The boss of a leading car hire firm joined more than 680 other company chief executives from across the nation to bed down in the open for a night to raise awareness and money for Australia’s homeless people. Bryn McGoldrick, CEO of Thrifty Car Rental, said that he had decided ...
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Virgin Blue has said that the implementation of its new ticketing system over the long weekend went better than expected. For a period of 28 hours from late Saturday to early on Monday, Virgin’s check-in procedures were entirely manual. A Virgin spokesman has since said that even though customers were ...
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Qantas has announced that its new chief financial officer will be Gareth Evans. The announcement will come as little surprise to most in the industry, as Mr Evans has been in the position as acting CFO ever since Colin Storrie suddenly stepped down from the position in March. At the ...
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Emirates’ order for 32 more Airbus A380s last week was good news, not only for the aircraft manufacturer, but also for the company’s parts manufacturers. The super-jumbos carry a price tag of over $300 million, but it is unlikely that Emirates will have paid any where near that with such ...
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Budget carrier Jetstar is under investigation by authorities after it was suggested that a pilot was distracted from landing a plane properly because he was composing a text message on his mobile phone. The pilot of the Airbus A321-200, which was coming into land at Singapore’s Changi Airport, was apparently ...
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A ceremony has been held to mark the completion of an upgrade to Sydney Airport’s international terminal. The upgrade and expansion of the international departures hall has cost $500 million and will mean a better travel experience for passengers, according to Max Moore-Wilton, the airport’s chairman.
He added that Sydney was ...
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Budget arm of Qantas, Jetstar, will be offering passengers two new routes from the end of the year. In December the carrier will be adding Melbourne to Singapore to its itinerary and as of March next year, customers in New Zealand will be able to fly from Auckland to Singapore.
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Chief executive of Virgin Blue, John Borghetti, has denied speculation that the carrier is planning to pull itself out of the leisure market. He said that it was his intention to increase the airline’s presence in the business market, but that the airline will maintain its presence in the budget ...
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Qantas has announced that it would be interested in playing a part in the consolidation of airlines from around the world. Speaking at the International Air transport Association’s annual meeting in Berlin, Alan Joyce, the flag carrier’s chief executive, said Australia’s largest airline had a part to play in the ...
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Following the massive reduction in Virgin Blue’s earnings forecast, reports suggest that recently appointed chief executive, John Borghetti, is planning to consolidate Virgin Blue, V Australia and Pacific Blue into a single brand. The new airline will be called Virgin Australia Airlines. The idea behind consolidating the brands would be ...
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