Category: Airlines

Virgin reveals new A330 interiors
Airlines

Virgin Australia has revealed product details of its new build Airbus A330-200s, two of which are being delivered to the airline with a third to follow later in the year. The three new A330-200s, which will join the two existing A330-200 acquired secondhand, will be used predominantly for transcontinental services between Sydney and Melbourne and

Jetstar Japan takes first A320
Airlines

Jetstar Japan has taken delivery of its first aircraft, with the first of a planned fleet of 24 Airbus A320s handed over in Toulouse this week. The 180-seat A320 is the first of an initial fleet of three Jetstar Japan will use to commence services with from July, initially linking Tokyo Narita with Kansai, Fukuoka,

Angry passengers get new advocate
Airlines

From July, jilted airline passengers will be able to take their complaints to a new National Airline Customer Advocate. Created in response to the federal government’s National Aviation White Paper, the new position will be funded jointly by Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Regional Express and Tiger and will work with a committee of representatives from

Joyce says Sydney needs 2nd airport…in Sydney
Airlines

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has called on the federal government to move ahead with plans for a second Sydney airport despite opposition from NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell. In an opinion piece for the Daily Telegraph, Joyce said overcrowding at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith had “got to the stage now it just can’t go much longer” and

Nancy-Bird arrives home in Sydney
Airlines

Qantas A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton touched down in Sydney on Sunday morning, completing its QF32 flight from Singapore 16 months and $139 million in repairs later after its explosive uncontained engine failure on November 4 2010. As QF32 VH-OQA touched down on Sydney’s Runway 16 Right at about 9.20am on Sunday morning, arriving on time despite

Nancy-Bird tech log handover pictorial report
Airlines

Qantas Engineering representatives ceremoniously handed over the technical log book for repaired Airbus A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton in Singapore on Saturday morning, ahead of the aircraft’s return to Sydney overnight. VH-OQA has undergone extensive repairs in Singapore following the explosive uncontained failure of one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines when operating flight QF32 from

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