Category: Airlines

Fair Work Australia has approved a deal between Qantas and its engineers’ union that will give workers a three per cent pay rise for the next three years. The agreement, reached last month after a damaging labour dispute, also allows Qantas to introduce extended hours rosters more easily and gives workers near the end of

QantasLink has unveiled a Dash 8 Q400 featuring a special livery to promote the 40th anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival. The Q400, VH-QOI, features a large golden guitar and the music festival’s 40th anniversary logo, and was revealed at a launch event in Sydney yesterday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Virgin Australia has launched business class service on most domestic routes as it seeks to lure corporate travelers away from Qantas. The airline’s upscale cabins went into service yesterday, with business class fares starting at $429 one way and $529 from Sydney to Melbourne. An economy saver fare between Australia’s two largest cities starts at

AirAsia X will launch daily services between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur from April as the budget carrier turns its focus to Australia after abandoning routes to Europe. During an appearance in Sydney, AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani said the long haul carrier also hopes to expand its daily Melbourne service to twice daily and open