Jetstar has announced that it will trial hiring out Apple iPads for onboard entertainment on some domestic services. The trial will make Jetstar the first carrier in the world to offer iPad hire onboard when they come on offer from late June. The iPads will be available to rent for $10, and will provide inflight
Qantas has announced that it will increase the number of A380 services it operates from Melbourne to Singapore, London and Los Angeles as the airline takes delivery of more of the type. Qantas currently flies twice weekly A380 services on the Melbourne-Singapore-London route, which will rise to five times weekly after the arrival of the
Qantas has announced that it will increase the frequency of its Sydney-Johannesburg services to daily from September 21. The new Tuesday service will bring to daily the number of services between Sydney and Johannesburg, and complements South African Airways’s daily services from Johannesburg to Perth, which Qantas codeshares on. SAA will add its code to
Air New Zealand has announced that its Boeing 777-300ERs will be fitted for inflight connectivity which will allow passengers to use their mobile phones to send and receive text messages as well as access email and the internet on board. “Customers onboard our new Boeing 777-300 aircraft will be able to use their own GSM/GPRS
On the same day Virgin Blue announced that it was cutting its profit outlook, Qantas said that it remains on track to record a pretax profit of $300-$400 million for the 2010 financial year. The airline made the report about its guidance in reporting its April operating statistics to the Australian Securities Exchange, which overall
Virgin Blue has slashed its net profit before tax outlook for the 2010 financial year, saying it will come in between $20 and $40 million, a major revision to the previous guidance of $80 million. “Since the guidance given earlier this month, we have continued to see rapid deterioration and increased volatility in the operating
