Willie Walsh: Let aviation do what it does best
New IATA Director General and CEO, Willie Walsh, reveals his plans for the association. Interview by Graham Newton.
New IATA Director General and CEO, Willie Walsh, reveals his plans for the association. Interview by Graham Newton.
Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines have received the green light from the consumer watchdog to expand their partnership to cover 41 regional domestic routes and two short-range international routes. … Continue Reading
Regional Express is poised to break Qantas’ current monopoly on the Sydney-Canberra route with the launch of its own flights to the capital city starting 19 April. … Continue Reading
Due to the current outbreak of COVID-19 and the fact that it is expected to intensify further, Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited would like to announce the temporarily closure of its ticketing offices in Bangkok (Headquarter), including ticketing offices in Chiang Mai and Phuket from 16-25 April 2021. … Continue Reading
Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka announced an aggressive post-pandemic recovery plan on Thursday with plans to bring back more than 200 cabin crew and hire 150 additional crew with hopes that the airline will have reached 100 per cent capacity by the end of the year. … Continue Reading
In what is arguably the longest media releases I have ever seen, QANTAS says the business is gathering speed and rather than edit this mammoth release as we are also busy, here it is in full! … Continue Reading
United Airlines could start hiring new pilots as early as next month according to an internal memo shared with pilots last week. The decision comes on the back of a quicker than expected rebound in travel demand driven by a hugely successful vaccination program and a fare war that has attracted price-conscious leisure travellers back to the skies. … Continue Reading
Today, Jetstar Asia and Emirates have reintroduced transit at Singapore’s Changi Airport, enabling passengers of both airlines to seamlessly connect between Jetstar Asia’s extensive Southeast Asian network and Emirates’ global network. … Continue Reading
This summer, American Airlines is giving customers more than 150 new opportunities to reconnect with friends and family as it continues to rebuild its network to match demand. … Continue Reading
Qantas doesn’t expect demand for international travel to reach 2019 levels until 2024 – but the positive news is that the airline aims to have all 12 of its Airbus A380 jumbos back in service by that year. … Continue Reading