Qantas has confirmed that Emirates is among “a number of airlines” with which it is discussing potential alliances. The statement, released to the ASX, came in response to a report in The Financial Review claiming that Qantas and Emirates are close to a landmark tie-up that would substantially transform Qantas’s beleaguered international operations. The Financial
A partly Qantas-owned aircraft maintenance company will shut its doors in September, leaving 164 Melbourne-based workers out of a job. LTQ Engineering, a joint venture between Qantas and Lufthansa Technik, confirmed yesterday that it would close down, citing a lack of demand for engine overhauls. The company serviced CFM56 engines for Qantas’ 737 fleet but
Qantas is closing in on a landmark tie-up with Emirates that would see the Flying Kangaroo reroute many of its international flights to Dubai, The Australian Financial Review reported today. An alliance with Emirates – long a subject of speculation – would free up Qantas to focus on Asia as it seeks to resuscitate its
Singapore Airlines subsidiary SilkAir has announced changes to its four times weekly Darwin service for the summer season. The changes will see Wednesday and Sunday flights retimed to depart Singapore at 9:55 am and to return from Darwin at 5:10 pm rather than its current early morning departure time. This will allow for increased connectivity
On the eve of a battle they insist they don’t want, Virgin Australia’s top officials appear keen to make a blunt and simple point: If war with Qantas comes, Virgin is going to win. The latest bit of pre-war posturing came from Virgin chief operating officer Sean Donohue, who told Fairfax that Virgin would be
A lack of maintenance work may lead to the loss of hundreds more Melbourne-based aircraft engineering jobs, according to a report. The report in The Australian claims that LTQ Engineering is investigating shutting down in Tullamarine maintenance facility and shedding up to 200 jobs. LTQ is a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and Qantas
