Category: Qantas

Qantas and its engineers have reached a contract deal and are expected to present the agreement to labour umpire Fair Work Australia today. It could still be several weeks before the deal is finalised, but the agreement would end one of the three labour disputes that have badly shaken the carrier this year, leading Qantas management to

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce today announced the airline’s trial deployment of internet capability on selected A380 aircraft starting in February next year. Six aircraft would be involved in the pilot program on designated Sydney-Los Angeles and Melbourne-Los Angeles flights. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading

Jetsar has denied a report that Jetstar Pacific is on the verge of being taken over by Vietnam Airlines, though it says it would support such a takeover. The Ho Chi Minh City based budget carrier has struggled since Jetstar parent Qantas bought a minority stake in the airline in 2008 and rebranded it under

Virgin Australia carried more domestic passengers than chief rival Qantas in October as it took advantage of the Flying Kangaroo’s labour troubles. Virgin saw its domestic passenger numbers surge to 1.51 million, a 7.4 per cent increase over October 2010. Qantas had earlier reported an 11.3 per cent drop in domestic carriage to 1.41 million passengers.