Articles tagged “qantas”

Emirates' president offers the best Skift Take: “The international airline community needs to align itself to what is going on in the 21st century, not what was going on in the back end of the 20th century.”

Does this mean BA will run into the arms of Qatar Airways, the only mid-east giant left after Qantas-Emirates, Virgin-Etihad?

What does it mean for passengers? The ability to book seats and combine frequent flier points on flights by either airline, stopovers in Dubai instead of Singapore, and no more Qantas flights to Frankfurt.

Qantas, the troubled Australian airlines, has seen the writing on the wall: that Middle East is the future of global aviation hub. And competition between Emirates, Etihad & Qatar airways can only be good for the passengers everywhere.

The age of world's oldest airline is beginning to show.

Shares rose for the first time in two months following Qantas’ cost-cutting decision to cancel 35 jets and push back the delivery date on 50 more as the airline focuses on reducing debt.

At least Hooroo is chasing current trends rather than last year's. Qantas' well-designed site engages consumers with Pinterest-inspired glossy images that you can easily click for an article or to book via TripAdvisor.

What took so long?

Virgin Australia's CEO has taken it from low-cost carrier to business class in a move that directly challenges his former employer Qantas. It's not the winner yet, but it's possible there's room for both in Australia's domestic market.