iscoverVirgin Australia has issued a statement calling for an investigation into Qantas’s so-called “line in the sand” publicly stated goal of maintaining 65 per cent marketshare of Australian domestic airline travel. Reads the statement, issued on Thursday afternoon: “Over the last three years, Virgin Australia has had a consistent strategy of bringing strong competition to
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says the restrictions of the Qantas Sale Act should be debated, saying they are a “set of handcuffs” that competitor Virgin Australia doesn’t have to wear. “We all, as Australians, need to carefully consider whether we retain restrictions on shareholdings on Australian companies, and if we do in the national interest,
Hawaiian Airlines says its first 12 months of its three-times-weekly Honolulu-Brisbane services has “exceeded expectations” “Hawaiian Airlines anticipated an approximate 41,000 seats would be added to both travel markets from the route,” the airline said in a statement. “However, due to popular demand, Hawaiian Airlines has already transported more than 65,000 passengers between Brisbane and
Eithad has announced it is replacings its 292-seat Airbus A340-600s with 328-seat Boeing 777-300ERs on its daily Melbourne-Abu Dhabi services from December 1. The aircraft upgauging increases Etihad’s seat capacity on the route, which partner Virgin Australia codeshares on, by 12 per cent as well as significantly boosting freight capacity. This content is available exclusively
Qantas will upgrade the cabin interiors of 30 Airbus A330s at its Brisbane heavy maintenance base, CEO Alan Joyce has announced. Joyce, in Brisbane on Wednesday to open a $30 million hangar upgrade, said the A330 interior refit program will run from late 2014 through to mid 2016. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Virgin Australia has announced a sponsorship agreement with the Melbourne Fashion Festival, the latest in a number of sponsorship and partnering arrangements the airline has entered into which are designed to continue the upmarket repositioning of its brand image. Under the agreement the event will be branded as the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival for
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