Virgin Australia will have just the third chief executive in its near 20-year history by the start of 2020, with current boss John Borghetti announcing his intention to step down some time in the next 18 months. Borghetti has “advised the board he will not renew his contract post 1 January 2020”, Virgin Australia said
Alliance Airlines has marked the 90th anniversary of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s trans-Pacific crossing with a celebratory flight on its special livery Fokker 100. The Fokker 100 features a special livery that features an image of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on the tail, while the fuselage features the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Trimotor, named Southern Cross, used
Air Tahiti Nui has unveiled the new livery that will adorn its incoming fleet of Boeing 787-9s. The airline, based in French Polynesia, has ordered four 787-9s that will be used to replace its current fleet of five Airbus A340-300s. In addition to an update of the Tiare flower on the tail, the new livery
International Airlines Group (IAG) chief executive Willie Walsh is hopeful British Airways (BA) will be able to expand its network in Australia beyond the current sole daily flight to Sydney. However, Walsh said there were no plans for British Airways, which is owned by IAG, to mount ultra-long-haul nonstop services between the United Kingdom and
The codeshare agreement between Air New Zealand and Qantas is bad for consumers and will have some flow-on consequences on the Tasman, Virgin Australia group executive for airlines Rob Sharp says. On June 1, Air New Zealand and Qantas announced they would codeshare on each other’s domestic networks and offer reciprocal lounge access for eligible
It all started so promisingly for Akbar Al Bakar. The sometimes volatile Qatar Airways chief executive, having officially been voted in as chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) board of governors, pledged to be on his best behaviour during the one-year appointment. “Here, I will make sure that I put all my endeavours
