Australia’s competition regulator has given Qantas more time respond to its draft ruling blocking the airline’s proposed alliance with China Eastern. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) had indicated it intended to block the proposed alliance in a draft ruling on March 24, and submissions in response to that determination were due by April
Perth will again be served by year-round Qantas international services after the airline announced on Friday plans to operate fives times weekly flights to Singapore. The new flights will be operated by narrowbody 737-800s and are due to commence from June 26. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
Qantas’s 2,500 pilots are getting a makeover. The airline said on Thursday Martin Grant has been tasked with updating the current single breasted black jacket and trousers designed by Peter Morrissey in 2003. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.
The federal government’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development has called on Australia’s competition regulator to reverse course and give Qantas’s proposed alliance with China Eastern the green light. In March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it a draft determination it intended to knock back the tie-up, arguing the partnership would give Qantas
Cobham Aviation Services says it expects to suffer some job losses from Qantas’s decision to bring the heavy maintenance of its Boeing 717 fleet in-house. Qantas said on Friday it was establishing a heavy maintenance base for its 18 717s in Canberra, which was due to open in October. This content is available exclusively to
QantasLink is establishing a new heavy maintenance base in Canberra that will be responsible for the airline’s fleet of 18 Boeing 717s. The facility will open in October and create about 40 skilled engineering roles, QantasLink said in a statement on Friday. Currently, QantasLink conducts line maintenance on its 717s at Canberra Airport. This content