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Members of Virgin Australia and South African Airways’ (SAA) frequent flyer programs will be able to “earn and burn” points across each other’s networks as part of an expanded partnership between the two carriers. The reciprocal frequent flyer agreement, announced on Friday, also offers elite members of Virgin’s Velocity and SAA’s Voyager benefits such as
Regional carrier Jetgo has cited low demand and economic conditions for shelving planned Sydney-Roma flights less than two weeks from launch. The airline was due to start operating between Sydney and Roma with 36-seat Embraer ERJ 135 aircraft from December 1. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
Passengers will be able to watch ABC television programs, including new bulletins, on board Virgin Australia flights as part of a new commercial deal between the airline and the national broadcaster. Virgin from November 1 added three 15-minute news bulletins from the ABC on its seat-back entertainment system on board its widebody Boeing 777-300ER and
Tigerair Australia has introduced a new fare bundle called “Express” which allows passengers to add seat selection and priority boarding to their flight ticket at a discount. This latest initiative adds to the recent moves Tigerair Australia has implemented in a bid to improve its financial performance. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Virgin Australia expects the full benefit of the recent drop in fuel prices to come in the second half of 2014/15, as the airline group points the market to an underlying profit for the three months to December 31 2015. In an update to shareholders at Wednesday’s annual general meeting in Brisbane, Virgin chief executive
Qantas’s first “retro” painted aircraft, 737-800 VH-XZP has arrived in Sydney at the end of its delivery flight from Seattle. The aircraft’s modified retro livery is based on that first introduced on Qantas’s first 747s in 1971, most notably featuring the flying kangaroo on the tail and the ochre cheatline along the passenger windows, and
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