Category: Airlines

Fair Work Australia has dismissed an Australian and International Airline Pilots’ Association (AIPA) application to have pilots employed by Qantas’s New Zealand based Jetconnect subsidiary brought under Australian industrial laws and arrangements. Jetconnect employs 100 New Zealand based pilots who operate Qantas’s trans Tasman 737 operations, most of whom, according to Qantas, are covered by

General Electric has joined Virgin Australia and a number of other industry partners in efforts to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel. Following on from Virgin’s decision to join the initiative in July, GE will also partner with the Renewable Oil Corporation (ROC), Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (DYMTF) and the Future Farm Industries Co-operative Research Centre

Qantas has begun its $250 million cabin refurbishment program for nine of its Boeing 747-400s, with each aircraft to be fitted with new, Airbus A380 style seats and inflight entertainment systems by the end of next year. The 747 refit project will see seats, electrical wiring, fittings, galleys and inflight entertainment stripped from the aircraft

China looms as the next frontier for Jetstar’s expansion plans following last month’s launch of Jetstar Japan, Jetstar Group CEO Bruce Buchanan told a business lunch in Sydney on Thursday. “Jetstar is always evaluating further possible new ventures and growth opportunities in Asia,” Buchanan told the Australian-American Association. “We have considerable resources dedicated to a