While Qantas has stuck true to its forecast of no capacity growth across its Qantas and Jetstar domestic operations for the first half of 2014/15, this capacity discipline has yet to translate to improved yields through July and August, latest figures show. The airline group has managed a slight capacity reduction in the first two
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the falling Australian dollar is welcome news and will provide a boost to the airline’s improving international operations. The local unit has fallen from about 97 US cents in October 2013 to a little over 87 US cents on Monday morning. Economists expected the currency to remain under pressure
Despite a change of aircraft Qantas faces a similar problem, albeit one reduced in magnitude, on its non-stop flight between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth. Qantas’s first flight to the heart of the US mainland with the Airbus A380 takes off as QF7 on Monday, with the double decker superjumbo replacing the Boeing 747-400ER previously used
Etihad Airways’ Australian president and chief executive officer, James Hogan, was in his element at the rollout of his airline’s first Airbus A380 in Hamburg on Thursday night. The rollout of the airline’s new flagship aircraft, and with it the public reveal of the airline’s smart new livery, is a significant milestone for the Abu
Australian domestic carriers experienced lower load factors in July despite cutting capacity in the local market. The Bureau of Infrastructure and Regional Economics (BITRE) said the number of passengers carried on regular public transport (RPT) domestic flights fell 1.4 per cent to 5.05 million in July. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Former Qantas executive Rob Gurney has been appointed to a senior role with the Flying Kangaroo’s alliance partner Emirates. Gurney will start on October 1 as Emirates’ divisional vice president for commercial operations in Australasia, the airline said in a statement on Friday. He replaces Bryan Banson, who is leaving the Dubai-headquartered carrier on October 10. This