Qantas general counsel Brett Johnson will step down later this year and be replaced by a lawyer who has spent his career specialising in corporate mergers and acquisitions. Andrew Finch will take over as general counsel effective November 1, the airline said in a statement today. Mr Finch is currently a partner at Sydney based
Singapore Airlines has won the Best Airline International On-Line Award for the fifth successive year at the 2012 National Travel Industry Awards. The award coincides with the airline’s 45th year in Australia. Singapore Airlines remains Australian’s largest foreign carrier and claims to be the world’s most awarded airline. “We are honoured to receive this award
Virgin Australia’s entry into the corporate travel market has pushed business class fares down by 25 per cent, Virgin chief John Borghetti said in an interview this weekend. The revelation highlights the extent of a growing price war between Qantas and Virgin – a competition the former Qantas executive said was long overdue at the
Both Qantas and Virgin Australia have claimed the win for on-time performance during the last financial year. Qantas said government statistics covering June gave it an 84.4 per cent on-time rating for the fiscal year, topping Virgin Australia’s 82.9 per cent and Jetstar’s 76.4 per cent. Virgin, meanwhile, reckoned that the June numbers gave it
Qantas has launched a new TV commercial as part of a larger advertising campaign portraying itself as a part of the fabric of the life of everyday Australians. The commercial – You’re the Reason We Fly – features an aerial tour of “Australians going about their everyday activities” and ends with a mosaic of some
Singapore Airlines will launch a second daily A380 service between Melbourne and Singapore next month. The second A380 will replace a Boeing 777-300ER as SQ217/218, departing Singapore at 9:55 am and returning from Melbourne at 12:05 am. The changeover is scheduled for August 16. The airline, which already operates two daily A380 services between Singapore-Sydney,
