Tiger loss hits S$51m
Tiger Aviation Holdings, the parent company of Tiger Airways Singapore and Australia, has recorded a loss of S$50.8m (A$40m) for the financial year to March 31, according to a regulatory filing by the company. According to the Herald Sun newspaper, the accounts also show that Tiger’s Australian operations stripped S$20m (A$15.8m) from the parent company’s
Qantas launches inflight recycling
Qantas has announced that it has formed a new partnership with Closed Loop Recycling which will see the airline introduce onboard recycling on its domestic flights. “Under the new initiative we plan to recycle approximately eight and a half million bottles, cups, tumblers and cans per year from domestic services,” said CEO Alan Joyce. “The
New freedoms for international services to regional ports
The Rudd government has announced a new policy which will encourage international airlines to operate more services through regional international airports. Transport Minister Anthony Albanese announced that international airlines which make stops through regional airports, such as Darwin, Cairns and Broome, will be able to operate onward services to the main gateway cities of Sydney,
ACMA moves towards inflight cellular regulations
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a discussion paper about licensing arrangements for the use of mobile phones on board aircraft. “In 2007 the ACMA took the regulatory lead on this initiative by approving a trial of inflight mobile communications on a single Qantas aircraft on domestic routes,” said ACMA chairman Chris
United splits widebody order between 787 and A350
United Airlines has split its much anticipated widebody airliner replacement program between the Boeing 787-8 and Airbus A350-900, ordering 25 of each and taking purchase rights on a further 50 of each. The deal, valued at US$10bn (A$10.9bn), will see the new aircraft delivered between 2016 and 2019, allowing United to retire its 767s and
Super Hornet training facilities established at home
The RAAF is closer to commencing Super Hornet maintenance training in Australia with the delivery of a Visual Environment Maintenance Trainer to the aircraft’s home base at RAAF Amberley. The trainer is a Super Hornet cockpit simulator which provides maintenance students with touch screens on which to perform representative diagnostics and functional checks, and will
