Virgin partners with ABC for IFE content
Passengers will be able to watch ABC television programs, including new bulletins, on board Virgin Australia flights as part of a new commercial deal between the airline and the national broadcaster. Virgin from November 1 added three 15-minute news bulletins from the ABC on its seat-back entertainment system on board its widebody Boeing 777-300ER and
Tigerair Australia introduces “Express” fare
Tigerair Australia has introduced a new fare bundle called “Express” which allows passengers to add seat selection and priority boarding to their flight ticket at a discount. This latest initiative adds to the recent moves Tigerair Australia has implemented in a bid to improve its financial performance. Purchasing seat selection and priority boarding together would
The Qantas “retro roo” touches down
Qantas’s first “retro” painted aircraft, 737-800 VH-XZP has arrived in Sydney at the end of its delivery flight from Seattle. The aircraft’s modified retro livery is based on that first introduced on Qantas’s first 747s in 1971, most notably featuring the flying kangaroo on the tail and the ochre cheatline along the passenger windows, and
Gov’t yet to meet half of its aviation commitments, Australian Aviation Associations’ Forum says
The federal government is yet to deliver on more than half of its aviation commitments and has shown a lack of commitment to the sector, the Australian Aviation Associations’ Forum (TAAAF) says. In a statement released on Wednesday, TAAAF expressed its concern that the government is yet to release its response to the Aviation Safety
Virgin to fly Adelaide-Alice Springs from March 2015
Virgin Australia has added a second direct service from Alice Springs, with the airline to start flights to Adelaide from the Central Australia city from March 2015. The announcement, made on Wednesday before the airline’s annual general meeting in Brisbane, comes on top of Virgin saying in October it would start Darwin-Alice Springs services, also
Qantas to consider new narrowbody options in the “medium term”
Qantas will consider its options for new narrobody aircraft in the ”medium term”, says chief financial officer Gareth Evans. Evans was speaking in Seattle where Qantas had just taken delivery of its 75th and last Boeing 737-800 on order, the “retro” painted VH-XZP. That aircraft’s delivery means Qantas mainline currently has no outstanding firm aircraft
