National Jet Systems (NJS) will take delivery of the eighth, and last, 115-seat Boeing 717 on March 1, to replace the venerable workhorse, the BAe-146, on services in Western Australia and across the top end.
No-one likes hidden extras, especially on a cruise, where the endless tipping and expensive wines can really take the edge off what should be a tranquil holiday.
Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon believes that the Jetstar brand - which begins flying to WA next month and will soon be capable of flying from Perth internationally - is a key plank in accelerating the national carrier's post-privatisation transformation.
After the hassle of lining up to check-in for an international flight and the ever-more-tiresome airport security procedures, a comfortable place to sit and relax before boarding is practically a necessity.
Qantas’ stunning $20 billion order for up to 115 Boeing 787s has the potential to revolutionise travel to and from Western Australia by the end of this decade.
There is nothing quite like the intimate first class in the nose of the 747 or the delightful ‘private jet’ feeling of business class in the upper deck on the ‘queen of the skies’.
Qantas will launch a new long-haul low-cost airline under the Jetstar brand to start services by January 2007, which according to Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon "will have a fleet of 60 narrow and widebody aircraft within five years".
It will come as no surprise to business executives that our bodies do not like to be stuffed into an aluminium tube and hurled through the air at 900 kilometres an hour.
Once labelled an airline of last resort, the born-again Air New Zealand has now become a frontrunner on Australia-New Zealand-US routes with a starkly different product at the cutting edge of industry trends.
For those who have recently had their bottom squeezed for 20-plus hours in economy flying to the UK to ease the squeeze on the company’s bottom line, relief is at hand. It’s called premium economy.
As late as 1969, Western Australia’s ‘major’ internal airline MacRoberston Miller Airlines (MMA) had a tiny fleet of just six prop jet aircraft and eight DC-3s to serve the entire State.
The dream of Perth to London non-stop flights may be closer than we think, with Qantas putting the latest version of the 777 – the world’s longest range commercial aircraft – under the microscope.
The State Government is shortly expected to announce a far-reaching, performance-based sole-source contract for the operation of marginal air services in regional parts of Western Australia.
The world’s fastest growing airline, Emirates, has just started the most aggressive expansion policy in airline history, a move with the potential to boost international travel to and from Western Aus
The Western Australian aviation skies are set for a significant colour change as a result of last Friday’s decision to award National Jet Systems (NJS) the contract to operate Boeing 717s for QantasLink on intra-WA routes and around Australia.
A decision expected this week by Qantas on the future operator of a fleet of 106-seat twin-engine Boeing 717s will go a long way to determining the future direction of the state’s airline system.
