Now Virgin Australia-controlled Tigerair Australia has announced significant expansion plans with the creation of a new operating base in Brisbane, the acquisition of two new Airbus A320s and the launch of four new routes. Tigerair says 150 new jobs will be created with this expansion, 120 of which will be in Brisbane, where its new
Sir Richard Branson has lashed out at Qantas, accusing the Australian icon of being badly managed and offering bad service, in one of the most damming attacks in the Australian airline industry has ever seen, writes Geoffrey Thomas. “If Qantas was better managed and offered the public a decent service; it would not be in
Brindabella Airlines has suspended services between Sydney and Orange “until further notice”. “Brindabella Airlines view the restoration of reliability and integrity to its scheduled services as a priority, and will review the Sydney to Orange services once this has been achieved,” the airline said on its website. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
It is perhaps no surprise that one of the unions representing Virgin Australia’s pilots, the Virgin Independent Pilots Association (VIPA), has come out in support of the airline and its CEO, John Borghetti, but what is perhaps surprising is the strength of the language it has used to do so, with a statement saying that
Air New Zealand has launched online and mobile device check-in for the first time. The airline has launched new versions of its apps for smartphones and tablets that enables passengers to check-in for domestic flights between 24 hours and 30 minutes before departure, and for international flights between 24 hours and 90 minutes ahead of
The Takeovers Panel won’t stand in they way of Virgin Australia’s $350 million rights raising, the government body announced on Tuesday. The Takeovers Panel considered the issue after a request from shareholder activist Stephen Mayne who had protested to the Virgin Australia board that retail shareholders should be able to apply for an unlimited number