Archive for ‘November, 2009’

How to Draw a Cartoon Kangaroo

How to Draw a Cartoon Kangaroo

First Step – Cartoon Kangaroo Framework

First up, sketch out the basic shapes which compose a kangaroo. As always – get it looking the way it’s ’supposed to look’ by choosing shapes that best represent a real kangaroo. Below, you can see how three circles do a pretty nice job of mapping out the head and [...]

2 DAY ALICE SPRINGS TOUR

2 DAY ALICE SPRINGS TOUR

Bush Camping and 4-Wheel Driving

This unique 2 day West MacDonnell Ranges adventure tour offers the very best of the Alice Springs region: the West MacDonnell Ranges and Palm Valley as well as a night out bush, camping under our magnificent southern stars. Travelling in a 4WD vehicle with a genuine small group (max. 16 people), [...]

Qantas revs up Jetstar expansion

Qantas revs up Jetstar expansion

QANTAS has provided its biggest signal yet its Jetstar operations could service the bulk of its international routes within the next decade, after confirming half of its $9 billion order of Boeing 787 Dreamliners would be diverted to the low-cost offshoot.
The airline yesterday was forced to clarify a presentation given by its head of operations [...]

Former Qantas mile-high flight attendant faces court over assault charges

Former Qantas mile-high flight attendant faces court over assault charges

The former Qantas flight attendant who had mid-flight sex with British actor Ralph Fiennes in a toilet has appeared in a Melbourne court on assault charges.
Lisa Robertson, 41, was charged earlier this year with offences that include intentionally causing injury after an alleged incident outside a St Kilda restaurant.
Robertson was sacked by Qantas after [...]

Supreme Court: two Qantas-737 pilots shall be prosecuted for recklessness

Supreme Court: two Qantas-737 pilots shall be prosecuted for recklessness

The Supreme Court has reversed a decision not to trial the two Qantas pilots accused of recklessly
endangering the lives of 70 passengers because investigators were too slow, resulting in destruction
of evidence. The two Victorian-based pilots, Peter Maxwell Edwards and Stephen Sarunic had both
pleaded not guilty. On the night of October 23, Qantas sent a [...]

Regional travellers offered free lounge passes by Qantas

Regional travellers offered free lounge passes by Qantas

Qantas is providing complimentary lounge passes for Heathrow Airport to any of its passengers who are departing on flights to Australia from regional airports around the UK.
By Southall Travel -Wednesday, November 18, 2009 06:40 PM

People booking flights to Australia which leave from regional UK airports may be pleased to hear that Qantas Holidays is offering [...]

Etihad and Emirates keen to spread wings

Etihad and Emirates keen to spread wings

THE Middle Eastern airlines Etihad and Emirates are lobbying the Federal Government to increase their quota of flights to Australia, in a further challenge to the dominance of Qantas and Singapore Airlines on the kangaroo route.
Etihad’s chief executive, James Hogan, met the federal Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, and other ministers in Canberra this week to [...]

Qantas revs up Jetstar expansion

Qantas revs up Jetstar expansion

QANTAS has provided its biggest signal yet its Jetstar operations could service the bulk of its international routes within the next decade, after confirming half of its $9 billion order of Boeing 787 Dreamliners would be diverted to the low-cost offshoot.
The airline yesterday was forced to clarify a presentation given by its head of operations [...]

Qantas sparks union job fears

Qantas sparks union job fears

UNIONS are bracing for forced redundancies at Qantas by the middle of next year unless demand for air travel picks up.
This follows Qantas’ decision to review the number of first-class and business-class seats on its long-haul fleet.
That decision has also been interpreted as a sign of the seriousness of the slump in corporate traffic. It [...]

Jetstar Airways

Jetstar Airways

Jetstar Airways is a low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[2] It is a subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by low-cost airline Virgin Blue Airlines. It operates an extensive domestic network as well as regional and international services. Its main base is Melbourne Airport.[3] Parent company Qantas also has stakes [...]