Qantas has announced it has restructured its Airbus A320neo order to include 18 long-range A321neoLRs which will join the Jetstar fleet from mid-2020. The 18 A321neoLRs will be the first aircraft to be delivered from the Qantas Group’s longstanding order for 99 A320neo family aircraft. Qantas said the A321neoLR would be able to operate Jetstar’s
Qantas says it will establish a new pilot training academy with the capacity to train up to 500 pilots a year. To be called the Qantas Group Pilot Academy, the school will open its doors in 2019 and is initially for direct entry cadets joining the Qantas Group, including Jetstar and QantasLink. The academy would initially
Air New Zealand says it is on track to post an improved financial result for the full 2017/18 year despite suffering a near 10 per cent decline in first half net profit amid higher fuel prices. The company posted net profit after taxation of NZ$232 million (A$218 million) for the six months to December 31
Virgin Australia says regulatory restrictions and high airport charges are roadblocks preventing more flights to regional communities. In a submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee’s inquiry into the operation, regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural, regional and remote communities, Virgin Australia said regional services were more
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000. The official handover ceremony took place on Tuesday (European time) at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. Airbus posted the official delivery ceremony on its YouTube channel: The aircraft, A7-ANA, is the first of 37 A350-1000s Qatar Airways has on order. It is powered by Rolls-Royce
Qantas is seeking to expand its codeshare agreement with Air Niugini on Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) routes. The airline has applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to add its QF code on Air Niugini’s nonstop Cairns-Port Moresby and Townsville-Port Moresby services. The application also calls for the continuation of existing arrangements where the
