Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has suggested his airline’s order for the Airbus A380, A330 and Boeing 747-400ER placed in 2000 was, in hindsight, a mistake. “It is great to be able to say I wish I could get in a time machine and go back to 2000 and [change] the fleet order [made by]
Garuda Indonesia has become the 20th member of the SkyTeam alliance of airlines. The move adds 40 destinations to the alliance’s network, and sees Jakarta become its second major hub in the south east Asia. Vietnam Airlines is also a member of the alliance. “Garuda’s entry into the alliance will give its customers access to
Qantas has issued a strident call for “action” after the federal government announced on Monday night it would not offer the airline a debt guarantee, and instead would move to make changes to the Qantas Sale Act. “We have consistently said that removal of foreign ownership provisions that apply uniquely to Qantas is an important
South African Airways (SAA) is to codeshare with Virgin Australia allowing the South African airline to resume serving Sydney. SAA lost access to Sydney after Qantas, with effect from May 31, axed its codeshare agreement where Qantas codeshared on SAA Perth-Johannesburg services and SAA codeshared on Qantas’s Sydney-Johannesburg flights. In turn the termination of that agreement followed
Tigerair will avoid industrial action from its pilots after the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) agreed to a new enterprise agreement, which sees significant base pay increases and a new fixed rostering system. According to AFAP executive director Simon Lutton, the new deal provides “a consistent base rate that reflects real wages and a
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicted the government will approve changes to the Qantas Sale Act which would encourage greater levels of foreign investment. Speaking to media on March 3, Mr Abbott said he would introduce legislation so that the QSA which restricts the levels of foreign ownership and other terms of the airline’s trade
