Summary
- Jetstar Asia is adding more aircraft and is in need of 200 latest pilots and cabin crew, showing strong growth.
- The airline has signed a seven-year training partnership with Aviation Safety & Training to support the recruitment of latest crew members.
- Jetstar Japan has announced a brand new nonstop route from Tokyo Narita to Asahikawa, providing seamless connections to Australia for ski enthusiasts.
Asia is proving a glad hunting ground for Jetstar’s two locally based carriers, with each Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Japan on a growth trajectory. Jetstar Asia is adding aircraft and on the lookout for 200 latest pilots and cabin crew, while Jetstar Japan has announced a brand new nonstop path to one among Japan’s premier ski regions, with seamless connections to Australia.
More aircraft means more crews
Each announcements got here late last week and are promising signs that each airlines, members of the Jetstar Group, are on the road to full recovery from their pandemic groundings. The primary news got here from Jetstar Asia, which confirmed the carrier will receive two Airbus A320 aircraft by the tip of this yr and is trying to recruit greater than 200 latest pilots and cabin crew by the tip of 2023.
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Based at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), Jetstar Asia has signed a brand new seven-year training partnership with Aviation Safety & Training (AST) to coach this extensive pipeline of recruits. AST is an approved training organization certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and provides pilot training on its Airbus A320 simulator, while for cabin crew recruits, it has a cabin emergency evacuation trainer, with each at its Changi Business Park aviation training center.
With Jetstar Asia adding more aircraft and recruiting additional crew, CEO Bara Pasupathi said the agreement ensures the low-cost carrier would have a powerful training partner to support its growth.
“Since its inception in 2018, our training partnership with AST has been a powerful collaboration, especially as we worked together to deal with the challenges during the last three years. For this reason we’re so pleased to increase this strong partnership as we look ahead to collaborating once more during a period of exciting growth.”
The Jetstar Group, a part of the Qantas Group, comprises Jetstar Airways in Australia and Recent Zealand, Jetstar Asia in Singapore and Jetstar Japan in Japan. Fleet data from shows that Jetstar Airways has a fleet of 79 aircraft, including 53 Airbus A320-200s, six A321-200s, nine A321neos and 11 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. Jetstar Asia has seven Airbus A320-200s, while Jetstar Japan’s aircraft include 19 A320-200s and three A321neos.
Jetstar Japan is prepared for winter snow lovers
On Friday, Jetstar Japan announced it was adding a brand new nonstop domestic service between Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) and Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) in Hokkaido. When the route launches on December 15, Jetstar Japan might be the one low-cost carrier option for passengers from Narita to Asahikawa, a gateway to one among Japan’s premier ski regions.
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The region is popular for Australians preferring the snow to the beach, with well-known resorts like Kamui Ski Links, Furano Ski Resort and Tokachi-dake accessed from Asahikawa. Travelers from Brisbane and Cairns can seamlessly connect via the every day nonstop Jetstar Airways services from Cairns (CNS) or Brisbane Airport (BNE), which land at Narita.
The Jetstar Airways service between Brisbane and Narita commences on October 31 with five return flights weekly, increasing to a every day service from December 3. Jetstar JQ9 might be operated with a Boeing 787-8, with the every day flight departing Brisbane at 10:25 and arriving in Tokyo at 18:30. The return leaves Narita at 21:00 and lands in Brisbane at 06:35 the next day. The Cairns service departs at 11:20 and arrives at NRT at 17:50, with the returning JQ26 departing at 20:00 and arriving in Cairns at 04:30.
Jetstar Japan flights from Tokyo Narita will depart every day at 09:25, arrive in Asahikawa at 11:20 after which leave at noon for a 13:50 arrival in Tokyo with loads of time for the evening Cairns or Brisbane connection.