Adelaide Airport to install new self-service bag drop and check-in kiosks
Adelaide Airport will build new 14 self-service bag drop and 32 check-in kiosks as part of a technology upgrade. In addition to the new common-use kiosks, which offer self-service options for passengers of any airline, Adelaide Airport is also hoping to improve operations with better use of data. The investment in the passenger experience and
US government plans to deny Qantas-American Airlines JV
After more than a year of deliberation, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has rejected American and Qantas’s application for an expanded alliance and anti-trust immunity (ATI) on trans-Pacific routes, arguing it would harm competition and reduce consumer choice. The DOT said in its Show Cause Order, published on Friday November 18 (US time), the
Asia Pacific carriers to post bigger profits in 2016 even as competition tightens margins: AAPA
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman says carriers in the region are on track to report improved profits in 2016 even as competition reduces airfares and put pressure on margins. The sharp decline in oil prices that has occurred over the past couple of years has led to lower airfares amid
December 2016
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RAAF Super Hornet fleet completes first major upgrade program
The Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornet has completed its first major upgrade, with the work finished on budget and two weeks ahead of schedule by the Electronic Attack Enterprise team that consists of the RAAF, the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Boeing Defence Australia and Raytheon Australia. This work represents the first
Jetstar opens applications for cadet pilot program
Jetstar has started accepting applications for its 2017 pilot cadet program. The program will be run by CAE Oxford Aviation Academy and Swinburne University in Melbourne, with successful candidates going through an ab initio training course for their Multi Engine Instrument Rating and Multi Crew Cooperation Training and a frozen ATPL. The cadet pilots will
