Qantas is said to be in negotiations to purchase up to four used Boeing 747-400 Freighters to replace cargo jets it currently leases from US-based Atlas Air. Qantas’s wet lease for two crewed 747s is set to expire early next with the lease on a third aircraft up in 2015. The Age newspaper reported that
Philippine Airlines will launch new services to Darwin, Brisbane and Perth as part of a larger route expansion that follows aggressive moves to update the airline’s ageing fleet. The new services, operated by narrowbody Airbus two-class A320s from the Philippine capital, Manila, will start from June 1. PR221 will depart Manila at 10:05 pm on
Virgin Australia and Tourism Australia have launched a $4 million advertising campaign targeting the international youth market as the first stage of the two organisations’ expanded partnership. As part of the promotion, each of Australia’s six state and territory tourism organisations will offer a unique ‘Best Job in the World’ as a winning prize to
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has signaled that the Federal Government could step in to the growing row over Brisbane Airport’s expansion. Brisbane Airport Corporation, which operates the airport, has threatened to halt construction on a second parallel runway unless airlines agree to fund roughly a quarter of the $1.3 billion project. Airlines, which would likely
Boeing and Cathay Pacific have announced an order for three 747-8 Freighters in a deal valued at roughly $1 billion at list prices. The order will bring Hong Kong-based Cathay’s 747-8F fleet to 13 as it phases out its fleet of 747-400F freighters. The two companies also said Cathay had taken options on five 777
The aviation industry has lost an iconic figure in the death of James Strong, who firstly oversaw the transformation of TAA into Australian Airlines, and then was head of Qantas for its merger with Australian, and subsequent privatisation. “James Strong passed away peacefully in Sydney on the 3rd March 2013 from lung complications following surgery,”
