Singapore Airlines (SIA) has established a “transformation office” to conduct a review of the business after reporting a near halving of full year net profit for fiscal 2017. The airline group posted net profit for the 12 months to March 31 2017 of S$441.9 million (A$427.1 million), down 48.1 per cent from S$851.8 million in
Qantas has announced it is introducing mobile check-in and digital boarding passes for passengers travelling between Australia and New Zealand, the first time the airline has used the technology for international flights. Passengers travelling on one of Qantas’s 252 return weekly trans-Tasman services initially will be able to check-in online via the airline’s website to generate a digital
Virgin Australia has posted a $69.0 million loss after tax for the third quarter of the 2017 financial year, pushing its losses after tax for the nine months to March 31 to $90.6 million. The underlying loss before tax, meanwhile, was $62.3 million for the quarter and $20.2 million for the nine months, the airline
Australia’s competition regulator has reversed course and cleared Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines to work together in the charter and fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) market. The two carriers’ charter alliance involves joint tendering for corporate FIFO contracts, as well as cooperating on aircraft maintenance, procurement of aircraft and parts, parts pooling, airport operations,
Qantas has opened a new Regional Lounge at Karratha Airport. The 80-seat lounge is located airside on the upper level of the terminal building. Like other Qantas Regional and Qantas Club lounges the new Karratha lounge was designed by Woods Bagot. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Malaysia-based Malindo Air has become the first airline to take delivery of the Boeing 737 MAX. The airline, part of Indonesia-based Lion Air Group’s portfolio of carriers, received 737 MAX 8 9M-LRC at Boeing’s Seattle delivery centre on Tuesday (US time). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To