Category: Jetstar

Jetstar Japan has finalised deals to lease 24 new Airbus A320 jetliners and said it would take delivery of the aircraft over the next three years. All 24 of the aircraft will be sourced through existing Qantas Group orders, allowing Jetstar Japan access to early delivery slots, the partly Qantas owned budget carrier said. This

Jetstar Japan has finalised a deal to lease four Airbus A320-200s from Hong Kong Aviation Capital. The first of the aircraft is scheduled for delivery in October, with two more to follow next year and the fourth due to arrive in 2014. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Australia’s labour umpire claims Jetstar is staffing domestic flights with Thai workers paid as little as half the required rate for Australian air crew. In litigation filed on Friday in the Federal Court, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleged that Jetstar employed the crew through a pair of staffing companies, Singapore-based Valuair and Thailand-based Tour East.

Jetstar is set to launch one-stop service from Perth to China’s “Hawaii of the East” with four times weekly services to Hainan Island. The service, via Singapore, builds on an existing Jetstar route connecting Singapore with Haikou, Hainan’s capital. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading