Qantas CEO Alan Joyce today announced the airline’s trial deployment of internet capability on selected A380 aircraft starting in February next year. Six aircraft would be involved in the pilot program on designated Sydney-Los Angeles and Melbourne-Los Angeles flights. “From February next year our customers travelling between Australia and Los Angeles will have the opportunity
In its first major agreement since its recent industrial disputes, Qantas’s short haul cabin crew today voted in favour of a new enterprise bargaining agreement. The three year agreement between Qantas and the Flight Attendants Association of Australia’s Domestic/Regional Division will apply to approximately 2150 domestic customer service managers and flight attendants. Qantas group executive
The incorrect entry of takeoff weight data resulted in the tailstrike and runway overrun of an Emirates Airbus A340 on departure from Melbourne Airport in March 2009, an ATSB investigation has found. The A340-500, A6-ERG, was carrying 18 crew and 257 passengers at the time of the incident. “The investigation found that the accident resulted
Air Austral has announced a decision to withdraw operations on Reunion-Sydney-Noumea and Reunion-Bangkok routes from March 2012. The decision follows a review of the airline’s long haul operations, which cited the difficult economic climate and continued impost of rising jet fuel prices as reasons for the cessation. The French Indian Ocean territory Reunion Island based
FedEx Express has ordered 27 767-300 Freighters and exercised existing options for an additional two 777 Freighters, Boeing announced on Thursday. The new additions will bolster the Memphis-based freight carrier’s existing fleet of over 690 aircraft, and allow for both the replacement of less efficient widebodys with the 767 and further growth in the international
Virgin Australia has signalled its intention to move toward a wi-fi based inflight entertainment system, signing an agreement with Lufthansa Services to develop and install a version of the company’s BoardConnect service from mid-2012. The system will allow passengers to wirelessly access a library of movies, music, TV shows, games and other content using their
