Australian Aviation

Putting some passenger experience reality to Qantas’s 787 dream I want to order it,” said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that now looks as likely as ever to sport the iconic red tail of Qantas International. The turnaround of the Qantas Group’s overseas arm, which is turning a profit for the

Today’s RAAF is the result of effective leadership and vision So what’s next?” With the enthusiasm of a 10-year-old Geoff Brown leaps up out of his chair and motions me to his desk. “I’ll show you,” he says, opening up an email on his computer. “There she is. ” “She” is the now former Chief

Chinese Burns Hong Kong looked the obvious choice when Qantas and China Eastern decided to embark on a joint-venture and establish a new airline. The enterprise, Jetstar Hong Kong, would be located “in the heart of Asia and on the doorstep of mainland China”, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said at the time of the

Better late than sorry The Mount Raung ash cloud has cast a dark and threatening presence over Indonesia. Air services to and from Bali have been suspended and the travel plans of thousands have been thrown into disarray. It is not the first time that a volcanic eruption has played havoc with the airways and

Virgin Australia’s premium economy opens up a gulf Virgin Australia transforms Boeing 777 Premium Economy with new service and cabin,” the airline’s press release says. But the actual seats aren’t the “major redesign” the airline is spruiking. Sure, Virgin Australia has spaced them out a little further – at 41in, that’s three inches more than

AirAsia is enduring a bumpy ride In the years after Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes and his business partner Kamarudin Meranun snapped up a failing local carrier, AirAsia, for the princely sum of one Malaysian Ringgit – about 35 cents in Australian money – in late 2001 it was long touted as one of the airline