Qantas has commenced work reconfiguring its fleet of 67 Australian registered Boeing 737-800s with a row of extra seats, slimline lavatories and smaller galleys at the airline’s Brisbane maintenance hangar. The move to add six more seats, which was first announced in July 2014, will increase the seat count of the Qantas 737 from 168 currently
Australia’s competition regulator has given final approval for Virgin Australia and Delta to extend their alliance on trans-Pacific routes for a further five years. The final determination, handed down on Friday, follows the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) interim approval for the joint-venture partnership in June. The ACCC said the alliance, which has been
Airservices’ will have a new director on the board following the appointment of John McGee. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development said McGee, who was previously managing director of the Bank of New York Australia Pty Ltd and a solicitor in Australia and the UK, had been appointed for a three-year
Alliance Airlines says the focus for the year ahead is on securing more non-mining work and reducing costs amid a “sustained downturn in the resources industry” after posting a full year $36.6 million statutory net loss in 2014/15 due to fleet writedowns and other one-off charges. The full year result was impacted by the first
New Zealand’s rugby team the All Blacks are the stars in Air New Zealand’s latest safety video, which has drawn inspiration from the Men In Black movie franchise of the late 1990s. Called Men in Black Safety Defenders, the video features All Black Israel Dagg rapping the safety message alongside Australian-born artist Stan Walker. “I
BAE Systems has confirmed that Glynn Phillips has been appointed as chief executive officer of its Australian business, replacing David Allott. Phillips joined BAE Systems Australia in January as the finance director, and had been working as the acting chief executive since April. He has held senior executive roles within the wider company, including working
