Qantas has announced it will increase domestic, regional and trans-Tasman air fares by up to five per cent, as the second part of its response to high oil and jet fuel prices. The airline cites rising average prices in both West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (WTICO) and Singapore Jet Fuel (SJF) as the primary reasons
Qantas has announced a new joint venture with US based renewable energy company Solazyme, as it aims to investigate opportunities for algae-based biofuels. The arrangement will see Qantas and Solazyme work closely together over the next 12 months to develop a business case for the introduction of Solazyme’s algal-derived ‘Solajet’ biofuel technology in Australia. The
Qantas has rejected claims being made by the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) about shaky pilot job security as “completely unfounded”. AIPA has threatened industrial action amid heated negotiations with Qantas management over a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) for the airline’s international pilots. In a statement, Qantas said that the threat of industrial
Jetstar launched its direct Darwin to Manila service on February 9. The launch of the new tri-weekly A320 service bolsters the airline’s expanding pan Asian network, with Jetstar already flying up to 18 times a week between Singapore and Manila and Qantas four times a week between Sydney and Manila. Flights to the Philippine capital
An Air Nelson Dash 8 Q300 was forced to make an emergency landing at New Zealand’s Blenheim Airport on February 9 after its nosegear failed to lock down in the extended position. Forty-one passengers and three crew were on board the aircraft, which was operating a scheduled flight between Hamilton and Wellington, before diverting to Blenheim
Qantas has ordered a second CAE 7000 Series Level D full flight simulator, CAE announced last month. The additional A380 sim will be delivered to the Qantas Training Centre in Sydney in 2012. Qantas already has one CAE built A380 sim in service, and has two 787 full flight sims on order with CAE as
