The MonsterBus looms larger than ever. Some 10 months after French territorial carrier Air Austral pencilled an order for two A380s configured for 840 economy class seats each it has signed the binding purchase contracts.
This story The Party Plane to Paris is on its way published here on January 16 has stood the time test [...]
Tag Archives: Jetstar
Air Austral signs up for 840 seat party plane but gatecrashers are on the way
November 18, 2009 – 8:01 am
Joyce’s Qantas to become a new premium carrier
November 11, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce gave to his answer to the Virgin Blue ‘airline of the future’ one brand strategy today.
He said Qantas would become a ‘new premium carrier’, a reference to Virgin Blue’s ‘new world carrier’ concept. And it would not, ever, Jetstar-ise itself. The dual brand strategy would continue, but with ‘evolved’ premium [...]
Jetstar Pacific faces identity crisis
November 6, 2009 – 7:12 pm
Jetstar in Australia says it is ‘digesting’ a direction by the government of Vietnam to cease using the generic Jetstar brand and orange star logo next year on its Vietnamese controlled and based Jetstar Pacific franchise.
A spokesman for Jetstar says it was advised of the directive through the Ministry of Transport earlier [...]
ATSB probes Qantas (767) and Jetstar (A330) serious incidents
November 2, 2009 – 7:16 pm
Two recent incidents officially rated as serious involving Jetstar and Qantas flights are under investigation by the ATSB.
The Jetstar incident, on October 28, may have involved an iced up pitot or external speed measuring device on an A330 which was flying from Tokyo to the Gold Coast.
The flight experienced an involuntarily autopilot disconnection and [...]
Latest Qantas update: Passenger numbers up, yields down, Jetstar continues to grow apace
November 2, 2009 – 3:52 pm
Look closely at the domestic business class cabin on your Cityflyer next time your company makes you walk through to the economy section. It’s not going to be around much longer in its current form in the new reality of cheaper and tighter seating.
As this commentary included in today’s release of the Qantas operating [...]
‘Delta V’ trans Pacific deal gets closer
November 2, 2009 – 2:43 pm
The competition watchdog the ACCC today published a draft determination proposing authorisation of a joint venture between Virgin Blue and Delta Airlines on their flights between Australia and the US.
Although not final the draft makes a link up early in 2010 likely given that the necessary US approval for the deal seems inevitable because it [...]
Tiger v Cityflyer comes into sharper focus
October 30, 2009 – 5:30 pm
Tiger’s second announcement of new Sydney flights in two days underlines the pressure the Singapore Airlines controlled low fare airline is applying to the high fare Qantas Cityflyer operation.
Yes. Cityflyer. Not low fare Jetstar, nor middle market Virgin Blue, but high fare Qantas, and especially its inter capital Cityflyers.
Today Tiger’s touch up is the [...]
Talking points: Jetstar fire, PC pilots grounded & 787 Dreamliner wing fixture latest
October 28, 2009 – 9:49 am
The Jetstar engine fire at Newcastle Airport last night wasn’t an emergency evacuation using slides. Just a bolt for the front and rear stairs after a ground engineer told the pilots he had seen a three second flash of flame from one of the A320’s engines after it came to a standstill at the terminal [...]
The wheel of fortune, as played by Virgin Blue and the engineers union
October 21, 2009 – 3:36 pm
The wheel that did, didn’t, did, didn’t disintegrate on a Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 on landing at Melbourne yesterday morning is the stage prop for a conflict over union power, engineering skills and the influence of corporate culture on safety issues.
A detailed report was carried by Crikey today. That report confirmed that the wheel did [...]
Four airlines, two cities, and a big cat fight
October 4, 2009 – 11:02 am
Qantas and Virgin Blue lose a significant amount of control over domestic fares and scheduling from today when Tiger lifts its frequency on the Sydney-Melbourne route to nine times daily each way.
For example, contrary to everything said publicly by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, Jetstar during this month goes to 7.10 am, 8.35 am, 3.30 pm [...]
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