Qantas and SriLankan Airlines have expanded their codeshare agreement to include more options for travel from Australia and New Zealand to Sri Lanka. Under the new arrangements, the Australian carrier will add its QF airline code on SriLankan nonstop flights between Colombo and Bangkok, as well as between Colombo and Hong Kong. Meanwhile, SriLankan will
Qantas says it has installed inflight internet WI-FI on 15 Boeing 737-800s as it prepares to live stream this summer’s Ashes cricket series, while work on equipping its fleet of domestic A330 aircraft with connectivity to commence in early 2018. The airline said on Friday it expected to have 80 aircraft – a combination of
Virgin Australia has made Rob Sharp’s move from Tigerair Australia to head office a permanent one. On Thursday, Sharp was named group executive for Virgin Australia airlines, having held the post in an acting capacity since June following the sudden departure of John Thomas. Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti said in a note to
All passengers on Cathay Pacific flights into and out of Australia will have access to inflight internet WI-FI by 2020 after the airline announced it was equipping the necessary technology on board its Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 777 fleet. The oneworld alliance partner flies to Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney from its Hong
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says Samoa’s newly established airline ensures the country will be able to determine its own destiny. Samoa Airways’ maiden flight took off on November 14, when a leased Boeing 737-800 I-NEOS departed Apia as OL731 bound for Auckland. The airline is offering six weekly flights on the Apia-Auckland route and
Boeing has secured a long-sought after order from Emirates Airline for a fleet of new widebody aircraft, with the Dubai-based carrier putting pen to paper for 40 787-10s. The commitment from Emirates to purchase the 787-10 is a big win for Boeing, given the Gulf carrier had picked the Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 previously but
