Singapore Airlines has made some changes to its Australian state management team. Greg McJarrow has moved to the position of manager New South Wales/ACT from his previous position of manager Queensland, replacing James Dunne who left the airline in March. Jacki D’Antonio will become manager Queensland from May 1, moving across from her position as
For the second year running, Virgin Australia has taken second place in the Randstad Awards for the best employer in Australia. The award, which was won by national broadcaster the ABC also for the second year in a row, is based on the results of the world’s largest employment survey into employer branding, and locally was derived from
Qantas has announced it will offer more codeshare flights on China Southern services to four destinations in China. The extension of the codeshare arrangement will take in China Southern services from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Guangzhou, and on to Xiamen, Kunming, Fuzhou and Ürümqi. In return, China Southern passengers will codeshare on nine
Qantas has confirmed it will again operate seasonal services between Perth and Auckland again next summer following the success of a similar seasonal service last summer. The airline said it would utilise A330s which are normally laid up on weekends to operate the service. Flights from Perth to Auckland will depart on Friday and Saturday
The first Boeing 787-9 destined for United Airlines has been rolled out of the factory in Everett, Washington. The aircraft will be equipped with its cabin fittings and then conduct manufacturer and customer test flights, before entering service on some of the shorter routes currently flown by United’s smaller 787-8s from July. It is due
Regional Express (Rex) has announced it has purchased 18 Saab 340B+ aircraft which it been operating under a lease. The airline says the aircraft were part of a group of 25 340s it had been operating on lease since 2006. It says the other seven aircraft had come off lease last July and had also
