Qantas recorded the highest rate of domestic on-time departures during December 2009, according to new data released from BITRE. For the month, Qantas recorded an on time departure rate of 89.1, followed by Jetstar (84.5 per cent), Virgin Blue (84 per cent) and Tiger Airways (76.9 per cent). Overall, the industry averaged an on time
QantasLink has announced that it will increase capacity on a number of regional New South Wales routes from March as it takes delivery of its 19th Bombardier Q400. On the Sydney to Wagga Wagga and Coffs Harbour routes, a number of services will be upgraded to be operated by the 74 seat Q400s in place
Despite receiving a cool reception from industry analysts, Tiger Airways’s initial public offering has closed fully subscribed, raising S$248m (A$193m) for the low cost airline group. The issue closed with shares priced at S$1.50 (A$1.17), which was towards the higher end of its guidance indicative price of S$1.35-$1.65 (A$1.05-$1.28). The airline is now expected to
Up to 15,000 employees of Japan Air Lines face an uncertain future after the ailing carrier was placed into bankruptcy protection on January 19 as part of ongoing efforts to restructure the loss-making carrier. The Japanese carrier entered bankruptcy with listed debts of JPY2.3 trillion (A$27.4bn), but will keep operating with the support of a
Singapore Airlines saw its network-wide passenger load factor increase to a healthy 84.3 per cent during December, albeit largely driven by cuts in capacity. For the month, the airline’s capacity in available seat kilometres was down 9.2 per cent on the same time last year, helping boost load factor by 4.4 percentage points. The number
Cabin crew at British Airways will vote on January 25 whether to take strike action after talks with the airline failed to find a solution. The ballot comes after the Unite union attempted to hold a strike over the busy Christmas period which was overturned by the British High Court due to issues with the
