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Jetstar is boosting the capacity on its Australia and New Zealand based Airbus A320 narrowbodies through the installation of slimline seats, reducing galley space and moving the lavatories. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier (LCC) will reconfigure 43 A320s – which operate domestically within Australia and New Zealand, across the Tasman and on short-haul international routes – with
Qantas anticipates reporting a fall in underlying profit of up to 11 per cent for the full 2016/17 financial year as competition on international routes and weakness in the resources sector pressure revenues. The airline group said in a trading update on Thursday that underlying profit before tax (PBT) for the 12 months to June 30
Air Canada will add a third Australian destination to its international network from December when it begins seasonal nonstop flights between Vancouver and Melbourne. The Star Alliance member said on Wednesday (Canada time) it planned to serve Melbourne four times a week during the summer holiday period between December 2017 and February 2018 with Boeing
Australia’s domestic carriers collectively suffered a drop in punctuality in March as Tropical Cyclone Debbie played havoc with airline schedules and led to scores of cancellations, government figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report said local carriers had an average on-time arrivals rate of 76.7 per cent in March, which
Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is swapping the cabinet room for the board room after being named as a director of Air New Zealand. Key, who resigned as Prime Minister in December 2016 and left parliament in March, will take his seat on the Air New Zealand board on September 1, the airline
Regional Express (Rex) fears recent changes to Australia’s skilled worker visa program will make it harder for the airline to recruit overseas pilots and lead to cuts in air services. The federal government recently announced it was ending the 457 temporary skilled worker visa scheme. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
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