Australian Aviation

Qantas’s dramatic announcement of massive job losses and unprecedented cost-cutting measures came as no surprise. They were widely predicted before chief executive Alan Joyce in late February confirmed the carrier’s $235 million after tax loss in its first half to December 31. Are things as bad as they seem or is the iconic Flying Kangaroo

Qantas has announced it will offer more codeshare flights on China Southern services to four destinations in China. The extension of the codeshare arrangement will take in China Southern services from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Guangzhou, and on to Xiamen, Kunming, Fuzhou and Ürümqi. In return, China Southern passengers will codeshare on nine

Qantas has confirmed it will again operate seasonal services between Perth and Auckland again next summer following the success of a similar seasonal service last summer. The airline said it would utilise A330s which are normally laid up on weekends to operate the service. Flights from Perth to Auckland will depart on Friday and Saturday

United launches direct Melbourne 787 flights as part of Australian service re-jig United Airlines will start new non-stop services between Los Angeles and Melbourne from October 28 using new Boeing 787-9s, making the Victorian capital the airline’s first international destination for its forthcoming 787-9 fleet. The 252-seat configured 787-9s will operate between LA and Melbourne

Tigerair Australia launched its Infrequent Flyer Club on April 8. Aimed at passengers “who don’t fly as often as they would like but still want to be part of a frequent flyer scheme”, the program will provide “regular updates on great deals as well as other surprises and rewards for flying with Tigerair.” This content

Lockheed Martin has proposed a carrier onboard delivery (COD) variant of its S-3 Viking aircraft to meet a US Navy requirement to replace its ageing C-2 Greyhounds. The S-3 was retired from US Navy frontline service in 2008 after a career providing carrier-borne anti-submarine, electronic warfare and air-to-air refuelling capability. A large number of aircraft