Category: Airlines

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has confirmed to media the accuracy of earlier reports that as many as 40 of the 80 Trent 900 engines delivered so far on Airbus A380s are affected by the oil leak issue which led to the QF32 uncontained failure, and that they may need to be replaced. “We’ve been talking

Qantas has officially launched its ‘Next Generation Check-in’ technology and unveiled new service enhancements across its domestic business and economy class cabins. “Next Generation Check-in has now opened in Sydney and Perth and is already dramatically reducing domestic check-in times for customers, allowing them to move through the check-in area with increased speed and ease,”

Jetstar will become the first airline to operate direct flights between Hobart and the Gold Coast when it commences a daily A320 service between the two cities on December 22. The new flights will provide 126,000 seats a year between the Tasmanian capital and Jetstar’s growing Gold Coast hub. This content is available exclusively to

The Star Alliance group of airlines has accepted Colombia’s Avianca-TACA and Panama’s Copa Airlines as new members of the alliance. The two airlines will join Brazil’s TAM as Latin American members of the alliance, and will commence their implementation processes before becoming fully fledged members in early 2012. This content is available exclusively to Australian