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Saturday, 20 February 2010 19:05

Qantas has recently announced it would invest $400 million to upgrade seats and inflight entertainment on nine Boeing 747-400 aircraft, and reconfigure its Airbus A380 fleet to meet the changing demands of the airline’s international customers.

Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Mr Alan Joyce, said the changes would provide all long haul customers with a leading edge and consistent inflight experience and ensure the airline was best placed to meet forecast changes in premium cabin demand.

Air New Zealand Introduces Economy "Skycouch"

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Friday, 29 January 2010 20:48

Air New Zealand has announced it will transform international air travel later this year when it introduces revolutionary, Kiwi designed lie-flat economy and ground breaking premium economy seats, together with enhanced comforts for those wanting the ultimate luxury in Business Premier travel.

The airline recently revealed its prototype designs in a full-scale Boeing 777-300 cabin inside its design innovation centre in Auckland’s CBD, just a few hundred metres from its head office.

Tiger Loses $50m in First Year

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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 13:48

Tiger Airways has posted a loss of $50.1 million in it's first full year of Australian operation, blaming the "difficult conditions" of a combination of high oil prices and foreign exchange volatility for the loss.

The long-awaited release of its financials to March 31 came as no surprise to many observers, who predicted the Australian division would struggle to be profitable in its first year.

Qantas Launches In Flight Recycling Program

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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 13:23
Qantas today increased its environmental commitments with the launch of a new domestic onboard recycling program. Qantas CEO Mr Alan Joyce, said the new inflight recycling initiative builds on the airline’s existing recycling programs and is another step towards in the Qantas Group’s goal of achieving a 25 per cent reduction to landfill by 2011. Read more... Add new comment

Virgin Blue Offers Passenger "Redundancy Refund"

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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 00:00

In a leading industry initiative, Virgin Blue has adopted a new ‘Redundancy Refund’ policy for travellers who have had the misfortune of suffering involuntary redundancy in the current economic climate.

The airline’s ‘Redundancy Refund’ Promise is designed to make life a little easier for Guests who have lost their jobs, but who have future flights booked with Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue, Polynesian Blue or V Australia that they may not wish to continue with or are now financially unable to take.