Category: Airlines

Both Qantas and Virgin Australia have claimed the win for on-time performance during the last financial year. Qantas said government statistics covering June gave it an 84.4 per cent on-time rating for the fiscal year, topping Virgin Australia’s 82.9 per cent and Jetstar’s 76.4 per cent. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Qantas has launched a new TV commercial as part of a larger advertising campaign portraying itself as a part of the fabric of the life of everyday Australians. The commercial – You’re the Reason We Fly – features an aerial tour of “Australians going about their everyday activities” and ends with a mosaic of some

Etihad Airways has received approval to double its stake in Virgin Australia’s domestic business to 10 per cent despite heavy lobbying against the deal by rival Qantas. In a statement today, the UAE flag carrier said its bid to increase its stake in Virgin from 4.99 per cent had been approved by Australian’s Foreign Investment

Qantas will launch its iPad-based ‘QStreaming’ in-flight entertainment system on its east coast fleet of Boeing 767s starting later this year. The system, which allows passengers to access more than 200 hours of free movies, TV shows and other content via a Qantas-provided tablet, will hit the first of the airline’s 767s in the fourth