Virgin Australia has appointed a marketing veteran with three decades’ experience as the new boss of its Velocity frequent flyer program. The company said on Thursday Karl Schuster will commence as Velocity chief executive on October 1, replacing Neil Thompson. Schuster will come to Velocity from Aimia Inc, where he has been president for Asia
Qantas had the highest rate of on-time arrivals and departures for May in what was generally good month for all domestic carriers in terms of punctuality, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report showed 89.6 per cent of Qantas’s flights arrived on-time, while 90.8 per cent of the Flying
Vietnam Airlines has become the the second airline to take delivery of the Airbus A350. The Skyteam member accepted its first A350-900 at the official handover ceremony at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday morning (European time). The airline has ordered 14 A350s, with 10 to arrive from Airbus and four through lessors. This
Qantas says its international operations across both its Qantas and Jetstar flying brands suffered a drop in yields during what the airline group describes as the seasonally weaker month of May. “Group international yields in May were lower compared to the prior corresponding period, offset by both Qantas International and Jetstar International achieving higher load
Widebody service will return to Wellington Airport this weekend with an all-New Zealand Super Rugby final prompting Air NZ to schedule a one-off Boeing 767-300ER flight to the nation’s capital to help fans get to the big game. Air NZ said the 767 would add an extra 230 seats to Wellington in time for Saturday’s season decider between
Virgin Australia chief financial officer Sankar Narayan is moving on four years in the role. Narayan, who was appointed Virgin chief financial officer in January 2011 and previously worked at Fairfax Media and Malaysia-based Astro All Asia, will step down in late September 2015 to take up a role in a different industry, the airline said
