Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has called for the airline to be given “a fair go”. Writing in The Australian Joyce stated that Qantas is not seeking a government bailout, declaring that “Qantas is not Holden”, and said the challenges the airline faces stem from the absence of free market conditions. “Virgin Australia’s 2012 restructure has
The Boeing 777X has begun low-speed wind-tunnel testing at QinetiQ’s test facility in Farnborough, UK. “This is the first major development milestone…since we launched the program last month,” said Terry Beezhold, vice-president and chief project engineer for the 777X program. “Wind-tunnel testing will validate our performance models and generate a vast amount of data that
Air New Zealand has announced that it plans to operate a service to Australia’s Sunshine Coast for a third consecutive season next year. The airline will operate two return flights a week between June 27 and October 26, and three flights weekly during designated peak periods of the 2014 season. “Sunshine Coast has been a
Jetstar has announced plans to increase its focus on South Australia and reorganise its operations in the Northern Territory. The airline intends to base four Airbus A320 aircraft in Adelaide from the end of March, and will establish a new cabin crew and pilot base in the city. Jetstar said in a statement that it
Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it will be adding a fourth flight to its weekly service schedule between Honolulu and Brisbane from March 31. “We recently celebrated one year as the only US carrier to offer non-stop service to Brisbane and the response we’ve received since then has exceeded our expectations,” said Peter Ingram, Hawaiian
A new Chinese regional airline to be named Sutong Airlines is acquiring 30 Bombardier Q400s. The new airline’s parent, Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation Industry Co., Ltd, has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier for a fleet of 30 Q400s with which Sutong will start operations form 2015. “With its regional aviation model set to revolutionise
