The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) has warned of taking industrial action if Qantas does not take current negotiations over job security seriously. In a statement issued by AIPA today, president Barry Jackson claimed Qantas management has had the union’s demands since October last year, with no indication that they were prepared “to take
Regional Express (Rex) has announced its has purchased five Saab 340Bs already in its fleet which it had leased from Saab Aircraft Leasing. “Rex have had these five aircraft on a very long lease from Saab Aircraft Leasing and now that the lease period have come to completion we took the opportunity to purchase these
The Emirates Group has reported a record AED 5.9bn (A$1.49bn) net profit for its 2010-11 financial, the 23rd consecutive year the airline group has posted a profit. Comprising Emirates Airline, air service company dnata and its various subsidiaries, the Emirates Group’s revenue for 2010-11 increased 26.4 per cent to AED 57.4bn (US$ 14.5bn), with its
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced its decision to grant antitrust immunity to the proposed joint alliance between Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines. After initially rejected the proposed alliance, approval has been granted after the airlines made changes to their submission to the DOT. “In today’s order, the Department said Delta and
France’s Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) has confirmed that search teams have found the cockpit-voice recorder of doomed Air France Flight 447 on May 2, coming barely a day after the aircraft’s flight data recorder memory module was found on May 1. A French navy patrol boat was dispatched to pick up both the module
Qantas has expressed its disappointment today after negotiations with the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) broke down, following the union’s announcement to strike this Friday (May 13). The ALAEA had been in conciliation talks with Qantas at Fair Work Australia today, when the union made the decision, ordering its members to stop work between
