Air New Zealand has reported a more than doubling of first half net profit amid strong growth in passenger numbers and as the airline benefits from lower fuel prices and a booming New Zealand tourism market. The company said net profit for the six months to December 31 2015 came in at $NZ338 million, up 154
Australia’s competition watchdog has given final approval to Qantas’s partnership with American Airlines on trans-Pacific routes. The green light from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) leaves the two oneworld alliance members waiting for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to hand down its decision on the tie-up. The ACCC said in a statement
Air New Zealand is stepping into the world of 3D printing. The Star Alliance member is partnering with Auckland University of Technology to make cocktail trays featured on its business class seats with 3D printing technology. The first 3D printed cocktail trays were expected to be installed on aircraft “in the coming weeks pending final
QantasLink is adding an extra two flights a week between Sydney and Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport at Toowoomba. The additional services were due to begin on February 29 and operate on Mondays and Wednesdays, lifting the total number of QantasLink return flights a week at the airport to 15. Wellcamp Airport general manager Phil Gregory
The union representing Qantas pilots believes the airline’s decision to start hiring pilots again is just the “tip of the iceberg”, given the improved performance of the Flying Kangaroo. Qantas on Tuesday said it planned to hire 170 new pilots over the next three years, as it prepared to introduce the Boeing 787-9 to the
Regional Express (Rex) has swung to a rare first half loss due to impairment charges relating to the end of a Defence contract. The company reported a statutory net loss of $11.4 million for the six months to December 31 2015, compared with net profit of $3.9 million in the prior corresponding period. Rex said
