Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe called for ICAO to end “its paralysis” on forging an international agreement on cutting airline emissions, while he also criticised “money grabbing” governments intent on levying international airlines with emissions taxes. Speaking at the Greener Skies conference in Hong Kong on October 6, Fyfe criticised the ongoing debate over
V Australia has won awards for its inflight entertainment systems and business class product in two separate consumer surveys. The airline’s Red IFE system won the prestigious ‘Best Overall’ award in the small airline category at the World Airline Entertainment Association’s Avion Awards, which are voted on by over 60,000 passengers worldwide. The carrier was
AirAsia has announced that it will defer delivery on a further eight Airbus A320s which were due for delivery in 2011. AirAsia announced in June that it was delaying eight A320s due for delivery in 2010, blaming airport access issues at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The carrier has not released details about why it has
Jetstar has apologised to a woman who has been pursued by one of its flight attendants through the Facebook social networking website. According to media reports, the woman, identified only as Elizabeth, claims that one of her daughters has received a number of Facebook friend requests from a Jetstar flight attendant following a flight from
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has announced that the company will employ an additional 100 engineering apprentices from February 2010. “Our Engineering Apprentice Program develops the critical skills of our future engineers so they can maintain the Qantas fleet to the highest standard,” said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. “It is this ongoing investment in our people
Strategic Airlines has applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for a ruling which would allow it to start Brisbane-Denpasar services. According to its submission to the commission, which is dated September 29, Strategic requests the transfer of capacity held by OzJet, which it has acquired from that airline’s administrator as well as an
