Australia’s national airline, Qantas Airways is downsizing its operation and will cut some 1,500 jobs worldwide. It is part as the company’s move in embracing with the raising cost of fuel and operation.
It will also abandon its plan to recruit more than 1,200 new staff.
The 1,500 job cut represents 4 percent reduction of Qantas total [...]
Qantas will be the second airline to receive the much delayed Airbus A380 superjumbo. Launch customer Singapore Airlines had their first A380 delivered in October 2007, and have since received four. Qantas will not receive their first A380 until a year later in October 2008.The exact date hasn't been released, but it has been reported that the debut route will be from Melbourne to Los Angeles.Mean
Patrick Stringer has been appointed to the new role of group general manager, strategy and new business Asia for the Qantas Group, based in Hanoi.
Stringer joins the Group directly from the Australian Trade Commission where he held the position of Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) and senior trade commissioner to Viet Nam.
Qantas chief financial officer, Peter Gregg, said the role had been
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://www.jetstar.com/3k/index.htmlQantas owned Jetstar, has taken an 18% stake in Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, in July 2007. The new airline was renamed Jetstar Pacific and will begin services within Vietnam and later on by acquiring 30 Airbus 320, expanding its network to over 40 destinations across Asia, the Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. The metamorphosed airline will by the end of 2008 fly to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia. At the moment Jetstar Pacific flies to seven destinations in Vietnam operating almost 130 weekly return services with an existing fleet of four single class Boeing 737-400s.
Go ahead, send that all-important message Australian teens will be pleased to hear that later this year Qantas will allow passengers to send and receive text messages and e-mails on domestic flights. Voice calls will not be permitted, but passengers will be able to tap away to their heart's ...
A wasp plague has prevented three Qantas flights from taking off properly at the airport of Brisbane in Australia. This has become clear from a security report. The insects had made nests in parts of the Airbus A330-fleet of Qantas, as a result of which they disturbed the flight equipment. In one of the cases a plane had to make a stop while already taking off. This caused the brakes to overheat the tires, which in turn caused six out of eight tires to blow up. The airplane remained stranded on the tarmac. The pilot was forced to start the braking procedure while already traveling at a speed of 226 kph. In turn the brakes reached a temperature of 685 degrees. Since the incidents Qantas implemented a weekly wasp nest checkup on their fleet. read more here
housands of New Zealand travellers face disruption as a result of planned strikes by Qantas engineers in Australia from January 9.About 1700 engineers are to down tools for four-hour rolling stoppages in support of a demand for a 5 per cent pay rise. The airline has offered 3 per cent.It could be the biggest disruption to air travel in Australia since a 1989 pilots' dispute, which grounded domestic flights for months.
Air France introduced Mobile Phone services on board in, an Airbus A318, which is used in International flight. This service could be availed to send Text messages, SMS, emails, MMS etc now. Mobile Phone services were used in ONLY Australia's Qantas before it, who was offering this service on its domestic flights only. Qantas is on the experiments with mobile voice calls on flights, but the results are a bit annoying as the fellow passengers don't like this and feel get disturbed : )Lets see what happen with Mobile on Board or in The AIR services in the coming times : )Cheers, Ref.:http://www.tech2.com/india/news/general/air-france-introduces-mobile-phone-services/24241/0?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email
Qantas has celebrated the 60th anniversary of its services between Australia and the UK, better known as the Kangaroo Route.The first ever Qantas flight between Australia and the UK left Sydney on 1 December 1947, an occasion that marked the beginning of a new era of transportation between the two countries, chief executive Geoff Dixon said.
QANTAS has been accused of bullying travel agents to back out of an $80 million class action that alleges the carrier - along with five other airlines - illegally shortchanged the ticket commissions paid to 1450 agents.Law firm Slater & Gordon yesterday asked the Federal Court to stop Qantas from offering sweetened commercial deals to travel agents in return for withdrawing from the action.
Can we have a round of (canned) applause for TV 3? They took out the major awards in the 2007 Qantas Television Awards on the weekend.
Outrageous success for Outrageous Fortune
Robyn Malcolm (remember her in a sensible nurse’s uniform on Shortland Street?) won Best TV Drama Actress for her role in hilarious New Zealand comedy Outrageous Fortune (yes, you read that right). And just to prove Outrageous Fortune really is getting the laughs, that show also grabbed the number one spots for Best Drama, Best Actor (Antony Starr) and Best Script.
Best news and current affairs
For newsy things on the box, 3 News was the winner on the night. Duncan Garner, 3 News political reporter, received a nod for TV Journalist of the Year and Best News Reporting. 60 Minutes was winner of Best Current Affairs Series (and perhaps Most Sensational too?). Mark Sainsbury won the coveted Best Presenter award for his role on Close Up, in which judges said he displayed a “direct and engaging on air mann
Client Objective:To promote the upcoming Pink Link campaign developed in conjunction with NBCF to support Breast Cancer research - Qantas approached Wiliam to develop a microsite to enable e-commerce functionality for the campaign.
It must allow users to view news and coming events, purchase airline and event tickets and have the ability to make online fund contributions directly to the NBCF.Wiliam's Solution: Wiliam presented users with a plush pink theme intertwined throughout the website. Using innovative online technologies, the website provides users with defined, accessible navigation and ease of usability.
Ensuring crimson coloured Web 2.0 capabilities are integrated, Wiliam created an interactive map of Australia using the latest flash technology, that enables users to click on locations and be taken to an overview of Pink Link events and campaigns - including information on dates, times and featured celebrity hosts.
In order to allow effortless functionality, Wiliam ass
Qantas said it would re-start a Wellington-to-Christchurch service, add another Boeing 737 to its New Zealand domestic fleet and invest at least NZ$3 million in passenger facilities. Regional manager New Zealand Grant Lilly said Qantas' introduction of the Citiflyer brand was part of a strategy to target the business traveller. "The changes reinforce Qantas' commitment to the New Zealand market," Lilly said in a statement.
PARIS: Air France vice president for Asia Pacific Jean-Louis Pinson said Wednesday that the carrier would launch a service between Bali and Singapore based on a code-sharing agreement with Qantas Airways. The partnership will commence Sept. 11, Pinson told The Jakarta Post, in what he said was an opportunity to explore the possibility of opening up more routes to Indonesia.
With the new aircraft we will do new flying and be able to increase frequencies and be better able to match capacity and schedules with demand. Virgin is also looking at airports in more than 20 cities and towns across rural Australia, including places as far apart as Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania and Emerald in southern Queensland. During the past few months evaluation teams were despatched to Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Burnie, Dubbo, Mildura, Tamworth and Wagga to check on likely ticket sales from local travel markets, suitability of airstrips and requisite facilities in air small air terminals.
Qantas is looking for further opportunities to spread its Jetstar network through Asia.Qantas is spending US$50 million investing in Vietnam's second-biggest carrier, taking an 18 per cent stake in Pacific Airlines, rising to to 30 per cent in the next two years.Qantas plans eventually to include Pacific as a franchise operating under its Jetstar brand, as a part of a strategy to further expand its presence in Asia.Under the deal, Jetstar chief executive Alan Joyce and the airline's chief financial officer, David Hall, will represent the Qantas Group on Pacific Airlines' six-member board.Qantas and Jetstar executives will also fill a number of key management roles in the airline.Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon said that Qantas would continue to work with Pacific Airlines and investment partner State Capital Investment Corp to implement an agreed new business plan for the carrier, which currently operates a fleet of single-class Boeing 737-400 aircraft on domestic routes in Vietnam."The initi
Remember, SoCal’s winter is Australia’s summer. That means flights are going to increase over the course of the year. The Qantas Aussie AirPass is on sale right now; prices can vary considerably depending on when you’re traveling. Whether you want to visit Sydney, snorkel the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns, surf the Gold Coast, head Outback from Darwin, see a horserace in Melbourne, travel as far as Perth or all of the above—you can on the Aussie AirPass.
HOTELIERS in Bali have blamed Qantas for sluggish bookings out of Australia, as travellers complain about a lack of flights to the increasingly upmarket resort island.Some passengers have reported waiting months to get suitable flights, with Qantas and Garuda Indonesia slow to reinstate Australian services that were cut following the October 2005 bombings.Bali's tourism numbers have now bounced back and the island is shedding its reputation as a budget backpackers haunt.Foreign arrivals rose 38 per cent to 472,082 during the first four months of this year 2007, marking the strongest start to any year on record.However, Australian visitors dropped 36 per cent over the same period, in stark contrast to firm numbers from Japan, Europe and emerging markets like Russia.Michael Burchett, chairman of the Bali Hotels Association and general manager of the Conrad Bali Resort & Spa, said the lack of airline capacity was the biggest hurdle to getting Australians back to Bali."The demand is t
Nguồn tin từ Tổng công ty Đầu tư và Kinh doanh vốn Nhà nước (SCIC) cho biết, việc đàm phám bán bớt cổ phần Pacific Airlines cho hãng hàng không Qantas (Úc) đã đi đến giai đoạn cuối. Hợp đồng chính thức có thể sẽ được ký kết cuối tháng 3 hoặc đầu tháng 4 tới. Đến nay, tỷ lệ cổ phần và số tiền mà hãng hàng không lớn nhất nước Úc phải trả để trở thành một nhà đầu tư trong hãng hàng không thứ 2 của Việt Nam vẫn chưa được tiết lộ. Song phía SCIC cho biết trong tất cả mọi trường hợp, tổng công ty này vẫn giữ lại phần vốn đa số cho Nhà nước. Pacific Airline sẽ bán bớt cổ phần cho Qantas. Từ tháng 1/2007, Qantas đã bắt đầu việc đàm phán đề mua lại một phần vốn của Pacific Airlines là hãng hàng không lớn thứ hai ở Việt Nam được định giá khoảng 167 tri
Did Ralph Fiennes and a Qantas Hostess do the boogey on a flight from Australia to India ? We won’t know exactly as Lisa has denied the claims and said Ralph followed her into the toilet. Darn. Maybe Ralph was drunk at that time and did not see anyone going in the toilet. Man…I that this people. Why must they do all this mile high stuff when I have never done it. Im jeolous
A QANTAS flight attendant faces the sack after being accused of having sex with British actor Ralph Fiennes in an aircraft toilet while flying from Australia to India.
Sydney-based Lisa Robertson, 38, met the star of The English Patient while working in the business-class cabin on flight QF 123 from Darwin to Mumbai on January 24.
In a confidential report to Qantas management obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, Ms Robertson is accused of chatting to Fiennes during the flight and being seen exiting the same toilet moments apart.
She claims Fiennes, 44, became “amorous” towards her in the toil
In order to reach a good level for the Rugby World Cup, a 47-man Qantas Wallabies World Cup training squad assembled in Canberra today for the first day of a 3-day camp.In fact, there are only nine months left before the kick off to rugby's showcase event, the Wallaby training squad is in camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to undergo many different physical exams and an orientation program ahead of the 2007 season.Included in the Australian team are three players who are making their first appearance in a Wallabies squad, including Reds prop Ben Coutts, Reds flyhalf Berrick Barnes and Brumbies flanker Julian Salvi.We must consider that Qantas Wallabies Coach John Connolly thinks the anticipation for the new rugby season was growing among the players."I can feel that everyone is looking forward the year ahead, with so much rugby to be played between now and the World Cup," said Connolly.Indeed, Connolly admitted that the camp would provide a springboard for the Wallabies'
