Fair Work Australia has upheld a Qantas application against the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) after the union instructed its members to continue with transit checks on some Qantas domestic aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has taken over as chairman of the board of governors of the International Air Transport Association. “The top priorities, as always, will be safety, security, and sustainability. On top of that, I want to see IATA continue to deliver value to its members by being a strong advocate for the industry,”
Emirates president Tim Clark says that his carrier has reached out to Qantas and would like the two carriers to work together, but has denied that the Dubai based carrier is looking to take a stake in the Flying Kangaroo. Speaking to journalists at the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Beijing, Mr Clark confirmed
Air Tahiti Nui will add Melbourne and Brisbane to its network from next month after concluding a codeshare agreement with Qantas. The Air Tahiti Nui code will be added to three Qantas services a week between Brisbane and Melbourne and Auckland from July 1, connecting with its services to Papeete. Air Tahiti Nui already codeshares
Qantas says that it expects its underlying profit before tax for the financial year ending June 30 to come in at $50-$100 million as a result of lower yields and higher fuel costs. Qantas said that it expects yield during the six months to June 30 to grow by 0.5-1.0 per cent, compared with previous
Qantas staff will be getting some new threads after the airline chose Australian designer Martin Grant to refashion its uniforms. The new uniforms are expected to be ready by 2014 and will replace the existing design by Peter Morrissey, which has been in use since 2003. The Qantas uniform has been redesigned nine times since