Qantas says it will close its call centres in Brisbane and Melbourne in a bid to cut costs, with up to 450 people set to lose their jobs. The airline says it will consolidate its call centre operations in Hobart and offer all affected employees the option of relocating to the Tasmanian capital. There are
Wellcamp airport nearing completion just outside Toowoomba is expected to have some air traffic management issues given its close proximity to two other airfields, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says. The CASA Office of Airspace Regulation’s preliminary assessment of airspace issues at Brisbane West Wellcamp airport found there were a series of potential air
Asiana Airlines has become the 11th operator to take delivery of the Airbus A380. The South Korean airline’s first of six A380s was handed over in a ceremony at Airbus’s Toulouse facility on May 26. Asiana’s A380s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s and are being fitted with a three-class, 495-seat layout. The airline plans
From the Boeing 717 that took off as JQ371 from Newcastle bound for Melbourne 10 years ago, Jetstar’s distinctive bright orange star has become a fixture over Australian skies. Jetstar celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday with a party at its maintenance hangar in Melbourne, where some of the crew on that first flight on
Virgin Australia has reported higher passenger numbers and load factors in April alongside a slight reduction in capacity. The airline’s monthly traffic statistics published on Monday showed Virgin’s domestic operations had 4.9 per cent more passengers in April compared with the prior corresponding period. Load factors increased 5.8 percentage points to 77.3 per cent, while
Qantas and Virgin Australia’s regional operations can both claim honours in April for on-time performance, new figures show. The monthly report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics on punctuality in the skies found 86.3 per cent of Qantas domestic flights pushed back from the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure
