Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorIssue 320: Hard Landing
October 8, 2014 0 commentHave Australia’s airlines turned the corner? Three times during his annual results press conference, CEO Alan Joyce used the term “confronting” to describe the Qantas Group’s $2. 8 billion net loss for the 2013-14 financial year. “It has absolutely been the most challenging environment that we’ve faced, and the results as a result have been
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October 8, 2014 0 commentIndonesia’s state-owned domestic airline limps on If there is such a thing as a God of Lost Causes even he, or she, would be hard pressed to save ailing state-owned Indonesian domestic carrier Merpati Nusantara. Indeed, why Merpati is still flying is one of those small mysteries of the aviation world. The carrier has been
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October 7, 2014 0 commentHow the RAAF could best aid in the fight against ISIL As we go to press, it appears increasingly likely that Australia will commit forces to a US-led coalition to respond to the spread of the fundamentalist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has been busy visiting
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October 6, 2014 0 commentThe search for MH370 continues Complex computer analysis of the ocean floor, refinement of Inmarsat satellite communications and unanswered phone calls have defined the highest priority area for the new search for MH370, which disappeared with 239 passengers and crew over six months ago. As this is read the search will be underway and the
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October 5, 2014 0 comment…because you won’t have any battery left Australia is facing an energy crisis – a personal electronic device energy crisis, as passengers on domestic flights face the reality that the majority of flights within Australia do not offer at-seat power, while the length of time many passengers are allowed to use their devices is set
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October 4, 2014 0 commentThe vision thing Virgin Australia’s John Borghetti’s vision for 2017 There are a lot of things that can keep an airline executive up at night, from fuel prices to weak demand to safety threats. There is no easy formula, there is no textbook. john borghetti This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
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