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Asia LCC’s are no longer going it alone Let’s dance. That seems to be the latest development on Asia’s low-cost airline landscape. Many of the region’s budgeteers – there are more than 50, some of them struggling to survive in an extremely competitive marketplace – are looking for partners to boost their networks, lift passenger
Time for Qantas to seize the long-haul initiative Staying in front of the game with new technology has always been the cornerstone of success in aviation – the DC-3, Viscount, 707 and 747 changed the game overnight. Now we have the hub smashers – the Boeing 777-200LR, 787-9, Airbus A350-900ULR and soon the 777-8X. This
Decision-making in a dynamic environment The recent ‘East Coast Low’ weather event was less than ideal for aviation. The intense low pressure system crept southward stirring up the big winds and the big wet with dramatic effect. Towns were flooded, coastlines washed away and all forms of transport thrown into chaos. As always, aviation was
Deterrence and the F-111 The F-111 arguably was Australia’s single most significant defence capability. For almost 40 years, the aircraft’s ability to strike with precision at very long range – to create a deterrent effect – was well-understood throughout our region, if rarely mentioned overtly. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Cut-throat shorter generations in business class After standing in Qantas’s secret Sydney passenger experience base talking to head of customer product and service development Phil Capps about the details in the airline’s new business suite (see AA January/February 2016), I said the airline had “hit a firm six”. This content is available exclusively to
Australian aviation news & views Restructuring for “sustainable growth” Virgin taps shareholders for $852 million in fresh capital, plans to withdraw some ATR turboprops and E190 jets Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says the $852 million in fresh capital to come from existing shareholders will be used to pay down debt and strengthen the
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