Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the local economy is “humming on all cylinders” as the airline group looks set to post a double digit improvement in underling profit for the full 2017/18 financial year amid an improving resources sector and more moderate international capacity growth. The airline group said in a trading update on
Qantas has exercised options for an additional six Boeing 787-9s, which will bring to 14 the number of the type in the fleet and lead to the withdrawal of the 747 in 2020. The airline said on Wednesday the six additional 787-9s would arrive between “late 2019 and mid-to-late 2020”. Currently, Qantas has four 787-9s
Perth now has a second Airbus A380 operator with Qatar Airways upgauging its existing daily service from Doha to the world’s largest passenger aircraft on Tuesday. Previously, the oneworld alliance member served Perth from its Doha hub with Boeing 777-300ERs. The change to the A380, which is configured with eight first, 48 business and 461
Tigerair Australia passengers face a weekend of potential flight delays and cancellations after two pilot unions confirmed plans to take protected industrial action over a new employment contract. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFPA), which represents about 75 per cent of Tigerair Australia pilots, said the protected industrial action would commence at 0600 on
Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) says it plans to knock back Qantas’s request to expand its codeshare agreement with Air Niugini on Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) routes. In February, Qantas sought to continue existing arrangements where the two carriers codeshare on the Sydney-Port Moresby route (operated by Air Niugini) and the Brisbane-Port Moresby route
The Virgin America brand has been officially retired. The final Virgin America flight, VX1182 operated by Airbus A320 N361VA, touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport a little after 0530 Wednesday morning (local time), following its five-hour journey from San Francisco. The airline, which commenced operations in August 2007 and had Sir Richard Branson’s UK-based
