When flight QF78 touched down at Perth Airport shortly after 1130pm on Sunday night it represented the end of Qantas’s regularly scheduled international service from the Western Australian capital. The flight from Singapore – which up to now was Qantas’s sole daily international destination from Perth – has been cut as part of efforts to
Singapore Airlines has announced it will upgrade its long haul cabin products on its current fleet of 777-300ERs to mirror those introduced on eight new-build aircraft from last September. The US$325m (A$347m) upgrade program will see new economy, business and first class seating and cabins fitted to 19 existing 777-300ERs from early 2015, with all
Tourism Australia and Virgin Australia have announced they will expand their marketing partnership to target additional inbound tourism to Australia. Under the new arrangement, the two parties will increase their annual partnership for the 2014/15 financial year to $8 million, twice the amount agreed upon 12 months ago. The new agreement takes the total value
Virgin Australia has announced it will significantly upgrade its Brisbane lounge. The upgrade will comprise a doubling in size of the Lounge space and the addition of a kerbside ‘Premium Entry’ access. “Over the last three years we have completely transformed the Virgin Australia domestic lounge experience, setting a new standard with bold, architectural designs,
Singapore Airlines Group has recorded a 13.1 per cent increase in its operating profit to SG$259m (A$222m) for the year ended March 31. Revenue across the group, which includes Singapore Airlines, SIA Engineering, regional carrier SilkAir, and SIA Cargo, rose one per cent to SG$15.24bn (A$13.04bn) for the year on the back of higher passenger
Emirates Airline has recorded a profit of US$887m (A$948m) in the year ended March 31, a 43 per cent rise over last year’s result. The airline said it had invested US$6bn (A$6.4bn) to grow its capacity in the 2013/14 financial year at the fastest rate in its history as it added nine new destinations to
