Qantas will shift its European hub to Dubai as it enters a 10-year alliance with Emirates that CEO Alan Joyce called the most significant in Qantas history. The long-rumoured deal, which will take effect in April, moves “past the traditional alliance model to a new level” and will include reciprocal frequent flier benefits and coordinated
As its fare war with Virgin Australia heats up, Qantas has decided to stop releasing casualty figures. That’s the gist of the Flying Kangaroo’s move to break with a decade long tradition of releasing monthly statistics on its yield, or the amount of profit it makes per passenger. Qantas said the change would bring it
Flight Training Adelaide has purchased two more Diamond DA42-L360 aircraft as it prepares to accept additional students from Cathay Pacific, QantasLink and Virgin Australia, the school said. The aircraft, ordered from Hawker Pacific will join a fleet of seven DA42-L360s and four DA40-CS aircraft. The academy is expecting delivery of four more DA40s at the
Tiger Airways will return to Adelaide with twice daily flights from Melbourne starting in November. Promotional fares are on sale on the budget carrier’s website through Thursday starting at $19.95. Visitors can also vote on where they want Tiger to fly to next. Adelaide will become Tiger’s sixth destination in Australia as it continues to
Eurocopter has signed an agreement with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone to explore the creation of a completion facility for its AS350 Ecureuil family of light helicopters in the Chinese city. The deal for the Ecureuil completion and customisation centre was signed at a ceremony marking the completion of the 100th Airbus A320 produced at
Regional Express pulled in record profits last financial year but has warned of tougher times ahead as it deals with the cost of the carbon tax. Rex reported a net profit of $25.5 million for the year ending June 30, up 45 per cent, on the back of an increase in fly-in, fly-out services for
