Resumption of Qantas’s Perth-Singapore service a cause for celebration – opinion
COMMENT: Perth-based Qantas Frequent Flyer member Chris Frame is delighted the Flying Kangaroo is restoring international service to Singapore from the West Australian capital. Just a few weeks shy of a year ago I wrote this piece about Qantas’ decision to pull out of regular Perth international services. At the time many WA-based Qantas frequent
Virgin Australia’s most punctual airline in March
Virgin Australia has retained the title of the nation’s most punctual airline for a fifth straight month. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed Virgin led all airlines in March with an on time departure rate of 91.8 per cent, while its on time arrival rate was also an industry
Gold Coast Airport, Airservices release proposal for instrument landing system
Gold Coast Airport and Airservices Australia have released plans to install an instrument landing system (ILS) to help reduce the number of missed approaches, diversions and delays due to weather. The ILS, which assists pilots on equipped aircraft with a precise radio navigation aid, is proposed for flights landing from the north on Runway 14,
Velocity kicks off partnership with BP
Velocity Frequent Flyer chief executive Neil Thompson says new points-earning opportunities such as the partnership with BP is latest initiative to increase the program’s membership base. The loyalty program of Virgin Australia currently has about 4.9 million members and is aiming to reach seven million by 2017. Thompson says adding fuel purchases – the partnership
Australia’s competition watchdog has put AirAsia X under the spotlight for failing to adequately deal with passengers affected by two cancelled services and secured commitments from budget carrier to promptly process all outstanding claims. Consumers affected by the end of AirAsia X’s Adelaide-Kuala Lumpur service in January, and its failure to launch new Melbourne-Bali flights on Boxing Day
South Australia’s aviation industry has received a second blow in April with Alliance Aviation Services to outsource heavy maintenance work to Europe. Alliance, which is mainly a fly-in/fly-out and charter operator, said on Tuesday it would send its Fokker fleet to Austrian Technik Bratislava for its regular heavy maintenance checks. The transfer of that work, which is
