Green and gold will replace red, white and blue as the Brisbane based Strategic Airways re-fashions itself as a budget carrier serving popular leisure routes. Air Australia, as the carrier will be known, will initially serve select domestic routes and tourist hot-spots including Hawaii, Bali and Phuket, Thailand. The airline says it has also been
The saga surrounding Qantas took a new turn Wednesday as the Australian Federal Police confirmed it was investigating the alleged sabotage of a Qantas 767 in Brisbane. The alleged sabotage was said to relate to the wiring of the inflight entertainment system and occurred prior to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s decision to ground all flights
Singapore Airlines has detailed its plans to launch a budget long-haul carrier next year in a move that will mean new competition for Qantas owned Jetstar. The unusually-named new airline, called ‘Scoot,’ is slated to launch in mid-2012 with a fleet of four Boeing 777-200s transferred from Singapore Airlines’ fleet. Scoot will initially focus on
Qantas says its flight operations are back to normal today, after resuming flights yesterday following its self imposed grounding over the weekend. The airline says all flights are operating on time and on schedule, after yesterday operating 65 international and 139 domestic flights. “The majority of international passengers across the Qantas network were accommodated on
Qantas has resumed flights after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approved the airline’s risk mitigation plan for returning to flight operations after its self imposed grounding on the weekend. “CASA approves Qantas return to service,” CASA simply Tweeted just before 4pm AEDST. “Qantas can confirm that all domestic and international services have resumed from
The radical action taken by Qantas over the past weekend and subsequent ruling from Fair Work Australia to terminate all industrial action is being seen by many as a major win for the Flying Kangaroo. But given the collateral damage it has caused, I think that they have won this battle, but may ultimately lose
