In an extraordinary display of brinkmanship, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has announced that all Qantas international and domestic services will cease immediately with the airline locking out all employees of the Australian Licenced Engineers Union (ALAEA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian and International Pilots Union (AIPA). Joyce says the drastic move has
Ahead of its heated annual general meeting today, Qantas has said that the financial impact by industrial action from three of its unions, the ALAEA, TWU and AIPA, has cost it $68 million to date. “This drawn out and coordinated industrial campaign by these three unions is having a major impact on Qantas,” Qantas CEO
Fiji’s Air Pacific and American Airlines have announced a codeshare agreement, pending US government approval of the deal. The arrangement will see American codeshare on Air Pacific’s Los Angeles-Nadi, Honolulu-Nadi, and Nadi-Suva services, while Air Pacific will place its code on services to nearly 20 US destinations from American’s Los Angeles hub.
All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has completed the first commercial service by a Boeing 787, operating a charter from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong on October 26. The flight – appropriately designated flight 7871 – was conducted by JA801A (ZA101), the eighth 787 built and the first delivered to ANA about a month ago. The aircraft
Virgin Australia has announced plans to add capacity to its domestic services over the next few weeks. The airline says it will add 64 domestic services offering 9000 additional seats between Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide from October 31 and November 13 to meet increased demand for flights, following Qantas cutting back on flights due to
Virgin Australia has detailed its schedule for its new flights to the Queensland regional centre of Emerald, with twice daily weekday flights due to begin on January 16 2012. Virgin Australia 68-seat ATR 72s will operate morning and afternoon flights twice daily between Brisbane and Emerald during the week, plus afternoon flights on Sundays. The
