Category: Airlines

Virgin Australia says it is aiming to have a equal number of male and female pilots in its pilot cadetship program as part of efforts to boost the number of female pilots in its ranks. The airline group is planning for a 50:50 gender target as it opens applications for the 2019 intake, which will

Unions representing pilots at Tigerair Australia have called off plans for industrial action after reaching an in-principle agreement with low-cost carrier (LCC) over a new employment contract. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP), which represents about 75 per cent of Tigerair Australia pilots, said on Thursday the new enterprise agreement was agreed to late

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the local economy is “humming on all cylinders” as the airline group looks set to post a double digit improvement in underling profit for the full 2017/18 financial year amid an improving resources sector and more moderate international capacity growth. The airline group said in a trading update on

Qantas has exercised options for an additional six Boeing 787-9s, which will bring to 14 the number of the type in the fleet and lead to the withdrawal of the 747 in 2020. The airline said on Wednesday the six additional 787-9s would arrive between “late 2019 and mid-to-late 2020”. Currently, Qantas has four 787-9s