American Airlines and Qantas says Hawaiian Airlines is “virtually alone” in its objection to their joint-venture alliance on trans-Pacific routes and rejected calls for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to place conditions on their proposed tie-up. American and Qantas’s application for anti-trust immunity is currently before the US DOT, which said in February its
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has become just the fifth airline and second in Asia Pacific to take delivery of the Airbus A350. The carrier’s first A350-900, 9V-SMA, touched down in Singapore a little after 1000 local time on Thursday, following the 12 and a half hour journey from Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse. The aircraft was met with a
Thirty-two graduates of Airservices’ Diploma of Aviation (Air Traffic Control) have commenced work with the nation’s air traffic controller after completing the 24-month course and obtaining their Air Traffic Control licence rating and endorsement. The eight women and 24 men have been variously assigned to control towers in Brisbane, Cairns, Parafield and Rockhampton, as well
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says the airline is prepared to switch engine suppliers for its order of Airbus A320neos should Pratt & Whitney fail to fix issues with its PW1100G geared turbofan “very soon”. The oneworld alliance member had been scheduled to be the first airline to take delivery of the neo
Akbar Al Baker is a very controversial figure in aviation. But don’t take Australian Aviation’s word of it, that’s the opinion of none other than the man himself. Introduced as “His Excellency”, Al Baker fronted journalists and other invited guests at a swanky Sydney hotel on Thursday to talk up the start of Qatar’s new
Qatar Airways plans to upgauge its new Doha-Sydney route to the Airbus A380 from June. The A380 will be used to Sydney on a seasonal basis, just four months after starting the airline’s newest Australian route, Qatar chief executive Akbar Al Baker said during a media conference on Thursday. The airline’s inaugural flight to Sydney, QR908, landed at Mascot
