Jetstar group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says a key lesson so far from the long and somewhat tortured process to get the low-cost carrier’s proposed Hong Kong franchise off the ground has been the need for patience. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
One of the two Jetstar Airbus A320s damaged when a fire suppression system triggered inside a maintenance hangar at Newcastle Airport is back in the air. The two narrowbodies – VH-VQW and VH-VQC – were inside the hangar when the fire system tripped on April 23, filling the facility with foam. This content is available exclusively
Australia’s “mixed demand environment” and the timing of public holidays prompted Qantas and Jetstar to take more seats out of the domestic market in April. Qantas reduced capacity, measured by available seat kilometres, by five per cent in April, according to the airline group’s monthly traffic statistics released on Friday. This content is available exclusively
Qantas has ended Virgin Australia’s run as the nation’s most punctual airline. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed 87.9 per cent of all Qantas domestic flights departed on time in April, while 86 per cent of its services arrived at the gate on time. This content is available exclusively
Ticket prices for domestic travel have risen sharply in May both at the pointy end of the aircraft and in the main cabin, figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics show. The most pronounced jump was in the index measuring business class fares, which rose to 91.2 index points in May, compared
A number of leading Australian companies, including Jetstar, have joined with World Vision to raise funds to help the thousands of people hit by the Nepal earthquakes. The earthquake that struck on April 25 has killed more than 7,000 people, injured 14,000 and left scores homeless throughout the country. This content is available exclusively to