Qantas plans to deploy the Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Singapore route from the first week of March. The move is one of several changes to Qantas and Jetstar’s Singapore operation that was announced on Thursday. First, Qantas said it would operate the A380 on the QF81/82 rotation between March 4-24 2018, which is scheduled as
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are adding extra flights between Auckland and Brisbane amid what the pair says is strong demand for travel across the Tasman. Under the new schedule, the trans-Tasman alliance partners planned to have 34 flights a week on the Auckland-Brisbane route during the winter months, representing a capacity boost of
Former Jetstar Group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has resigned from the Qantas Group, where she currently serves as chief executive of Qantas Loyalty, to head up dairy business The a2 Milk Company. Hrdlicka joined Qantas in 2010 as group executive of strategy and technology before being appointed as CEO of Jetstar in 2012. “Jayne has made
Jetgo plans to add the Embraer E175 to its fleet and operate international flights to Singapore in partnership with the City of Karratha. The Embraer would be used to fly from Brisbane to Karratha, located on the West Australian north west coast in the in the Pilbara region, and then onwards to Singapore, Jetgo and
Singapore Airlines (SIA) executive vice president for commercial Mak Swee Wah says the reconfiguration program for its Airbus A380 fleet is a reflection of, among other things, changing market demand and the rise of the premium leisure passenger willing to pay more for more comfort. The Star Alliance member and Virgin Australia shareholder will shortly
Brisbane has a new nonstop link to China with the arrival of Air China’s inaugural Beijing service. Flight CA795, operated by Airbus A330-200 B-6113, touched down in Brisbane just after 1500 on Monday, following the 11-hour journey from Beijing. The aircraft received an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) monitor cross as it taxied
