Qantas’s dramatic announcement of massive job losses and unprecedented cost-cutting measures came as no surprise. They were widely predicted before chief executive Alan Joyce in late February confirmed the carrier’s $235 million after tax loss in its first half to December 31. Are things as bad as they seem or is the iconic Flying Kangaroo

United launches direct Melbourne 787 flights as part of Australian service re-jig United Airlines will start new non-stop services between Los Angeles and Melbourne from October 28 using new Boeing 787-9s, making the Victorian capital the airline’s first international destination for its forthcoming 787-9 fleet. The 252-seat configured 787-9s will operate between LA and Melbourne

Virgin Atlantic introduces Google Glass Despite Virgin Atlantic’s imminent final departure from Sydney, the elder Virgin sister airline is still a trendsetter. Ideas tested out on Virgin Atlantic are transferred to Virgin America and Virgin Australia (and, to an extent, vice versa), which is why so much has been made of Virgin Atlantic’s introduction of

Former exec takes Qantas to task In the heated debate about Qantas, its desire to be released from the restrictions of the Qantas Sale Act and get a government guarantee along the way, there has been no commentary so incisive and devastating to the Qantas position as that delivered by David Epstein, former Qantas group