iscoverQantas chief executive Alan Joyce is expecting huge growth in the US market as the airline saddles up for another year sponsoring the G’Day USA initiative. The G’Day USA program for 2017 was officially launched inside Hangar 96 at Qantas’s Mascot base on Friday, with Joyce alongside Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Trade, Tourism and Investment
Tigerair Australia has appointed a former Qantas chief pilot as its new chief pilot and director of flight operations. Peter Wilson will join the Virgin Australia-owned low-cost carrier in the role starting January 16 2017, Tigerair chief executive Rob Sharp said in a note to staff on Thursday. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Air New Zealand is on track to commence internet wifi trials in the second half of 2017 after finalising contacts with satellite communications provider Inmarsat. In October, the airline announced it would introduce onboard internet on its jet aircraft across domestic and international routes utilising Inmarsat’s new Global Xpress (GX) satellite constellation. This content is available
Growth in global air traffic slowed slightly in October while cargo volumes expanded at the fastest pace in 18 months, new figures show. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) monthly reports on the passenger and freight markets showed passenger demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose 5.8 per cent in October compared with the
Cathay Pacific is boosting passenger and cargo capacity between Brisbane and Hong Kong with the use of the Airbus A350-900 in early 2017, announcing on Monday it would deploy the aircraft on its daily CX156/CX157 rotation between Brisbane and Hong Kong, with flights starting at the end of March. It will be the first airline to use the next generation
Australians will have a new option to South America from October 2017 when LATAM Airlines begins nonstop flights from Melbourne to Santiago, Chile. The oneworld alliance member plans to serve Melbourne from its Santiago hub three times a week with Boeing 787-9s. The inaugural service is due to take off on October 5 2017 and
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