awards, after completing a major project to enhance communications between aircraft and air traffic controllers. The project, which was announced the winner in AIPM’s Telecommunications Technology category, saw Airservices undertake a major upgrade of the Very High Frequency (VHF)
Ex VB COO to head Tiger Australia
Former chief operating officer of Virgin Blue, Andrew David, has been appointed chief executive officer of Tiger Airways Australia, with effect from October 17. David was COO at Virgin Blue between February 2005 and November 2010, and was at one point considered a contender to be appointed CEO of the airline following Brett Godfrey’s retirement,
Qantas marks eighth year of RNP flights to Queenstown
Qantas has announced its eighth year of operating Boeing 737-800 RNP (Required Navigation Performance) flights into New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport, with over 25 million passengers transported since the airline’s introduction of the GPS based precision approach technology in 2004. “RNP is a win-win for airlines looking to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, passengers who might
