Australia Travel News - 23 May 2013

The 'budget airline of hotels' set to open in Australia | The Weekly Review Eastern Posted: 23 May 2013 01:26 AM PDT The Tune hotel chain could offer some of the lowest room-rates in years. www.theweeklyrevieweastern.com.au/.../the-budget-airline-of-...

Boeing 717 Pilots with Cobham Aviation Services - Airline Services  Posted: 23 May 2013 01:26 AM PDT Employer: Cobham Aviation Services - Airline Services (Australia), Location: Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Perth, Cairns and Darwin, ID: 1401363261, Hours: ... jobs.flightglobal.com/job/1401363261/boeing-717-pilots/

Airline offers free air miles for doctors on board Posted: 22 May 2013 10:49 PM PDT Neither Virgin Australia or Qantas have a formal scheme to reward doctors but both airlines have confirmed they provide rewards on a case-by-case basis. "We are always grateful of any assistance doctors and medical professionals provide to our guests ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Air safety body slammed over air ambulance crash investigation Posted: 22 May 2013 10:49 PM PDT Releasing its final report on Thursday, a senate committee has called for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to reopen its investigation into the night-time ditching of the Pel-Air Westwind jet after it ran out of fuel. The two crew and four ... See all stories on this topic »

Cathay Pacific adds fifth daily Hong Kong-London flight Posted: 22 May 2013 10:49 PM PDT Cathay Pacific will boost flights between Hong Kong and the UK next month with the debut of a fifth daily service to Heathrow. The move not only capitalises on growth on the Hong Kong - London route but should help Cathay tap Australian travellers ... See all stories on this topic » Australian Business Traveller

The 'budget airline of hotels' set to open in Australia Posted: 22 May 2013 10:49 PM PDT The low-cost Tune hotel chain is on schedule to open its first Australian property in November and is likely to start online selling in July in a pre-opening sale with some of the lowest room-rates in years. Tune's Kuala Lumpur-based chief executive ... See all stories on this topic »

Chinese pilots to train in Port Macquarie Posted: 22 May 2013 05:52 PM PDT The students will attain their Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority commercial pilots licence and multi-engine command instrument rating before returning to China to start their jet training. They will then take to the air as pilots with Hainan ... See all stories on this topic »

The Week in Brief 23 May 2013 Posted: 22 May 2013 05:52 PM PDT China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of the first A320 aircraft assembled in China equipped with Sharklet wing-tip devices. The Airbus Tianjin delivery centre has delivered 126 aircraft since June 2009 and is expected to deliver 46 aircraft this year. See all stories on this topic »

Australian airline Qantas launches campaign with novels that can be read in exactly the duration of a flight Posted: 22 May 2013 05:52 PM PDT qantas30n-1-web.jpg Reading a book is a proven way to pass the time on a plane, but what if you could read a book in exactly the time it took to arrive at your destination? The Australian airline Qantas has decided to make that idea a reality. Qantas ... See all stories on this topic »

Etihad grabs more of Virgin Posted: 22 May 2013 05:52 PM PDT The airline finished the day yesterday at 42.5c, up 0.5c. Etihad said in a statement that it was not required to make a further disclosure to the Australian Securities Exchange "based on previous disclosures of its shareholding in Virgin Holdings ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian airline Qantas launches campaign with novels that can be read in exactly the duration of a flight Posted: 22 May 2013 01:12 PM PDT The Australian airline Qantas has decided to make that idea a reality. Qantas has teamed up with advertising agency Droga5 Sydney to launch a campaign called "Stories for Every Journey," which will include a series of novels that take the exact amount ... See all stories on this topic »

Qantas Extends Pre Flight Meal Orders in Business Class Posted: 22 May 2013 08:30 AM PDT The extension of the Select on Q-Eat service has been approved after the completion of a successful trial on Qantas flights from Los Angeles to Australia which began in September, last year, and on the airline's Dallas-Brisbane route in the December. See all stories on this topic » SkyClub News

China Southern Boeing 787 due mid-year, Aussie flights by year's end? Posted: 22 May 2013 08:30 AM PDT China Southern is counting down to the mid-year delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with the possibility of Australian flights before the year is out. The airline expects to "receive at least half of its 10 787s on order within the year ... See all stories on this topic » Australian Business Traveller

Etihad tries the reverse Emirates play in Amsterdam Posted: 22 May 2013 08:30 AM PDT For the stakeholders in Australia's inbound tourism market, the news also means that the keys to getting more out of Europe including Russia, Turkey and the northern half of Africa are very firmly held by these ambitious and well funded airlines ... See all stories on this topic »

New leadership for Korean Air in UK Posted: 22 May 2013 03:41 AM PDT Kim, who is based at the company's offices in London Piccadilly, has been with Korean Air since 1996 and was previously general manager for Australia, based in Melbourne. He has prior experience working in the London office, having held the position of ... See all stories on this topic » Breaking Travel News