Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has been named a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest civil honour, in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list. Joyce, Qantas CEO since 2008, was recognised for his: “eminent service to the aviation transport industry, to the development of the national and international tourism sectors, to gender equity, inclusion and
Qantas and American Airlines plan to submit a new application to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for an expanded alliance on trans-Pacific routes in the next couple of months. In November 2016, the two carriers withdrew their application for anti-trust immunity (ATI) after what they described as an “unprecedented” Show Cause Order that
Sydney will play host to some 1,000 aviation executives and international media after being named as the venue for the 2018 International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting. The annual gathering of the airlines’ industry body will be held on June 3-5 2018, IATA announced at the 2016 AGM in Cancun on Tuesday (Mexico
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chief executive Peter Bellew believes the pressure of social media means airlines now have no more than 15 minutes to provide a response to a breaking incident. On May 30, flight MH128 en route from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was forced to return to Tullamarine after a passenger claiming to have a
Virgin Australia and HNA Group member airline Hong Kong Airlines have announced a new codeshare agreement covering 11 destinations across the two airlines’ networks, just days after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted draft approval for the proposed alliance between Virgin Australia and HNA Group. The new codesharing arrangement will commence from July 5 when Hong Kong
Airlines around the world are collectively expected to post US$31.4 billion in profits in calendar 2017 amid strong passenger demand and an improvement in the cargo sector. The forecast, presented by International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac at the industry body’s annual general meeting in Cancun, Mexico on
