Qantas boosts Melbourne-Singapore schedule
Qantas is adding further capacity to Asia from April 2016 with an extra three flights a week between Melbourne and Singapore. The new services arise from Airbus A330s being freed up from the upgauging of three Melbourne-Hong Kong flights from the Airbus twin to Boeing 747s and continues Qantas’s renewed push into Asia in recent
Korean Air begins A380 flights to Sydney
Sydney has welcomed a new Airbus A380 operator with the start of Korean Air’s seasonal service with the double decker superjumbo. The Skyteam alliance member is operating the A380 to the NSW capital over summer, with the aircraft to feature on the Seoul (Incheon)-Sydney route from December 1 to March 26 2016. Korean Air usually
Australia signs expanded air services agreement with Canada
Canada is the latest country to sign an expanded air services agreement with Australia, increasing the number of available seats for airlines of both countries and easing restrictions on codesharing and cargo. Under the new bilateral, Australian and Canadian carriers have been granted an extra 3,000 seats between Canada and the four major international gateways
France confirms follow-on A330 MRTT order
France has signed a follow-on order for eight Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. The deal follows an initial order for a single A330 MRTT placed last November, when the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) announced plans to buy a total of 12 of the tanker transports. First deliveries are planned for 2018, with all 12 due
Air New Zealand has opened a fifth gateway in North America with the start of flights to Houston, Texas. The airline’s inaugural service to the heart of Texas, flight NZ28, departed Auckland at 1830 local time on Tuesday and landed just over 12 and a half hours later at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport a little
Qantas expects to more than double first half underlying profit before tax in 2015/16 first half
Qantas expects to more than double its underlying profit before tax in the first half of 2015/16 as the airline group benefits from lower fuel prices, its cost reduction program and improved revenue. The company has forecast underlying profit before tax, the airline’s preferred measure of financial performance, to be between $875 million and $925
