AIR TRAVEL – AUSTRALIA

AirAsia has high hopes

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 13-Mar-15

AirAsia X is expanding its Australian operations. The airline’s founder Tony Fernandes said on 12 March 2015 that the carrier’s Australian business will be in a better financial position within six months. The airline lost $A128 million before tax in 2014. Fernandes said more flight frequencies will be added to Australia in 2015

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AIRASIA X SDN BHD, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, GARUDA INDONESIA, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, LAN CHILE AIRLINES, CHINA AIRLINES, MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEMS

Cathay Pacific adds more Sydney-Hong Kong seats

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 11-Mar-15

Cathay Pacific mainly uses the Airbus A330 to service the Sydney-to-Hong Kong route, but it will increase capacity by switching to larger Boeing aircraft for two of the daily flights from October 2015. The Hong Kong-based carrier cannot add additional flights on Australian routes at present. Cathay’s Nelson Chin notes that the recent fall in the value of the Australian dollar has had little impact on the travel intentions of Australian consumers

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CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, AIRBUS SAS, BOEING COMPANY

Qantas brings new dimension to flight

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 30-Jan-15

Qantas will team up with Samsung to provide passengers on some flights with a virtual reality experience. First-class passengers on selected A380 flights on the Pacific route will be able to view videos using virtual reality headsets and Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Qantas marketing executive Olivia Wirth says the airline will gauge feedback to decide whether to extend the new service to other passengers

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

Virgin gears up for international push

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 : 20-Oct-14

Virgin Australia Holdings will acquire full ownership of Tigerair, and Virgin CEO John Borghetti has not ruled out international flights for the budget offshoot. Tigerair currently operates a fleet of Airbus A320s, which Borghetti says could be used on shorter international routes. He also says other aircraft models could be added to Tigerair’s fleet, but says divesting the A320s is not on the agenda

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, TIGER AIRWAYS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AIRBUS SAS, BOEING COMPANY, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, TIGER AVIATION PTE LTD, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, AUSTRALIA. CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

Seat sales to Europe lure travellers

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 23-Sep-14

A number of international airlines are offering low-cost airfares for Australians who want to travel to Europe in 2015. Many carriers have maintained their "early bird" fares at the same or a similar level as those for 2013, although most flights must be booked during the last three months of 2014. Singapore Airlines is including a Singapore stopover in its early bird packages

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SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, EMIRATES AIRLINES, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, ETIHAD AIRWAYS, MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEMS, FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED – ASX FLT