iscoverWhile Qantas has argued that its international operations are too weak to survive without Emirates, Virgin Australia is claiming that Qantas’s strength means the proposed alliance will undermine competition. In a submission to the ACCC, Virgin has urged the consumer watchdog to deny Qantas’s application for interim approval of the alliance, saying the tie-up would
Qantas will close its first class lounge at Singapore’s Changi Airport as it shifts the focus of its international operations to Dubai, Australian Business Traveller has reported. The airline had launched renovations of the Singapore lounge in May but says the work will be dropped as a result of its alliance with Emirates, which will
Tiger Airways has slipped back into last place for on-time performance but says the drop is only temporary. BITRE figures for August show Qantas and Virgin Australia tied with an 82.3 per cent on-time arrival rate, followed by Jetstar at 78.1 per cent and Tiger at 73.4 per cent. This content is available exclusively to
The union representing Virgin Australia pilots has urged continued negotiations after its members rejected the airline’s contract offer. Nearly two-thirds of pilots voted against the new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement put forward by the carrier, the Virgin International Pilots’ Association says. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Philippine Airlines will increase its flights to Australia from five to seven flights per week from October 28, the airline has announced. The airline will discontinue its current triangular services from Manila to Sydney and Melbourne in favour of direct flights between the Philippine capital and Australia’s two largest cities. Sydney flights will operate on
Cobham Aviation has won a two-year fly-in fly-out contract to transport Xstrata Nickle Australasia employees to a remote gravel airstrip at the Cosmos Nickel Mine in WA. The contract utilises Cobham’s recently introduced BAe 146-100 jets fitted with special ‘gravel kits’ giving the jets the capability to operate on rough airstrips. This content is available
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