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Indonesia AirAsia Extra will enter the competitive Australia-South East Asia market with Bali-Melbourne as the low-cost carrier’s inaugural route. The newest affiliate of the AirAsia X group of airlines will launch with five times a week service between the Victorian capital and popular Indonesian tourist spot with Airbus A330-300 aircraft from December 26 2014. This

Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport has completed the last key step to accepting regular public transport services following certification from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. QantasLink is due to start services to Australia’s newest airport on November 17 with direct flights from Sydney, while Regional Express is scheduled to operate to Wellcamp from January 1 2015 after winning

Industry groups have welcomed Adelaide Airport’s 30-year vision to boost air services to the South Australian capital and create a globally connected Airport Business District as part of a $2 billion development. The plan includes tripling the size of Adelaide’s existing domestic and international terminals – including boosting the number of aerobridges from 15 to

Virgin Australia has operated its final Melbourne-Los Angeles flight and commenced daily Brisbane-Los Angeles service as the airline consolidates its Boeing 777-300ER operations at two local hubs. The last flight to depart Melbourne for Los Angeles was VA23 operated by VH-VOZ – the first 777 to enter Virgin’s fleet – which took off from Tullamarine on Saturday

Tigerair Australia has inked a long-term partnership with AJW Aviation for delivering support services on its fleet of 13 Airbus A320 aircraft. The contract will include complete inventory technical management for components, major assemblies, wheels and brakes, auxiliary power units, thrust reversers and consumables, Tigerair and AJW said in a joint statement on Monday. This

Sydney Airport has promoted Hugh Wehby to the position of chief financial officer. Wehby, who was previously head of strategy and capital projects at Sydney Airport, takes up his new position on Monday, the company said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the