- Tiger Airways Appoints Menzies Aviation as Ground Handling Agent at Perth International Airport[Mar. 16, 2007]
Tiger Airways, Singapore's low fare airline, has appointed Menzies Aviation as its ground handling agent for the airline's operation at Perth, Australia. Menzies Aviation will manage all of Tiger Airways' ground handling services (passenger and ramp) from March 23, 2007, coinciding with the start of the airline's services to Perth.
- Melbourne Airport Welcomes Qatar Decision[Mar. 16, 2007]
Melbourne Airport has welcomed the announcement by Australia's Federal Transport Minister Mark Vaile of successful air service agreement with Qatar on March 16.
- Boeing to Help Caribbean Airlines Streamline Its Maintenance Operations[Mar. 13, 2007]
Caribbean Airlines has adopted Boeing's Web-based maintenance solution, Maintenance Performance Toolbox, to help improve the maintenance of its fleet of seven Next Generation 737-800s.
- Qantas Refutes Engineering Union Claims[Mar. 13, 2007]
On March 13, Qantas totally refuted claims made by the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) that prisoners were used to work on Qantas aircraft in Singapore.
- Tiger Airways Inaugural Flight to Perth on Schedule[Mar. 12, 2007]
International low fare airline Tiger Airways is on schedule to start its Singapore-Perth flights from March 23, 2007, after receiving regulatory approval from the Australian authorities.
- JAL Introduces World's Largest LOSA[Mar. 08, 2007]
Japan Airlines will introduce Line Operation Safety Audit (LOSA), a program for the management of human error in flight operations. Through introducing the system, JAL aims to further decrease human error and improve operational quality.
- Singapore Airlines Shortlists Three Creative Agencies[Mar. 09, 2007]
Singapore Airlines has short-listed three creative agencies to proceed to the final stage of evaluation.
- More Customer Choice in SWISS's 2007 Summer Schedules[Mar. 08, 2007]
SWISS is offering attractive product innovations in its 2007 summer schedules, with more intercontinental services and a wide range of European connections. With Valencia added to the network, SWISS will serve 70 destinations in 42 countries in its summer timetable. Non-stop service will also be provided between Switzerland and 13 further destinations under codeshare agreements with partner airlines. The SWISS summer timetable will operate from March 25 to October 28, 2007.
- Australian Designers Take to The Skies on Qantas[Mar. 07, 2007]
Qantas will introduce a new designer amenities collection, created by some of Australia's most recognised creative talent, later this month.
- JAL & Korean Air Lines Expand Codeshare Agreement to Jeju Island Routes[Mar. 06, 2007]
On March 6, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Korean Air Lines (KAL) agreed to expand their code share operations to include KAL's non-stop daily flights between Jeju Island, Korea-Tokyo (Narita), and Jeju Island-Osaka (Kansai). The agreement will come into effect on March 25, 2007, and is subject to government approval.