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Virgin aims at resource boom with strengthened alliance

The ACCC has given interim approval to an expanded alliance between Virgin Australia and Skywest aimed at tapping demand from the resources and mining industries. The alliance, offering bundled passenger services to businesses wanting a combination of charter, domestic and international flights, represents an effort by... [Continue]

Asia-Pac pax up, cargo down

International passenger travel across the Asia Pacific rose 3.5 per cent last year amid slackening cargo demand, according to year end figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines. The region’s airlines carried 190 million international passengers in 2011 as sustained economic growth propped up demand... [Continue]

Blacks Hawks sent to NSW flood region

The Army has dispatched two Black Hawk helicopters to assist with flood relief operations in northern New South Wales. The aircraft, normally based at the Australian Army Aviation Training Center in Oakey, Queensland, departed Wednesday and will operate out of Lismore. “The Black Hawks are equipped with winching systems... [Continue]

Airbus admits design flaws but says A380 safe to fly

Cracks inside A380 wings has led Airbus to acknowledge manufacturing and design flaws but insist that the world’s largest jetliner remains safe to fly. The planemaker confirmed that more cracks had been discovered during compulsory inspections ordered this week by the European Aviation Safety Agency, Reuters reported.... [Continue]