New Australian research shows that thunderstorms can produce turbulence more than 100km away from a storm cell, calling for a rethink of current turbulence avoidance guidelines. Dr Todd Lane from the Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science says that research has shown that thunderstorms can cause gravity waves which modify airflow, strengthening jet stream
Qantas has launched a new advertising and social media campaign aimed at repairing its damaged image. The campaign features a new tagline, “You’re the reason we fly” and a subtle change to the slogan on the side of two of its aircraft, an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 737, to ‘The Spirit of Australians’. “Our customers
Virgin Group plc will reportedly sell out its 10 per cent stake in Malaysian based longhaul low cost carrier AirAsia X. According to Malaysian press reports, the British parent company of Virgin Atlantic Airways will sell its stake to AirAsia and Aero Ventures, which is controlled by AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and co-founder Kamarudin Meranum,
Singapore Airlines will fly an additional three weekly services to Adelaide from July 2, reinstating flights it had dropped earlier this year. The new services will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays, and will be flown with Airbus A330-300s. “With these services, Adelaide will benefit from greater connectivity to Singapore Airlines’ global network,” said SIA’s
Virgin Australia has made an application to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) to allow it to codeshare on Singapore Airlines (SIA) services to Amsterdam and Paris. In its IASC application, Virgin seeks an allocation of 400 seats per week on the Netherlands route to allow it to codeshare with SIA on Australia-Singapore-Amsterdam services. The
Virgin Australia has announced that Judith Crompton has been appointed to the new role of group executive sales. Under the new role, Ms Crompton will lead Virgin’s domestic and global sales growth, overseeing all corporate, government, industry and leisure sales, including eCommerce, Blue Holidays and call centres, covering both Virgin’s domestic and international network. Ms
