Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans says unions and staff have understood the enormity of the challenge facing the airline as it seeks to return to profitability. The Flying Kangaroo is partway through a multi billion dollar cost reduction program as it retires older aircraft, tweaks its network and sheds 5,000 jobs. Even the unions
Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans says the airline’s global alliance with Emirates is delivering on all fronts. The tie-up with the Dubai-headquartered Emirates has solved Qantas’s European network problems, as well as delivered an economic and financial benefit since it began in April 2013, Evans said on Thursday. “From a customer point of view it
New Zealand Minister of Transport Gerry Brownlee has given the go-ahead to a planned alliance between Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines, the final regulatory hurdle for a deal which already has Competition Commission of Singapore approval. “Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have committed to offering 30 per cent more seats every week between Auckland
Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson says the Australian market is currently a tough place to operate given previous capacity changes, currency fluctuations and the slowdown in the economy. The Singapore Airlines-owned Scoot flies to Sydney – its inaugural route – as well as the Gold Coast and Perth. Wilson said the Qantas’s decision to shift
Etihad Airways chief commercial officer Peter Baumgartner says the airline’s new Perth route has produced “remarkable numbers” thanks in part to the partnership with Virgin Australia. The airline started services to Perth from its Abu Dhabi hub in July, and Baumgartner said the flights had exceeded internal targets. “We are an ambitious company and it’s not
Air New Zealand says it will establish a team with expertise in “large-scale international disruption” to be dispatched to international ports in the event of significant flight disruptions, a key outcome for an internal review into the delays that saw over 220 passengers booked on an NZ9 service from Honolulu to Auckland stranded in Honolulu
