Qantas’s 2,500 pilots are getting a makeover. The airline said on Thursday Martin Grant has been tasked with updating the current single breasted black jacket and trousers designed by Peter Morrissey in 2003. “The current uniform has served us well but after wearing the same thing every day for more than 10 years we’re ready for
From today, every Virgin Australia domestic flight is a food flight. The airline said on Wednesday it would extend its complimentary food and drink offering “tailored to the time of day and the duration of the journey” on all domestic services. “The roll out of free food and checked baggage, to complement our wireless in-flight
The federal government’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has called on Australia’s competition regulator to reverse course and give Qantas’s proposed alliance with China Eastern the green light. In March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it a draft determination it intended to knock back the tie-up, arguing the partnership would give Qantas
Cobham Aviation Services says it expects to suffer some job losses from Qantas’s decision to bring the heavy maintenance of its Boeing 717 fleet in-house. Qantas said on Friday it was establishing a heavy maintenance base for its 18 717s in Canberra, which was due to open in October. That work is currently done by Cobham in Adelaide.
QantasLink is establishing a new heavy maintenance base in Canberra that will be responsible for the airline’s fleet of 18 Boeing 717s. The facility will open in October and create about 40 skilled engineering roles, QantasLink said in a statement on Friday. Currently, QantasLink conducts line maintenance on its 717s at Canberra Airport. “Canberra will
Air New Zealand will fly three times a week between Auckland and Queensland’s Sunshine Coast during the summer holidays in an expanded seasonal schedule. The airline currently operates a winter seasonal service on the route between June and October, and is adding a summer season with flights starting on December 13 and running until the
