Pacific Blue has announced that it will add premium economy seats to its domestic New Zealand services as it seeks to increase its 11 per cent market share against competitors Air New Zealand and Jetstar. Pacific Blue CEO Mark Pitt told the stuff.co.nz website, “The New Zealand public, they do want low fares, but they
Federal Emplyment Minister Julia Gillard has ordered the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to restart the award modernisation project for airline staff following concerns expressed to the Minister by key unions. According to Fairfax press, the Minister wrote to the Commission expressing concerns that some parts of the new award were not family friendly, particularly for
Singapore Airlines saw an increase in passenger and cargo load factors during October, with demand in premium classes increasing. For the month, SIA’s passenger load factor increased by 3.6 percentage points to 81.1 per cent, while passenger numbers decreased by 9.6 per cent. Capacity was down by 10.3 per cent as the airline cut frequencies
Perth based regional airline Skywest has implemented a web check-in system for passengers, while it has also announced that it will commence flights between Geraldton and Karratha. The airline launched web check-in on November 17, and allows passengers travelling on RPT services to check in 24 hours before their scheduled departure time. The service will
Technical problems with the Amadeus system forced Qantas to delay a number of flights across Australia on November 16. The glitch is understood to have affected the airline’s check-in systems, and occurred at approximately 5pm ADST, causing delays to a number of flights. A Qantas spokesman said that the issue was quickly resolved and the
Tiger Aviation Group, which is the parent company of the Australian and Singaporean operations of Tiger Airways, is estimated to have posted a S$28m (A$21.6m) loss for the financial year to March. The privately owned low cost airline group is yet to lodge its annual accounts with Singaporean authorities, but equity accounting from Singapore Airlines,
