Qantas to offer staff one-off bonus
Qantas has allocated $90 million to pay its employees a one-off bonus to recognise their efforts in turning around the airline group. The bonus payment will be made to all Qantas, Jetstar and Qantas group employees whose collective agreements included an 18-month wage freeze, Qantas said on Friday. The payment, worth five per cent of
Australian travellers headed to Bali have been advised to check with their airline after an ash cloud from the Mount Raung volcano prompted Jetstar to cancel a number of services to the popular Indonesian tourist hotspot. Jetstar said on Thursday night its flights to Denpasar from Cairns, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, as well
Bell’s 525 Relentless makes first flight
Bell Helicopter’s fly-by-wire 525 Relentless made its first flight on July 1 from the company’s assembly center in Amarillo, Texas. Unveiled at Heli-Expo in 2012, the 525’s first flight test started with a taxi test and ground maneuvering before lifting off into a hover. Once airborne, the aircraft N525TA also performed various hover manoeuvres and
Williamtown redevelopment funding announced
The federal government will invest $274 million in the redevelopment of facilities at RAAF Base Williamtown, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced. The upgrade is part of the $1.2 billion investment in facilities that is being made to prepare Williamtown for the arrival of the F-35A Lightning II. Construction work is due to start in
Virgin names new frequent flyer boss
Virgin Australia has appointed a marketing veteran with three decades’ experience as the new boss of its Velocity frequent flyer program. The company said on Thursday Karl Schuster will commence as Velocity chief executive on October 1, replacing Neil Thompson. Schuster will come to Velocity from Aimia Inc, where he has been president for Asia
Qantas most punctual domestic carrier in May
Qantas had the highest rate of on-time arrivals and departures for May in what was generally good month for all domestic carriers in terms of punctuality, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report showed 89.6 per cent of Qantas’s flights arrived on-time, while 90.8 per cent of the Flying
