The Emirates Group has reported a record AED 5.9bn (A$1.49bn) net profit for its 2010-11 financial, the 23rd consecutive year the airline group has posted a profit. Comprising Emirates Airline, air service company dnata and its various subsidiaries, the Emirates Group’s revenue for 2010-11 increased 26.4 per cent to AED 57.4bn (US$ 14.5bn), with its
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced its decision to grant antitrust immunity to the proposed joint alliance between Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines. After initially rejected the proposed alliance, approval has been granted after the airlines made changes to their submission to the DOT. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
France’s Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) has confirmed that search teams have found the cockpit-voice recorder of doomed Air France Flight 447 on May 2, coming barely a day after the aircraft’s flight data recorder memory module was found on May 1. A French navy patrol boat was dispatched to pick up both the module
Qantas has expressed its disappointment today after negotiations with the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) broke down, following the union’s announcement to strike this Friday (May 13). The ALAEA had been in conciliation talks with Qantas at Fair Work Australia today, when the union made the decision, ordering its members to stop work between
Tiger Airways has launched an customer support ‘portal’ on its website “Our new online customer support portal will be a vast improvement for customers, as they can now submit their enquiries using the Tiger Airways website rather than sending a letter or fax” said Crawford Rix, CEO of Tiger Airways in Australia. This content is
Qantas has applied specal decals to Jetconnect operated Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQF to promote its ‘Great Crusade’ competition where rugby fans have the chance to win a place on a supporter’s tour of New Zealand for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. The 737, pictured here at Sydney on May 4, entered service with its ‘Great Crusade’