Fiji Airways Group Chairman Nalin Patel today announced the appointment of David Bowden as Acting Chief Executive, effective immediately. David, who is the airline’s Chief Financial Officer, will act as CEO until Andre Viljoen takes office by October 1st. “David’s appointment will ensure there’s business continuity and alignment in the interim period before Andre takes … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Qantas’ first Boeing 747-400, celebrated for having flown the longest commercial flight in history, made its shortest and final journey when it landed at Illawarra Regional Airport, where it is set to become Shellharbour’s first jumbo tourist attraction. After less than 15 minutes in flight, the specially numbered Qantas … Read more
Virgin Australia today announced it will introduce flights between Tamworth and Sydney from May 2015. Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti made the announcement in Tamworth today, where he was joined by the NSW Deputy Premier, the Member for Tamworth, the Mayor of Tamworth, Councillors and members of the business community. The airline will introduce this … Read more
Fiji Airways Group reported record-breaking revenue and passenger numbers for the fiscal year, announcing an increase in operating profits from 2013. The Group recorded an operating profit of $60.8m from January 1(st) – December 31(st) 2014. These results are more than two times better than the best operating profit achieved in the history of APL back in … Read more
This is one of the most significant new routes recently announced by Fiji Airways, and reflects the airline’s strong performance.
The Qantas Group has announced changes to its executive leadership team as it continues its accelerated transformation program. As a result of the new structure the current CEO of Qantas International, Simon Hickey, and CEO of Qantas Domestic, Lyell Strambi, have decided to leave the Qantas Group. Under the leadership of Qantas Group CEO Alan … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Qantas will begin direct flights from Brisbane to Tokyo’s Narita Airport from August next year as part of the airline’s expansion of services into Japan. This new direct service will operate four times a week and complement a new direct daily Sydney-Haneda service. Qantas will also fly to Narita … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments QantasLink’s inaugural flight between Brisbane and Hamilton Island touched down today, giving customers more travel options travelling to The Whitsunday Islands. QantasLink will operate four return services per week – between Fridays and Mondays – on its 74 seat Q400 aircraft, which is ideally suited to the route. QantasLink … Read more
Qantas and American Airlines have expanded their joint business, enabling Qantas customers to codeshare on an additional nine American Airlines services including to four new destinations: Kona, Lihue and Maui in Hawaii and Richmond, Virginia. Qantas codeshare on American Airlines will extend to the following nine services: Los Angeles – Lihue (LIH) Los Angeles – … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The newest addition to the Qantas Airways fleet has touched down on Australian soil, proudly carrying a retro livery and bearing the name of trailblazing former CEO James Strong. The design is a flashback to the livery that adorned Qantas Boeing 747s in the 1970s and is a flying … Read more