Within the space of an hour long news conference Virgin Australia’s John Borghetti signalled a major shake-up of the Australian domestic and regional markets that will have profound implications for the local airline environment. By acquiring control of Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia has gained an immediate entry into the low cost market against Qantas’s Jetstar,

Today’s announcement and signing of  the historic alliance agreement between Qantas and Emirates represents a seismic shift in the dynamics of the Australian airline market, both from the customer and the airline business perspectives. At a quick glance today’s announcement appears both a win-win for Qantas as a business and for Qantas’s customers, and also

by Jim Carden As a boy on a rare flight international flight with the family years ago, I vividly recall a cabin crew member asking if I wanted to have a peek in the cockpit. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

I find it amazing that given their recent differences that Qantas and a union have been able to agree on anything, but it seems they have found a common enemy in Etihad Airways, and by their bleating one would think that the sky has fallen in. According to today’s news, Qantas execs, including Alan Joyce,