Qantas has announced that it will commence using the Next Generation Check-in system at its domestic terminal at Sydney Airport from November 10 following its successful trial at its terminal in Perth. The Next Generation Check-in will allow passengers at Sydney’s Terminal 3 holding specialised radio frequency ID (RFID) cards to check in by touching
Qantas and Kenya Airways have revealed plans to codeshare services between Sydney and Nairobi, with Kenya Airways to codeshare on daily Qantas services between Bangkok and Sydney, and Qantas to codeshare on daily Kenya Airways services between Bangkok and Nairobi. Subject to approval, the codeshare arrangement would commence on November 15. “Qantas is pleased to
Qantas has lodged an application with the ISAC requesting an extension to the codeshare arrangements between JAL and Jetstar for a further two years from December 31, albeit with changes. Specifically, it requests that the IASC remove the authorisation of JAL to codeshare on the Sydney-Gold Coast leg of Jetstar’s Sydney-Gold Coast-Osaka services, while it
Skywest is planning to start flights between Broome and Singapore according to its annual report, which also showed a strong increase in net profit for the year ending June 30. In the chairman’s statement within the annual report, Skywest chairman Jeff Chatfield writes that the airline has had its air operator’s certificate (AOC) recently amended
The Strategic Aviation Group has announced the appointment of a number of senior managers to the company as it prepares for an expansion to its international and domestic services. At Strategic Airlines, former Royal Brunei marketing and sales manager Marty Byrne has been appointed to the newly created role of national marketing and communications manager.
The Australian government has written to the US Department of Transport (DOT) in support of the proposed joint venture alliance between Virgin Blue and Delta Air Lines. According to weekend reports carried by Fairfax newspapers, the Department of Infrastructure and Transport has urged the US DOT to grant the two carriers antitrust immunity, particularly given
