New Zealand travellers flying on Australian airline Qantas could be grounded by a strike by Qantas engineers from January 9.
Qantas’ planes require clearance by an engineer before they can take off, but with about 1700 engineers engaging in four-hour rolling stoppages they will be grounded, the Dominion Post newspaper reports.
The workers are demanding a 5 [...]
An arm wrestle between airlines may test predatory pricing laws, writes Clive Dorman.
Strengthened Australian laws controlling competitive behaviour may be tested in north Queensland as independent regional airline Rex tries to establish its first scheduled service outside the southern states.
Rex this week began flying between Townsville and Mackay in a move that has triggered an [...]
Qantas Airways Ltd says a contentious $3 million payment as part of former CEO Geoff Dixon’s $10.7 million salary package was a contractual obligation.
Mr Dixon stood down from the role on November 28 last year but stayed on to the end of March as a consultant.
Chairman Leigh Clifford told shareholders at the national carrier’s annual [...]
QANTAS may ditch first-class seats on some short international routes to increase revenue, says chief executive Alan Joyce.
During his first year as Qantas chief Mr Joyce had had to deal with the global financial crisis, failed merger talks with British Airways and swine flu, which cost the airline $90 million in business from Japan.
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Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. is the oldest and the national airline of Afghanistan, and is currently the largest Afghan airline, headquartered in Kabul The airline operates domestic and international passenger services.
It is wholly-owned by the Afghan government, with its main base in Kabul International Airport.
The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in [...]
IBM says it has received a “positive response” from the 178 employment offers made to Qantas IT project delivery staff.
Qantas employees are being courted as part of a seven-year outsourcing deal with IBM that’s valued at up to $200 million.
The deadline to accept the offer was September 30.
“There’s been a positive response from across the [...]
Virgin Blue has launched a capital raising worth $231.4 million after revealing it expects a loss of $160 million to $165 million for the 2008-2009 financial year.
In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Virgin Blue says the proceeds from the share sale would be used to strengthen the company’s capital position.
Virgin Blue shares, currently [...]
The number of passengers carried on Qantas group flights was six per cent higher in August than in the corresponding month last year, thanks to a boost in numbers at budget offshoot Jetstar.
According to figures released by the airline, the Qantas group carried 3.4 million passengers in August, compared to 3.2 million a year earlier.
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The Bombardier Challenger 850 is the flag carrier of the Challenger series of corporate shuttles and executive business aircraft. A business jet based on the Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet platform.
Although manufacturing of the CRJ200 has ended for regional jets, it is continuing for the business aircraft division in its business jet [...]
Aircraft United Airlines 747-400.
Route Melbourne to Los Angeles.
Class Economy, seat 46K.
Seat pitch and width pitch 31 inches between rows of seats; 17 inches between armrests.
Seat configuration Three-four-three.
Luggage allowance Two checked-in bags allowed for economy flyers, with a maximum of 23 kilograms a person. One bag (no bigger than 23cm x 35cm x 56cm) and one [...]
