Tigerair Australia 737s to get more seats
Tigerair Australia will add an extra six seats to its Boeing 737-800 fleet with the installation of new slimline seats. The cabin reconfiguration program with the leather seats from Rockwell Collins Interior Systems (formerly B/E Aerospace) is due to begin in March 2018, Tigerair said on Thursday. As a result, the seat count on the
Boeing says it generates $1.3 billion to Australian economy
Boeing says its Australian operations reflect the “gold standard” in how the company aims to work with suppliers and partners around the world. The aerospace company has published the findings from a study by BIS Oxford Economics that shows Boeing contributed about $1.3 billion to Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in calendar 2016 through its
Qantas offers new map-based online search option
Travellers wondering how far their dollar, or haul of Qantas frequent flyer points, will take them can have that question answered thanks to a new search function on the airline’s website. Qantas has launched a “Where can I go?” feature that can search for flights based on budget, points, trip duration or class of travel,
Transfer bags most likely to be lost: BARA
Checkin luggage involving a connecting itinerary are about 10 times more likely to be lost or “mishandled” than bags checked in directly, new figures suggest. The findings are the result of a year-long look at international passengers’ bags departing from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney airports commissioned by the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia
Sydney Airport names new chief executive
Sydney Airport has named a long time General Electric executive as its new chief executive, replacing Kerrie Mather. The company has announced Geoff Culbert, an Australian, will commence as its chief executive by the end of January 2018. Mather will continue in the role of chief executive until Culbert’s arrival, Sydney Airport said on Tuesday.
Airservices says it has fixed software issue that led to Sydney Airport delays
Airservices says the backlog of flights into and out of Sydney Airport should be cleared by early afternoon after resolving what the air traffic manager described as a software issue that left scores of passengers delayed on Monday morning. Airlines were forced to delay or cancel a number of flights after the fault was discovered
