Hawaiian Airlines says its first 12 months of its three-times-weekly Honolulu-Brisbane services has “exceeded expectations” “Hawaiian Airlines anticipated an approximate 41,000 seats would be added to both travel markets from the route,” the airline said in a statement. “However, due to popular demand, Hawaiian Airlines has already transported more than 65,000 passengers between Brisbane and
Eithad has announced it is replacings its 292-seat Airbus A340-600s with 328-seat Boeing 777-300ERs on its daily Melbourne-Abu Dhabi services from December 1. The aircraft upgauging increases Etihad’s seat capacity on the route, which partner Virgin Australia codeshares on, by 12 per cent as well as significantly boosting freight capacity. “Switching to the Boeing 777
Qantas will upgrade the cabin interiors of 30 Airbus A330s at its Brisbane heavy maintenance base, CEO Alan Joyce has announced. Joyce, in Brisbane on Wednesday to open a $30 million hangar upgrade, said the A330 interior refit program will run from late 2014 through to mid 2016. “From late 2014, we will be upgrading
Virgin Australia has announced a sponsorship agreement with the Melbourne Fashion Festival, the latest in a number of sponsorship and partnering arrangements the airline has entered into which are designed to continue the upmarket repositioning of its brand image. Under the agreement the event will be branded as the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival for
Emirates is establishing its own Flight Academy to help address the projected demand for 40,000 pilots in the Middle East region over the next 20 years. The facility, being developed at the new Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali, will simultaneously accommodate 400 students participating in Emirates’ National Cadet Pilot Program, with around 160 graduates a
Tigerair is to withdraw from the Sydney-Mackay market and will instead introduce thrice-weekly services to Proserpine from Sydney. The changes will take effect on February 1. “Our decision to introduce the new Sydney-Whitsunday Coast route, whilst removing the Sydney-Mackay service, is based on consumer demand,” Tigerair’s commercial director Carly Brear explained, adding that the back-packer market
