Category Archives: Jetstar Airways (Australia)

Jetstar Airways to launch Darwin-Manila route on February 9

Jetstar Airways (Melbourne) will launch the Darwin-Manila international route on February 9. The new route will be operated with Airbus A320s three times a week.

Jetstar is also planning to launch a new Jetstar Airways (Philippines) joint venture before the end of the year. It is currently in discussions with possible local partners.

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Jetstar Airways starts the Melbourne-Singapore route challenging Singapore Airlines

Jetstar Airways (Melbourne) started the Melbourne-Singapore route on December 16 with Airbus A330-200 aircraft in association with the Jetstar Asia. Jetstar may base four Airbus A330s in SIN by the end of 2011, a direct low-cost challenge to Singapore airlines.

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Jetstar Airways introduces its latest logojet

Jetstar Airways (Jetstar.com) (Australia) (Melbourne) has introduced its latest logojet, this time for Telstra.

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QANTAS Airways is partnering with Apple

QANTAS Airways (Sydney) is partnering with Apple. The company has announced it will offer Apple technology in its QANTAS Clubs across Australia.

The new development will mean a new range of Apple technology including the latest generation Macs implemented across all Australian QANTAS lounges, moving the lounges to an all Apple environment.

QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce said the new Apple technology will be available in Sydney from October 26 and will be progressively rolled out across Australia to be completed by the end of the year.

Apple Inc.’s iPad tablet will soon be offered by subsidiary Jetstar Airways for inflight entertainment for its passengers.

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Jetstar to base Airbus A330-200s in Singapore

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Jetstar Airways (Melbourne) is planning to base some Airbus A330-200s in Singapore as it will increase its presence in SIN.

News link:

www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore_business/view/

1033682/1/.html

AirAsia and Jetstar Airways form the first LCC alliance

AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Kuala Lumpur) and Jetstar Airways (QANTAS) (Melbourne) have formed the first alliance between budget airlines. The cooperation will extend to joint purchases of aircraft.

News link:

news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/jetstar-airasia-form-world-first-budget-alliance-20100106-lu93.html

Jetstar Airways and AirAsia to announce a strategic alliance on January 6

Jetstar Airways (subsidiary of QANTAS Airways) (Melbourne) and AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) are expected to announce a new strategic alliance on January 6. The two groups have been discussing how they can cooperate for the past year.

News link:

biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/31/business/5389706&sec=business

Jetstar Airbus A320 evacuated due to a fire

Jetstar Airways’ (Melbourne) Airbus A320 was evacuated due to a brief engine fire on Tuesday (October 27) after the Brisbane-Newcastle flight had landed.

News link:

www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1014155/1/.html

Jetstar Airways opts for A330 higher gross weight

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Jetstar Airways (Australia) (Melbourne) has opted for the higher gross weight model for its new Airbus A330-200s on order. This could permit the lower-cost carrier to fly to Europe before the new Boeing 787 Dreamliners arrive in 2013.

Flightglobal news link:

www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/01/332966/qantass-jetstar-opts-for-higher-gross-weight-a330s.html

QANTAS ponders sale of Air Pacific shares

QANTAS Airways (Sydney) has confirmed it is in negotiations with the Fijian government to sell its 46 percent share in flag carrier Air Pacific (Nadi). QANTAS would like to introduce Jetstar Airways service to Fiji to offset plans by Virgin Blue to introduce V Australia service to the islands.

News link:

www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26045948-643,00.html