The carriers, which temporarily shifted operations to Qantas T3 in April last year, came back to T2 on Wednesday as the terminal renovations near completion. They are once again operating from their previous gates G1 and G2.
Amadeus, which services around 141 global airlines, including Korean Air, Asiana, Japan Airlines, ANA and Cathay Pacific, has reportedly advised its clients that no payment or financial data was accessed, though other personal details may have been exposed.
Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, Steven Greenway, who has taken the reins at Alliance from Stewart Tully and is beginning to execute the airline’s turnaround plan, said that while the E190 is a suitable aircraft for its current operations, upgauging may be on the table if demand requires it.
The new enterprise agreement was supported by 61 per cent of pilots across the Australian and International Pilots Association and the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots and follows the rejection of a previous AIPA-backed offer in April.
Speaking to The Australian Financial Review in his first public interview as head of Cherrie Aviation, David May, former general manager of marketing and public relations at Jetstar, said the start-up airline is “not here to start a price war” with Qantas Group and Virgin Australia.
VH-84H “Rockhampton” touched down in its namesake city as QF2362 from Brisbane at 9:45am on Thursday. It is the 12th mid-life Q400 to arrive in Australia as part of the overhaul of QantasLink’s turboprop fleet, which has seen the Flying Kangaroo exit Q200 and Q300 operations.